It's always a cart-and-horse game when it comes to who steps in first to make the investment. Sometimes it happens at the same time, as it did in Edmonton with the National Institute of Nanotechnology. In Prince Edward Island, they recently introduced an innovation strategy. They are investing $200 million over five years, which will call for collaborating and working with the feds and with the Institute for Nutrisciences and Health. Sometimes they happen one after another. I think there are examples of the provinces stepping up. They are interested in innovation in their own regions and are starting to work with the feds.
On May 28th, 2008. See this statement in context.