I think absolutely we need to increase the funding that is available to Canadian researchers. I don't believe we need to reduce the international collaborations researchers undertake in Canada. Research is an international enterprise, and I think it's very important we maintain the advantage Canada's had in international research over the preceding years. I think it's a very important advantage to Canada. That being said, our universities and our researchers are aware of security threats and are taking steps accordingly, as I and Mr. Gaffield have outlined in our remarks. There's no way we can outspend the United States, but we could make sure our percentage is moved up to OECD levels, because it's falling behind them right now.
On September 27th, 2023. See this statement in context.