I actually should have asked my question earlier--it didn't occur to me then.
What everyone is talking about are the changes to IP policy, investment, the business environment, university policy, etc. But what we're not talking about is the financial state and the stability of our university graduates and young researchers, especially in the science and technology fields.
Tuition increases have gone up dramatically. I know in Ontario they're up 8%. So young people are graduating with a huge debt. And if we want them to take risks and to become more entrepreneurial, isn't it more difficult for them to do that when they're graduating with that burden of debt and that insecurity, going forward? It's less likely that they're going to be taking risks of any kind, let alone financial risks.