Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to welcome the witnesses with us today.
Dr. Vats, in October 2022, the federal government formed the advisory panel on the federal research support system. A few months later, in March 2023, a report was tabled. Among other things, it suggested that an umbrella research funding organization be established. A year and three months later, in June 2024, the government asked for public consultations.
Can you explain to us what happened between the tabling of the report in March 2023 and the public call to consult those in Canada's science ecosystem in June 2024?