Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you to all of the witnesses for coming today and sharing your expertise with us.
I've been struck by a few things I've heard today. My colleague from the Conservatives asked about how the mission is determined. That's the first thing that comes to my mind, especially when the mission-driven approach is described as top-down. I come from the international development sector, and top-down has certainly never been seen as a particularly strong method.
On the other hand, Madame Laframboise spoke about how we need to make sure that the representation is there and that we have a diversity of voices and a diversity of participation. I am concerned that this process will privilege certain groups and exclude others by the very nature of a top-down approach.
Ms. Evans, when we talk about the idea of the potential in the income and the amount of money that can be generated, we will often run into situations. I know you're from the international development sector. Vaccinating kids, for example, in easy circumstances is always the first choice, but it's the kids we need to vaccinate in the hard circumstances who are the most important.
How will you deal with these particular challenges of making sure that the research that is being selected...? How would you propose that this be done?
Ms. Evans, I'll start with you, and then maybe I'll go to you, Ms. Laframboise.