Thank you, Ms. Vaugeois.
Mr. Landon, I salute your courage, because it's not easy being in your shoes today. You represent the giants that are the members of U15 Canada, and you also represent small and medium-sized universities. You're in a bit of a difficult position; you're kind of walking on eggshells.
I'd like you to explain something about Universities Canada to me. As Ms. Vaugeois explained earlier, the funding concentration problem is not new and has gotten worse in recent years. I have here the 10th report of the former science and research committee, the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, published in 2002. It's called “Canada's Innovation Strategy: Peer Review and the Allocation of Federal Research Funds”. Even back then, there were recommendations about support for underdeveloped small institutions and regional institutions.
Your organization is aware that research funding is being concentrated and of the disastrous consequences of that. What have you done since then to address this inequity?