We have no reason to be ashamed when we are comparing our research labs, be they in British Columbia, Ontario or Quebec, to those in Sweden, Finland, Germany or Austria, the main locations.
Moreover, you need to see the French and British laboratories. The Université de Bordeaux, like Oxford, is developing research partnerships. In fact, we are absolutely “in the game”. Perhaps at the practical implementation stage—and in my opinion this is not a public policy issue—our manufacturers seem a little more timid. It is important to say that it is hard to be innovative and responsive when we don't have any financial leeway—