Merci.
I'd like to come back to research and development, because this summer, as you know, we had a report that showed Canada in last place in terms of direct research and development among OECD countries, second to last in the production of patent development, and second to last in PhDs. It's an incredibly poor record, an appalling record.
So first off, I'm wondering what the reaction is within Industry Canada to what is a very, very poor record, particularly given the economic challenges we face, and what the response is. Perhaps changes in programs...?
Further to that, I'm looking at the business plan and wondering to what extent Industry Canada will be impacted by cutbacks. We've been hearing talk about cutbacks and layoffs right across government departments, so I'm wondering to what extent that is going to impact on science and technology, on research and development, on all those things where we're doing very, very poorly and are in last place or second to last place. To what extent do you feel the government may be slashing even more what has been a failed policy and is very clearly something that needs to be bolstered and strengthened?