What I would say is that I don't have any empirical evidence to that effect. I think it's important that researchers be able to connect with one another as effectively as possible. In some domains the lingua franca of research is English, and in others it varies depending on the nature of the research. That connectivity is actually what promotes innovation, so I think having that ability in Canada to move across two languages actually just strengthens our ability to explore domains of research that may otherwise be a little more challenging to access.
On October 31st, 2022. See this statement in context.