Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you to all our guests. My comments are addressed to Mr. Saindon.
First of all, I would like to commend you, as well as your Department. We saw some very impressive things in Winnipeg, such as the CCARM and your research centre in Saskatoon.
You said that you have about $200 million annually to devote to research. How do you decide where that money should be invested? Is there a departmental committee which determines with whom you should collaborate? Are those decisions made by the central government? That is my first question.
My second question relates to research on biofuels. When we visited Saskatoon, we realized that you are very well positioned to conduct research in that area. At the same time, we heard very little about your research efforts.
Are you conducting research on biofuels? People are questioning the science these days. It seems you would be very well placed to conduct research. Is that part of your plans?