My organization was founded at a time when scientists were impeded from speaking out publicly when they worked for the federal government. This has been problematic in the past.
In terms of political interference, it's about creating sustainable and independent bodies that help guide a lot of this work. The science and innovation council has a great potential here. I emphasized this a few times today, because I think there's a lot of opportunity here to use that.
In terms of the example in Alberta, I think it's also education about the peer review process and what that actually means. I think this has been a core tenet of Canadian research, and it's the backbone of what we have done. I really think that talking about what that process is and what it does for Canadians is important.