I agree with what Professor Hall and Professor Ghose both said.
Of course, research is important, but the funding has to be balanced between basic research—an essential phase whose benefits do not emerge until much later—and applied research. Support for applied research is needed. It's important to make sure that issues around the adoption of quantum technologies are addressed. At the end of the day, the technology won't matter without users.
Support for the ecosystem as a whole is another key consideration. Ecosystem refers to the research community, companies, young start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses, investors, and potential users, which can be major clients.
Mr. Gagnon‑Gordillo brought up the BDC and the deep tech venture fund. It's also important to support everything having to do with cutting-edge equipment.
Is the $360 million enough? When you look at what's happening elsewhere, I don't think so.
The last the thing I would draw your attention to is intellectual property. We need to find a way to effectively support intellectual property, so that research developed here can be patented and stay in the country.