Thank you, Mr. McCauley.
You talked about talent, but I'm talking about the reality in my region. In Quebec, more than 25% of people with Ph.D.'s, so one in four, do not have access to funding, and it's not due to a lack of expertise or projects. It's due to the fact that funding isn't available. Canada currently invests 1.57% of GDP, whereas its competitor, the U.S., invests 2.9%. At the end of the day, we are at the bottom of the global pack.
We have tremendous programs, as you mentioned, but we are not tending our garden, so it's hard to nurture talent.
What do you think, Mr. McCauley?