Well, I'm very concerned as well, because I think one of the common themes I've heard here today is that it's not just our prosperity as a country. I've heard $1,600 per Canadian, per capita, is what we've lost in the last year because of oil price drops.
I don't like the figure per se for a number of different reasons, but I think it accurately points out that, as a country, we know we are in a much different state. One of the concerns I have is that oftentimes the prosperity that these projects, these investments, lead to is, on the flip side, what allows the funding for the Canadian Standards Association.
I've spoken about your organization a few times in the House of Commons in regard to the incorporation by reference. The work you do is internationally respected, and we don't talk about what you do enough, particularly on innovation, because innovation not only makes the industry more safe for workers and for communities but also causes the efficiency gains and productivity gains that are so important to creating real wealth on an ongoing basis.
When I hear that the Canadian Standards Association is seeing a drop in participation, that concerns me. When you're seeing a drop in funding, that very much concerns me. What solutions do you have? Obviously you must reach out to stakeholders. How do you deal with these kinds of drops, because again, if we don't have the investment that funds the kind of research that we see, in terms of commercialization and standardization.... How do you deal with that?