Thank you very much, Minister. I appreciated the presentation, and congratulations on the launch of Science Odyssey.
There are a couple of things happening in the Soo, including Entomica, which is a little business set up by a scientist working for Natural Resources Canada. It's just a side business that he runs, which employs a lot of young people. It's all about bugs, and it's really exciting.
A couple of weeks ago he was part of the science week they hold in Sault Ste. Marie. Your friend and mine, Dr. Roberta Bondar—Canada's first woman in space and the first neurologist in space—was there speaking. I was pleased that they had these young elementary students with Entomica at a senior citizens' home, and they were teaching the seniors science. Also, I was pleased to see that it was about 65% young ladies, so we're starting to see some changes since Dr. Roberta Bondar came on the scene.
On that topic and about education, in your presentation—in the estimates—you noted that $1.3 billion is going to be spent on SIF for post-secondary institutions. I know in the Soo that Algoma University, Sault College, and the Anishinabek discovery centre received some funding, and I understand on a local level the significance that it's having. Could you tell this committee—on the macro Canadian scene—what the $1.3 billion is doing for this country?