Thanks for the question, Mr. Adler.
You asked Mr. Mann and Mr. Ireland about the benefits that would come to Canada of investing in their organizations. I think the benefits coming from an investment in Mitacs are that simultaneously we help train the next generation of researchers, many of whom will go out to be entrepreneurs themselves. We strengthen the research and diversify the research capacity of our universities.
One of the huge benefits I see at Concordia with the success of the Mitacs program, and I know my colleagues at other universities see this too, is that it provides an advantage for us in terms of recruiting top-quality students who not only want the basic skills training that they will get in our advanced degree programs but who see the opportunities for internship placements as diversifying their options entering into the workforce.
Finally, of course, it helps Canadian industry to be competitive and develop its own R and D capacity.