I tend to agree with Mr. Davidson.
The granting council system could provide better coordination among the councils—which is a finding in the Bouchard-Taylor report—but the current system seems to suit the community.
The problem is funding, including scholarships and institutional supports that enable research infrastructure to operate. We are talking about money that goes directly to researchers, but we also have to think about the spaces for these researchers. In our institutions, which are smaller, it is difficult to create welcoming and attractive spaces. This is even more true in cutting-edge disciplines, since it costs a fortune to develop new programs. However, institutions in minority settings do not have the money they need to do so. We need to think about increasing the capacity of institutions across Canada, regardless of the field of research, in order to have a greater diversity of views and disciplines that contribute to the advancement of Canadian society.