There's not a lot of time to ask this question and get a response. It seems to me that in this committee, which is very interesting, there's an extreme gap between what we're talking about and what you know and what we know.
I have a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. I'm a medical doctor. I have no idea about what dark matter is about. I have no idea about what plasma is. I can certainly understand the fundamental importance of this kind of knowledge in understanding the universe. I can also understand this may lead to benefits, ultimately, in terms of medicine and energy. In various ways, we can see a benefit from it.
Are you frustrated with the fact the people who know about the field of research, and what is important....? There's a gap between them and their ability to get the people who have the money and make the policy to understand the importance of this field and where the money should be going.
I know there are people in NSERC and CFI who presumably have some expertise and can say we should be putting our money into this or that, but is that enough?
How can you talk to the people who ultimately have a source of money—which is us—and convince them that this is something we ought to be putting our money into?