I want to clarify that there has not been a full response to the blue ribbon report that was given to the Minister of Natural Resources in December. However, the budget has identified various solutions. It allocates $35 million over two years to develop alternative sources of isotopes. There are interesting projects highlighting the work being done at universities across Canada, such as at the University of Sherbrooke and others across the country. There are also projects being conducted at the University of Manitoba to produce isotopes using cyclotrons or accelerators.
There is an opportunity here for Canada to demonstrate its technological leadership once again. I believe that the government has already demonstrated in the budget that it has heard the appeal by the blue ribbon panel and that it is allocating funding for that purpose.