Thank you, Madam Chair, and thanks to all the witnesses for attending tonight.
Dr. Aiken, I'll start with you, please.
Last year, the United States invested, I think, $250 billion in science research and innovation. Part of that was to compensate for the brain drain they experienced during the Trump years—not to be partisan about anything. I think we all witnessed the impact their archaic and, in some forms, discriminatory immigration policies had on attracting top talent in all sectors and how they experienced a brain drain of those who felt some discomfort with those policies and left the country for other destinations.
Can you comment on how our country's immigration policies can assist with our efforts to attract top talent? Are there things we can do to tweak the current system to make it easier for universities across Canada to facilitate the migration of students or others to our learning institutions?