Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank my Conservative colleague for raising the issue of basic research because that is also what I wanted to ask about. So Mr. Turk, could you continue?
In your presentation, you denounced the various cuts to university research and in the area of government scientific research. I usually sit on the Standing Committee on Official Languages. We can already see the effect of the cuts on Statistics Canada with respect to the reliability of data on mother tongue and on the language of use at home.
Mr. Turk, could you please elaborate a little on what your real needs are in terms of basic research in the university setting?
If anyone else has anything to add, they may do so.