Thank you, Mr. Root.
I believe I have four minutes remaining or I still have four questions to ask.
Mr. Huber, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Miley, and Mr. Bouchard, as far as investments are concerned, you all talked about the Naylor report and said that it was important for the federal government to increase spending by $400 million. That is very good and I understand why.
To support this point, can you explain to the committee how Canada has truly lost ground and why it is so important that we regain this ground in order to be part of the economy of the future? That is my first question.
My second question has to do with the arts. I am very pleased that the Naylor report also mentions a need for increased investment in research agencies. What role does the arts play in research and social sciences? Can you explain that to us?
Perhaps we could start with Mr. Davidson, followed by Mr. Miley and then Mr. Huber.