Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I want to thank all of the witnesses for being here today.
Much has been said about the lack of funding of AIDS research. Earlier this week, Dr. Engelhardt told the committee that the $88 million earmarked for the initial project would be reinvested. Of course, it remains to be seen if that will truly be the case, but discussions are currently under way between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Government of Canada.
I'd like to give you a little more time to answer the question put earlier by Mr. Malo. Where, in your opinion, would the money best be invested? For instance, as Mr. Fowke's was saying, we know that no grants have yet to be awarded under the CHVI. So then, would the money have been better invested in production capability, in facilities, or would it have been better to give the money directly to research groups or to universities?