Thank you very much for that insight.
Mr. Patry, I have a question relating to one of your recommendations, which is for $140 million a year by 2023 to increase the number of master's and Ph.D. students. That's a lot of money. I sympathize, because prior to going into politics I was teaching at Western University, so I know how critical it is to have that support.
I'm also a bit concerned, because I know that in my own experience—and there is some research to bear this out as well—I've seen a lot of my former students, and a lot of friends, in fact, who have received scholarship support to pursue masters' degrees, and in particular Ph.D.s, and they end up not finding work. I wonder, as part of your recommendation, is it simply a matter of handing over money to universities on the part of the federal government? Or would there be a condition that there's a link between the scholarship support and connecting those students with employers?
I think there's a lot to be said in terms of what master's students and Ph.D. students indeed can offer the wider economy. We have a growing tech sector in London, for example, that has really tapped into the Ph.D. market at Western and has done very well.
I wonder if you could speak to that. My fear is that by simply providing scholarships with the hope that these students would appear to be more employable because they have advanced degrees, we're not going that one step further to ensure that they actually are connected with employers and have that pathway to employment.