Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to pick up on the Canadian government's investment in innovation, especially through federal R and D programs. They often give rise to innovations and ideas that sometimes fall under the intellectual property category.
Do you think the current IP regime does enough to protect Canada's investments in Canadian companies, foreign companies or those bought by foreign interests? Does the intellectual property remain in Canadian hands so that we can benefit from it?
We talked about Nortel earlier. We could also cite other examples where the Canadian government invested in companies that ended up growing and being sold, resulting in Canadian intellectual property moving outside the country. Perhaps Ms. Corbin could answer first.