Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to acknowledge the witnesses who have joined us.
Science and scientists like facts, and I imagine parliamentarians do too. I cannot ignore the facts, or the situation mentioned earlier by one of my colleagues, who said that there had been some catching up in terms of investments in science. Let me correct those facts.
Canada is the only G7 country to have cut its investment in research and development over the past 20 years. As far as I know, and again based on the facts, various governments have led this country over the last 20 years. I think there are some people and witnesses around this table who will be able to draw their own conclusions.
I'll come back to the actual topic at hand and address the Living Lakes Canada representatives. I think that most of my colleagues at the table have already understood that I support citizen science and I believe that it is essential on many fronts. As Quebec's chief scientist, Dr. Quirion, previously testified here, we can use citizen science to counter disinformation and increase scientific literacy among the general public.
I would like to hear from the Living Lakes Canada people, who are scientists in the field. How can we bring benefits to citizen science?