I wanted to mention that I did have the honour last week of attending the NSERC prizes for 2022 over at the Museum of Nature, which I would encourage everyone to go to if you haven't been there. It's an amazing facility.
Anyway, what I wanted to point out was that pretty much all of the presentations were done in French. There was no interpretation. Not all of these researchers were from francophone universities. There were U of T, the Toronto Metropolitan University and U of W. I found it quite interesting that the presentations were primarily done in French.
We have heard contradictory information about access to funding for French researchers. Some witnesses have said that post-secondary institutions do not sufficiently support French researchers, and some say there's a lack of funding. Others say that funding is available but their researchers aren't applying for it.
Can you give the committee your thoughts on where the challenges lie and what you think can be done to support French research in Canada?