One of the messages we regularly send out is that you should be very careful not to focus funding on one particular discipline. During the pandemic, for example, major investments were made in institutions involved in medical research. Even though that was an excellent initiative, it contributed to a further concentration of funding.
Lately, no investments have been made in research on anything other than the medical aspects of the pandemic, such as its impact on mental health and the adaptation of local ecosystems.
Some 15 Canadian universities receive 72% of public research funding. We aren't at all opposed to the idea of investing in centres of excellence because that has to be done. However, we must have a living ecosystem in which the capacity for innovation is spread across the country. As I was saying, the proximity of a university attracts talent but also enables the local ecosystem to innovate thanks to the involvement of researchers who clearly understand the situation and are present on the ground.