Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here and for what you do for our country.
I can't help but notice that Canada's productivity is always lower than that of the nations we're competing with. It seems to me the fact that we have very weak industry R and D may be one of the reasons. Are there certain industries you could identify that are doing a good job in R and D, and could you tell us what they're doing and maybe what we should be emulating?
Secondly, with regard to the provinces, this is all about partnerships, and one of the most important partners is the provinces. Are there provinces that have councils such as yours, for instance, at that level? Are there provinces that we should really look at to see what they're doing in terms of science and technology?