I apologize for interrupting.
First, we have to be careful, because Canada’s economic activity is quite diverse. Ontario and Quebec, for example, would rank significantly higher if compared to other OECD countries. That’s something I wanted to clarify.
Moreover, if it were feasible to turn research and development into economic activity in Canada, more of it would be happening. We are talking about the Quebec model here. Quebec is currently experimenting with a patent regime that could be applied across Canada, as I have in fact recommended.
I also want to point out that public procurement is a very important component of the innovation incentive. If, for example, a hospital system is not open to acquiring local innovative products, perhaps the companies that manufacture them will go abroad to do research or relocate. Several reports have been published on this topic, including by…