Finance committee  In terms of Canadians partnering through technology with other countries and other regions, we have three types of comparative advantages that for the most part are largely untapped. As technology becomes a key to opening up market opportunities, we need to be aware of it and bui

Finance committee  Well, without appearing too self-serving, the kinds of programs I described are something we should do a lot more of, for a couple of obvious reasons. What I mean by that is to promote collaborative research between researchers where the objective of the research is commercializa

Finance committee  I mentioned $20 million a year, as opposed to $5 million a year, for the four countries. Where does that number come from? It comes from the number of applications we receive that are of high quality and that would enable us to make huge returns to the Canadian economy based on

Finance committee  Thanks very much, Mr. Adler. I can on two counts. One is partnership with India and with China. Canada is not alone in having large segments of our population with origins in India and China. Other countries, such the United States, countries in Europe, and Australia, have that.

Finance committee  The numbers in terms of science productivity are very high. For us to engage China, we need to engage across that platform.

Finance committee  We think that an integrated commerce strategy or integrated trade policy or refreshed global commerce strategy all say the same thing. It means that technology, trade, and other aspects of international commerce have to be dealt with together as one package. As I indicated befo

Finance committee  Thank you, Madam Chairman, and members of the committee. I represent both the Canada-Israel Industrial R and D Foundation and International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada, two organizations mandated by the Government of Canada to deliver an important economic develop

Finance committee  Sorry. I did submit.... Okay. What our application in the other three countries has demonstrated is the incredible interest by the small and medium-sized community in this country in this kind of partnership. It's important for us to have presence in these countries with enormou