Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all of our guests for coming this morning to the first consultation of the week--good presentations.
I'd like to start with you, Mr. Fisher. It's nice to see you again--always a pleasure.
I certainly agree with your brief. I think funding for research is the key to productivity. I agree that social sciences and humanities have not fared as well out of the reinvestment in research that we've had in the last number of years. Of course, social sciences and humanities have less other avenues of funding from corporations or private foundations than do the traditional sciences.
You used the term “rebalance” in terms of the funding. Can you explain what you mean by that?