In my opinion, the key element is a certain cooling of enthusiasm. If we decide not to touch certain areas of research that are based on international partnerships, it's going to backfire on Canada. There are very important areas of research where we need to be more involved, not less. If we don't rely on partnerships with other countries, especially those that are increasingly threatening us, we need to dive deeper into these areas of research, not pull back.
On September 27th, 2023. See this statement in context.