The good news story is that we're great at research. Another good news story is that we're getting great at entrepreneurship, and the superclusters, you're right, will help. The challenge is that, for whatever reason—historical, cultural—we don't take the step of protecting the things that we're creating. By that I mean inventions that people come up with; something that is new, useful, and inventive in an industry; new designs and copyrighted works. We're not actually taking the step to own those things around the world so that we can export them and so that we can take advantage of them. What happens is when somebody asks, “Do I want to fund this business”, that investor looks around and gets nervous. When a company is doing business with another company, that other company, which may not be Canadian, may feel that it can take advantage. There seems to be a disconnect, and these incentives are intended to bridge it.
On October 20th, 2017. See this statement in context.