Possible impediments might be travel budgets, or limitations, especially for Agriculture Canada researchers, particularly around the fact that if Agriculture Canada researchers come to a meeting, we can't cover the cost of their meals because we can't use vote 10 dollars to do that. It just creates those awkward little administrative things. I'm respecting Treasury Board guidelines, but I think it is a nuisance.
The other part that I think is important is that the research plans under the clusters had to be very prescriptive, so we had to write them at the beginning. Well, as you go along, you need refinement and room for flexibility. New researchers come in and outcomes tell you what you need to do as you go along, especially under a five-year research plan. Accountability is fundamentally important, but some flexibility is also very important.