Thank you, Mr. Chair.
A lot of NRC officials live and work in my riding. I've heard a lot of them, as we like to say, viva voce, live voices, say that they're deeply concerned by these cuts. They believe that a larger number of voices at council is going to be more productive and more helpful for the federal government in pursuing an innovation strategy for the country. That multiplicity of voices is being eroded with these cuts for what seems to be almost indecipherable amounts of money.
This is something that's very difficult for my constituents, and a lot of folks who work at NRC, to understand.