Thank you, Madam Chair.
Dr. Green, you mentioned interdisciplinary research. Many of the great discoveries that we make happen when different people who might not traditionally work together come together.
A great example of that is understanding our microbiome. Medical scientists have been looking at it from one direction, but you could throw in a soil scientist who's used to analyzing more of that type of substrate. Then you could throw in an anthropologist and a dietician or somebody who looks at culture and how culture changes what we eat. Those three would all traditionally be funded by separate agencies—NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR.
Recognizing this study that's before us is about research excellence, how can we better promote research excellence when it's interdisciplinary?