Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. Méthot and gentlemen, thanks very much for being here.
It's great to be in Mr. Crête's riding. For years I used to come down here every October to buy cattle. I haven't been here since 1999, so it's great to be back.
Ms. Méthot, you talked about the funding of research, and what have you, and the lack of funding. There were some cancellations. Would you be suggesting or favour having one level of funding as far as the federal government is concerned? Should the federal government take up and fund all research, or should it work together with the provinces on that? Have you any comments towards that?