Again, it would be helpful if that information were tabled, because on the face of it, there seems to be a contradiction between what the minister says and how Bloomberg is ranking it.
The final question has to do with a statement that was put before this committee by Professor Martin. He said:
If I could make a recommendation, it would be to not stop supporting the existing people and the ones who are out there, but to focus a little bit more attention and energy,...on supporting the smaller companies and ideas and entrepreneurs and helping them move through the process so they can become the bigger companies. As a researcher, I have no mechanism to do that now. I have to find a big company that is willing to give me a big amount of money....
Apparently Mitacs invests in innovation but not in the start-up phases that universities are advocating, yet there's an increase in support for Mitacs of 50%. What's your explanation of what the professor is recommending versus the decision by the government to increase the funding for Mitacs? I don't think he's actually objecting to the increase in funding to Mitacs.