Based on my background doing interdisciplinary research, I think mission-driven research is a very important area for Canada to be investing in. The tri-council funds the disciplinary work. We need to complement that with a new or reinvigorated approach to really think about mission-driven work. Everything that is complex in the world today is, you could argue, mission-driven and strategic because it is so messy: AI, energy, precision therapeutics, etc. Solving all this has a benefit to society.
In terms of how we govern this, it will take a collective approach to think about not only the disciplinary aspects but also the ultimate impacts that doing this type of work will have on society. It has to be a collective approach to governing and making sure the outcomes of this work benefit all Canadians.