Part of the problem is that we haven't had a really clear discussion yet on what should be core funding for government and what should be project funding. Some of the announcements that have been made have increased the amount of money available for research and project funding, but then there have been cutbacks of the A-base funding. It goes back to my comment that decisions are being made, but there is not a long-term strategy in place for how you balance the core A-base funding and the project funding. Both are necessary.
On May 21st, 2013. See this statement in context.