I think this is important, because we're talking about national security here, which is a federal thing. We're talking about universities, which have a provincial jurisdiction. We have federal funding. There are all of these intersections, but I have the feeling that there's an awful lot of opportunity for researchers to go beyond NSERC or the other tri-councils to get that funding. That's where I think the real risk lies: where they're lured to take funding from agencies abroad that may or may not have the best interest of Canada in mind.
On November 20th, 2023. See this statement in context.