One of the things I've been doing is going across the country and speaking at universities. The one single issue that universities have probably talked more about than anything else is on the need to fund indirect costs of research. Yet I notice that only $8 million is allotted for all of Canada's universities for the year, which is, if I can put it plainly, less than a drop in the bucket. Have you not been told by the universities that indirect costs are their single, most important priority, Mr. Minister?
On March 18th, 2010. See this statement in context.