Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, witnesses, for coming.
I want to direct my question to you first, Mr. Barney. I asked this question on our tour across the country to one of the academics, or one of the presidents, who I think was a member of the University of British Columbia. I'm curious. In your opinion, have we struck the right balance between encouraging research, for our economy, for the benefit of scientific...? In other words, what we're trying to do as a government.... Obviously, this is our task. We're spending an awful lot of money, but have we struck the right balance between research for economic development and scientific investigation, pure science? Are we treading in areas that hinder you, do you feel, or is the government moving in the right direction?