We had a significant round table at McMaster University a couple of weeks ago on the gap between the lab and the shop floor--between the actual researchers and their translation into getting it commercial ready and the investor understanding the technology. That seems to be the critical place. My concern is that if there's less venture capital money here, there's already a risk that the value chain will end up in another country. Most often it ends up south of the border where there is more venture capital.
Do you have any insight into narrowing that gap? We had some conversations about developing a centre for commercialization. Do you see that as a private initiative? I'll leave it with you and whoever has some thoughts around that. I think that's a huge piece, as far as our competitiveness internationally and us creating jobs.
You talked about clean technology. Whether it's clean tech or high tech, we have to make sure the value chain stays here. We have lots of emerging technologies happening in all of our research universities, but capturing that and keeping it here right from the lab all the way through to the finished product is my main concern. Anything we can do to encourage that is what I think we should be focusing on.