Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank our witnesses for their presence here with us. What I have heard today is very interesting.
There seems to be a common thread in your respective statements. What I mean by that is that one gets the impression that up till now there has always been research and patchwork programs, and that we are always lagging behind reality somewhat, so that we are having trouble keeping up the enviable reputation we used to have within the international community.
Do you think we should be changing the way we do things, and creating a type of agile research and development ecosystem that could sustain your various fields of activity? This could be supported by public and private research in certain cases—it seems difficult to obtain the support of the private sector in certain areas of activity—which could also integrate all of the university and educational sector.
I would like to have all of your comments on that. Ms. Brocklebank, please, you could begin.