Thank you so much, Chair.
I am very happy to be part of this committee as a long-time post-secondary educator at both the polytechnique and university levels. This is certainly near and dear to my heart. My first question is for Mr. Bell.
You spoke about the reasons why academics leave universities. One of the criticisms of academic institutions, certainly in Canada, is that they have replaced, for example, tenured professorships with stipend positions. Academia has almost become a career path of poverty for these highly specialized, highly educated individuals in Canada. Would you agree with my assessment that we need to make sure that the positions offered at universities are less precarious so that we can retain top-notch academics in Canada?