In my opinion, the key component is the people working in the field, in universities—or who manage universities—with the necessary knowledge to inform discussions at the federal level. In fact, the reason why U15 Canada was created was to make connections between federal policies and programs and the research ecosystem, in order to better align all of it, to make all programs and policies work better. I think we have what it takes to create good policies, so that what is happening now does not happen again.
On November 7th, 2024. See this statement in context.