Emphasizing the facilities part is really important because we found that leaders in many fields emerge out of serious research facilities that are connected to global networks.
There was a story that often got told during the pandemic. When Canada was realizing that we didn't have a domestic capacity in vaccine production, what happened? It was quickly worked through our researchers in an international context to find others elsewhere who could link with us to help us get the support we needed in choosing the vaccines we were going to buy, which eventually attracted Moderna to Canada. However, that's just one example.
It seems to me that, yes, it's great that some sectors are real leaders, but we need that across the board, because there's no aspect.... When we think about farming and agriculture, for example, that industry is transforming itself now and is just as in need of top talent as any other sector.
This really is a transformational change for Canada, and when Canada decides to move on what I think is a talent-based innovation system, we need to realize that we need far greater investments for it to realize its potential.