There are two ways. First and foremost, the shift towards more basic translational research requires meaningful sustained funding for all of the great ideas.
Here's a very specific example. Research support or funding is always associated with short-term contracts, lasting one, two or three years.
Building partnerships with large chemical companies requires long-term commitments. You can't constantly be working in renewal mode. You can't always be having to check whether your Quebec or federal partner is still in.
When I work on an initiative, I usually involve three or four provinces as well as the federal government, and it takes six months to a year to put the program together. A year later, one of the parties [Inaudible—Editor] drops out.
Let's compare that to what goes on in Scandinavian countries, which we've heard about repeatedly. The big difference is a secure long-term funding model for transformation.