Mr. Campbell and Mr. Emerson, you pointed out the innovation gap, which is a real challenge for Canada. Currently, in terms of our chief competitors, we have the lowest level of public investment in research and development, we produce the second-lowest number of Ph.D.s, and we are the lowest among our competitors in terms of the number of patents that are approved in Canada.
How important is it for Canada and the Canadian federal government to substantially increase the investments in research and development that you speak to in your presentation?