Thank you, Chair.
It's a pleasure to see you all today. It's also a pleasure to be out of Ottawa on a Thursday and to be here in Halifax.
I used to sit on this committee. The last time this committee did its cross-country consultations, I travelled with Mr. Dykstra and Monsieur St-Cyr and the wonderful staff this committee has, and I'm pleased to be here again today.
I have questions for everybody, but I'm going to start with Dr. Dodds. I want to talk a little bit about the unique nature of the Atlantic Canadian university system.
You mentioned Springboard. There isn't any other place in Canada where the universities have actually gotten together in such a collegial way to partner with government and business. Can you just take a moment and talk about Springboard and how it's worked out through the universities?