I mentioned some of the big challenges that Canada faces in solving, for example, the productivity gap that we have. Very often, the solutions to those problems come from a combination of different disciplines. Right now, we have the tri-councils, which are very effective: NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR.
In solving those problems, very often we want to bring the expertise from those disciplines together into a productive environment where ideas can be tested and solutions could be moved forward. The capstone organization will facilitate that, and including the process associated with the tri-councils would enable that cross-fertilization.
One of the reasons the University of Calgary has been so successful in moving external research revenue forward and attracting investment is that we've invested over the last decade in a transdisciplinary scholarship. We've incentivized our scholars from those different tri-councils to work together to come up with new ideas or new questions to move Canada forward. That's why this new organization, I think, will be very important in increasing the information flow and the effectiveness of the collaboration among the tri-councils.