This is a very good question. Thank you. This is something that all Canadians should be proud of. Canada is the only non-European country that has been invited to join Horizon Europe, which is largest R and D endeavour, I would say, research project, that you see in Europe. Canada has been invited to be part of that, which is a great thing. If you ask our researchers and scientists around the country, they will tell you to be part of that great endeavour. I think it's a program of around $180 billion in research, and Canada is the only non-European country to be part of that. It's really good news for our universities across the nation, for our scientists and our researchers, because we're going to be able to pursue joint projects with our European friends.
You've seen in the last budget.... I always say that the science of today is the economy of tomorrow, and for us to be part of that is to build for the future. Our mission here as members of Parliament is to deal with today, but also to build for the future. What we did, for example, in the budget, where we had about $3.5 billion around science, for me was really something that everyone should rejoice about in the country. We've been the government that has invested the most since 2016. You will remember we invested significantly. Now we're investing in AI; we're making sure that there will be $1.8 billion for grants, for the different granting agencies in the country.
Also, we made sure there would be about $800 million to support those who are doing their master's, Ph.D.s, and beyond. What you're seeing is Canada leading where it matters, which is in science and research. What we've done in the budget is a good indication of that.