Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Once again, my thanks to all the witnesses who have come here today to share their recommendations for the upcoming federal budget.
I would like to start with the people from the Association pour la recherche au collégial. My questions will also touch on what Ms. Déziel's said.
I must admit that I'm particularly interested in this issue. Before I became a member of Parliament, I worked for the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada for four years. I'm really interested in what you said about college research. The problem that has been going on for 12 years now has to do with the indirect costs of research.
Mrs. Lapostolle, I would like to give you the opportunity to further elaborate on this for the benefit of my colleagues around the table.
Here is the real problem. In many other countries, whether in the United States, Europe or Asia, governments subsidize the indirect costs of research, whereas in Canada, this is not the practice. Year after year, you are encouraged to do research, but the government does not cover the costs needed to carry out those research projects.
I come from the Quebec college system. Can you tell us how much it costs you per year?