Our recommendation, in recommending increases in research spending and innovation spending, is that there be more opportunities for university students, both undergraduate and graduate, to work in the private sector as part of their program. There are programs like the Mitacs initiative that have been very effective at linking small and medium-sized enterprises with graduate students doing real work in real time that is creating value in the local economy and providing the students with important research opportunities.
On October 29th, 2012. See this statement in context.