Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
First of all, I would like to thank you all for your presentations. I have a few questions, but they are all for Mrs. Sharpe. However, I would like to stress that I fully understand the position of Genome Canada. Mr. Godbout, I clearly understand the gist of all your comments, and I fully agree that Genome Canada is not part of the scope of this bill. This is why I do not have any questions for you.
Sister Davis, I likewise respect your view—and yours as well, Dr. Leighton—that you have no large problems with the bill. So without any disrespect, in the interests of time, I just want to focus my questions on Sustainable Development Technology Canada.
I'm a bit miffed, actually, not only because it's late, but also because we've been meeting a long time for many hours, and it seems to me that with proper homework, this organization should have been left in the same position as Export Development Canada. It clearly was set up—whatever you think of the previous government—to meet the purpose of innovation and to keep it at arm's length from meddling by government. It's a testament to how well it works that on page 32 of their annual report, there are some 15 directors who, variously, have been board members of Petro-Canada, Chrysalix Energy, Fortis, the University of Waterloo, Falconbridge, Parr Johnston, and Jacques Whitford. I mean, everybody's there but Gwyn Morgan—and maybe my friends opposite could find a spot for him there.