The maintenance of leadership depends on our ability to continue to attract young researchers. I think it was mentioned earlier that young researchers are really the future of research in Canada, and we have to find better ways across Canada to make sure that we attract young people across different cultures and disciplines to do research. That's one of the biggest challenges that we're faced with.
We are definitely working more closely now with our fellow institutes across Canada, and I think that's a recurring theme. Dr. Smith was alluding to it as well. Collaboration in Canada is one of the key things that keeps Canada strong.
We have our local strengths and we're challenged to maintain them, but as a nation, something that we're faced with daily is how to continue to attract young researchers and keep them in science. It's a big challenge and it's a national issue that we all have to address.