Thank you so much for the question. I really appreciate it.
We have been investing in Canada's AI ecosystem to build it from top to bottom. It's very important that Canada has a sovereign ecosystem that we support so it can work with companies around the world, but keep Canadian jobs and Canadian IP here. That's why we've invested in foundational research, in our commercialization, in our large language model companies and in making sure that we have the opportunity to grow. We have a pair of world-class researchers, with great digital infrastructure with our industry partnerships.
I'm glad the honourable member is asking me about this. We should be very proud of our three national institutes. What's happening at Vector in Toronto, Mila in Montreal and AMII in Edmonton is something Canadians would be very proud of. I wish Canadians could see not just the remarkable, world-leading research, but the commercialization that goes on there in turning that research into remarkable companies. These companies are going on to do remarkable things.
If I may, I'll give you one example of the things we see. RL Core Technologies is a company started by a professor of machine learning called Martha White. She works in Edmonton at the University of Alberta. Martha White was doing research in how AI can change water purification systems, which are very important in Canada and around the world. She never thought that her research would turn into a company, but she created a company and has raised between $7 million and $10 million for it. She's the CEO of RL Core Technologies. We met with her. She's employing people. She's converted her research into jobs, working with AMII, one of our research institutes.
That's another great example of how when you invest here and you become leaders in AI research and science, which is what this committee is all about, you see how that turns into commercialization, jobs and solutions that will have a positive impact on the world.