Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My questions are for the three witnesses who are here.
A number of witnesses have voiced their concerns about the funding allocated to French-speaking researchers, that is, to francophone researchers. They agreed with certain recommendations made by the Canadian Federation of Students and the Association francophone pour le savoir, among others. They proposed that francophones be recognized as an under-represented group. At present, the funding they are granted is lower not only than their demographic weight, but also than the proportion of francophone faculty in Canada.
Do you think there could be an incentive, or even a criterion, that would allow for there to be dedicated envelopes at the funding organizations in order to ensure the vitality of research in French?