Thanks very much. I appreciate that, Chair.
I didn't have the opportunity to speak to our guests from the National Research Council. As I was looking through your document and trying to understand better the work you do, I looked at your presentation. In terms of responsibility, it said things such as “undertaking, assisting, or promoting scientific and industrial research”. You said, “we develop and deploy business-based technology”. You said later on that you actively engage with industry. In another part you said that you conduct approximately so much in terms of research—$55 million, in fact—and you work with more than 300 companies.
I'm just going to take it to the end, sir, where you say that you develop and deliver vehicle mobility technologies. You also say that you develop, validate, and deploy lightweight and advanced materials technologies.
I think what I'm trying to understand, just for my purposes, is NRC's role. Where are you in this chain? Are you the folks who provide the funding for industry to do this? Do you provide the scientists who work with various companies to help them develop?
Can you explain NRC's role in that? I'm a little bit confused.