Thank you, panellists, for being here. It's been a very important and eye-opening experience for us.
I'm seeing in your comments an underlying theme that you cannot be successful in a knowledge-based economy without support from the government. I also take it that there are very few successful nations that aren't trying to back their winners or discover new ones for tomorrow.
You seem to have the best of all possible outcomes. Energy prices are high. Agricultural products are in high demand. Metals, minerals are also in high demand. I'm wondering if this is both a gift and a potential problem down the road. If the bubble were to bust in one of those areas, how much are you doing as organizations, institutions, to help diversify Saskatchewan so it doesn't falter in the future?
You have new companies, new ideas, partnerships with the private sector. How much effort is being made to allow them enough capital, enough interest, to commercialize what they're doing and maintain their presence in your province, as opposed to being gobbled up by another country or corporation, leaving all of you destitute after many years of research and effort?