Yes. It's a really important question, and it seems to me that in the world of universities, federal-provincial partnerships have been key.
I must say that historically speaking, it's really the federal government that's been the leader in the world of research and in promoting the notion that as a country we need a solid scientific foundation for our society. Without federal leadership, I think we would be in a very different position.
As we said earlier, it's really only the Province of Quebec that has similarly taken that kind of role to bolster what they're doing. It's much more fragmented elsewhere across the country.
I think federal leadership is key. Often now that is done in a kind of matching and partnership way. As you know, the provinces are the ones that pay for the educational side.
I think there's been a new merging of these notions of teaching and research. They used to be seen as different things. Now we know they're very integrated. In fact, all our universities see that even undergraduate education is really underpinned by the quality of the research environment, because we're not filling pails anymore. We're not just trying to memorize information. Now education is all about learning to learn. It's about learning those skills and those competencies for this intangible economy, this new world.
It seems to me that partnership is key, but I must say that in the world of research and the world we're living in now, federal leadership is really key.