Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to our witnesses.
Dr. Gaffield, you mentioned that we need to attract the best and the brightest of students, and we all agree that we have to do that. You also mentioned how Canada has invested in the quality of the research environment and the infrastructure we have, quite frankly, across the country. In my own province of Nova Scotia, I see that every day and every week in the institutions we have, and in the leading professors and the supervisors we have.
Yes, I have to say that I definitely agree with you in that we are a committed country, committed people, to being an inclusive society, which tends to bring us talent from around the globe. They want to come, to stay, to learn and to contribute to Canada.
I appreciate that you said this committee is part of the solution, and I feel that. I think I'm going to agree with you. I was very proud when this committee was formed, and proud of the members, who were the inaugural members of the science and research committee when we started on this in the fall of 2021, because in fact, it had not existed before.
I do believe that we have been able to raise awareness and to shed a lot of light on many topics, one of which is exactly the one we're dealing with today. I would say that, for many, sometimes, some things have fallen through the cracks, and I suspect this is definitely one of them.
We've also talked about how it's a holistic approach. It's not simply one item in terms of increasing the graduate scholarships, or doing whatever. It's a holistic approach to solving the problem. I think Dr. Nemer and many others have mentioned that. I think a lot of the issues as well are because of the cost of living and the challenges that many face.
With the few minutes that we have remaining—you've been a professor, you've been someone who has led one of those councils, and in your current role with the U15—what are some of the most important things you can give us to finalize our work here in the committee? Not one answer is going to do the job here.