My question is actually for Ms. Patterson, waiting there patiently.
There are two things. One, we heard in the previous panel--I'm not sure if you were in the room--that those in the research business were interested in our choosing where we spend our money, where we get the biggest bang for the buck in terms of conversion to commercialization.
This past week I had a public meeting in my riding. An individual there from McMaster University was saying that we're way off base and should be spending more money on basic research, because without basic research you can't do research for innovation and commercialization.
From your perspective, what should we be doing? Should we be picking and choosing? Should we be in the pharmaceutical or the health care area more than in social science? How does a government choose? How would you propose that we choose?