There was some discussion today about the capacity for scientific research within the department. Would you agree that research that falls within the scope of Environment Canada is also conducted across other departments; that there are scopes of research that perhaps we partner with? We also partner with academic institutions, etc.
Would you characterize the scientific capacity that Environment Canada has as sufficient and as something that has actually increased under our government, when you look at the whole of funding to such agencies as the three research councils, other departments, etc.?