These would be some of the people for whom I don't think there would be a heightened brain-drain concern, because here at committee we are looking at strategic investments for the benefit of Canadians. The three examples of taxpayers' dollars being spent.... Indeed, it was mentioned earlier that sometimes the federal money gets paired with provincial money, and $10 billion can grow into $25 billion. Well, there is only one taxpayer, and the taxpayers of this country are sick and tired of their tax money being wasted in research that goes into Batman versus Superman, Harry Potter, and a whole host of things. We have real issues in Canada that aren't being researched.
On October 29th, 2024. See this statement in context.