Thank you very much, Mr. Amos.
That is an excellent question. I tip my hat to the Government of Canada, which has invested heavily in academic research over the past few years to help us find the tools we need and acquire the necessary hi-tech infrastructure. You mentioned the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, the CFI. My university has received quite a lot of funding, and other universities in the region, in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada have also been beneficiaries.
We have to keep the momentum going. We got the ball rolling. The teams are getting better and we have a circular relationship going. Indeed, the better the teams perform and the better they work with industry, the more industry invests in university research and the more funds can be used in tandem with the grants that we receive. As the circular relationship gets more and more firmly established, there is more research, more innovation and more investment in enterprise.
The Government of Canada should keep funding Canadian grant organizations, whether it be in the natural or the social sciences. Social sciences are extremely important. We should invest more in our grant organizations, because innovation not only happens on the technological front, but also in terms of human and social progress. We have to continue to invest.
I am talking about investing in human beings who help us to pursue development in a different way. We have received quite a bit of funding which has allowed us to receive more Canadian research chairs. These research chairs are allocated proportionally based on research. Our university was allocated four new chairs recently because of our research. Canadian universities are currently enjoying tremendous momentum.