Yes. Thank you.
Yes, I think it was me who had addressed that question, which is very important.
It's a problem because we don't commercialize our innovations in Canada. So we don't get all the benefits of our innovations. We hope that the innovation and investment agency will play a crucial role in this regard. The agency could support inventors and innovators, whether by creating tax incentives or by providing them with the necessary information for retaining intellectual property.
The budget also provides for a review of the research and development credits program. Those tax credits can be adapted to encourage more spending on commercialization. At present, the credits apply to the scientific research and experimental development program. However, many of our members tell us that spending on commercialization and market studies in connection with scientific research doesn't apply. The same is true for certain research done by subcontractors.
We also hope that the review of these credits will be an opportunity to provide better support for commercializing innovation.