Thank you very much.
I'm going to take the chair's privilege and ask a question.
We've had a number of comments over the last two or three meetings regarding scientists, the terms and the length of time in acquiring scientists and researchers. Even in the group prior to this, it was a number that I was surprised to hear. There's actually around 600 scientists that would need to be replaced every year across Canada.
One of the things that came up is that in terms of the education system, the comment was, “We can't find them.” If you can't find them, it means they aren't here. If they aren't here, then it would appear that we need to try, through our industry, through promotion, through government programming, as individuals and members within our communities, to attract individuals, maybe through the education system, to get into a very good profession with a long-term career. How do we do that? Have you done that through your organizations?
I'll go to you first, Mr. Newkirk.