Thank you.
I'm going to share my time with my colleague, if there's time. I'll probably only have a few questions.
Thanks for coming to committee today.
I spoke with a scientist within the department about a month ago, and he was under the perception that R and I, or research and innovation, was being cut within the department. I quickly talked to some staffers that I know, and some people within the ministry, and it's quite the opposite, actually. I mean, there was a time when there were some cuts made, but that was a long time ago. I'd say it was in 2008 and 2009.
I have the stats here. Do you have the stats in front of you on how much the increases in R and I have been over the last five years?