Thank you.
I think one thing we can do is find a way to better leverage the higher education sector. I speak or I preach for my own domain here, but there are several ways we can do that and support the IPS better.
Beyond limited ad hoc support for one-off specific initiatives, being able to develop a kind of bridging the gap network that is dedicated to the IPS and brings in a broader panel of experts and people from government, the business sector and civil society, having those conversations we're having right now in a more sustained way, would be a great idea.
Another very concrete initiative that we could consider, building on the successes of the Canada-ASEAN scholarships program, would be to offer scholarships to graduate students or post-doctoral researchers to come and study in Canada and, therefore, not only build understanding across Canada and the region but also contribute to building the kind of expertise we desperately need in this country, in this moment. That would be a much better way than to support a few undergraduate students to enjoy the Canadian winter for a couple of months.
