Look, we all know there's downsizing and then there's dumb-sizing. None of us want to be involved in dumb-sizing. If necessary, if the program isn't achieving its goals, then of course we have the right to review those programs.
I've said this before and I'll say it again. Any politician or any government that says that a program is funded forever, regardless of its results, regardless of how it's contributing to the Canadian economy, that is the antithesis of the scientific method. That isn't what science and technology funding should be all about. We should always be reviewing what we do in a reasonable, responsible way to ensure that our money is well spent, that it leads to the desired results, and that the margin of utility—if I can use the economic term—of using it there is better than somewhere else. I will defend to the death the right of every government to review programs to make sure they are being used well.
Having said that, we don't want to make mistakes. Certainly I'll take a look at the situation; I'd be happy to do that. I think it would be a sad day in this country if politicians started to say “We are going to fund this project forever”. That is the wrong way to react to the situation.