Thank you, Mr. Durand.
I will follow up with a very important question.
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, commonly known as the OECD, the sum of private sector research and development investment in Canada was just 0.81% of our GDP in 2019, compared to an average of 1.76% for other OECD member countries. Canada was number 24 among the 37 OECD member countries, using this indicator.
Ranking number 24 out of 37, in my opinion, is not very good. I would even say it’s not good at all. I believe that Canada should look in the mirror and strive to improve.
How do you explain Canada’s abysmal position in this regard?