The member is raising something that is very active at the moment. In fact, we are organizing, with our counterparts in the German U15, a major event in Germany in the third week of January. In fact, our transatlantic action has increased. This is for a few different reasons.
One is that, as we all learned vividly during the pandemic, research is global now, and we need to leverage each other. We need to share the world's challenges, like the pandemic, obviously, but also everything else—the environmental and digital challenges. It's all global.
Canada is very fortunate to have very good links internationally. We found this out during the pandemic when, for example, we were able to turn to our research community, which had contacts with the key scientists at Moderna, Pfizer and so on. We were able to get access to vaccines. The international dimension of research is very important. Europe, obviously—thanks to Horizon Europe—is going to become increasingly important. We are seeking the kinds of partnerships that will help all of Canada. It's going exceedingly well.
Obviously, there's a lot more to do. I think capstone fits into this, because one thing we haven't had as successfully as we might have is one door to knock on. In other words, I can remember when I was heading the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. We developed partnerships with our counterparts in other countries, often bringing in other Canadian agencies on certain initiatives. However, there wasn't a single door. With capstone, the idea is to have a single point of entry, so if any country would like to engage with us, they can come to that door.
To go back to the member's comment earlier, this is a way to make this more efficient and effective. We can respond more nimbly, at times, to the importance of international research collaboration for Canada's benefit.