I can tell you, from the agricultural community's perspective, about the importance of decentralized research. Apples produced or researched in the Annapolis Valley are different from those in the Okanagan Valley, and with technology we can connect that research. You don't have to have everybody in one place in Ottawa conducting that research. I think that applies to fisheries and it applies more broadly. I'm hearing from industry stakeholders in a variety of industries that decentralized research, connected by technology, is the direction we ought to be pursuing.
On May 6th, 2008. See this statement in context.