Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here and speaking to the very important role that the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics plays, not only in the Waterloo region but across our country, and to the contribution this important research institute is making to not only our national but our international reputation.
Minister, in September you were fortunate to attend the opening of the Stephen Hawking Centre, the new wing at the Perimeter Institute. I was also very fortunate to be there with you. Could you speak to the importance and the significance of having someone as renowned as Stephen Hawking affiliated and associated with this research institute in Waterloo, Ontario?