Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Minister, for being here today and to you, Mr. Archibald, for being here and giving us the backdrop.
Recollecting where we were in 2008 in southern Ontario, and where my riding exists in southwestern Ontario, some of the initial investments made through the establishment of FedDev dealt with large infrastructure projects, with investments in municipal infrastructure, and the like. The one I want to focus on is the knowledge infrastructure fund, how it in some ways transformed certain facilities of academia and upgraded them to be able to go to the next level.
I would like you to make some comments perhaps on some of the feedback you've received from the institutions, the universities, colleges, polytechnics, and maybe even provide one or two examples of how this has actually moved them, I believe, from having seen the evolution in breaking down some of their barriers—so that they can co-operate with business and help create jobs in this economy.