I would just jump in and echo Dr. Murphy. Partnership funding programs are something that I would welcome, speaking as an N of one, but also as a vice-president of research. We know that the NSERC programs and the alliance programs are very good for bridging researchers within post-secondary institutions with companies. There is a bidirectional consideration of strategically important research initiatives and questions.
In the health space, which is my own space, there used to be a program called the eHIPP program—eHealth innovation partnership program—that looked for partnerships between health systems, industry and post-secondary institutions. Those programs are at that “valley of death” that was mentioned in the previous line of questioning.
I think partnership programs are really a valuable thing. There should be some fundamental science, of course, in the funding system that doesn't necessarily anchor in partnerships, but partnerships are powerful.