I think all of us in this room can certainly agree that when we're developing good public policy, we certainly need to make sure that we can rely on science, good research, and good data. Our government has certainly been very clear that we believe in investing in people behind the next big ideas, and we certainly want to make sure that the appropriate investments are there for them to continue to do the good work that needs to get done.
Dr. Naylor was very clear about the funding that was needed in the report that he tabled; he certainly did not shy away from that. I was very pleased to see that in budget 2018 we made historic investments in science and research. I can tell you that over the past number of months, when I've been visiting different researchers, people have certainly been applauding the investments that have been made.
When we look at investments in budget 2018 with respect to CIHR, we certainly recognize that there is also $454.7 million over the next five years. That's $90.1 million per year, ongoing, for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to increase their support for fundamental research. We certainly recognize that a lot of work needs to be done not only to support the current generation of researchers but also to encourage the future generation of researchers; hence, the significant investments we have made.