Mr. Chair, the intellectual property issue is very important. We have to make sure that the recommendations for the study on innovation allow us to deal with the issue through Industry Canada. All too often, it is perceived as protectionism, which has a direct impact on our own sovereignty. Actually, we are too often subject to regulations that come from somewhere else, especially Washington. I feel that our role in terms of innovation and intellectual property is to find an approach that will enable us to remove any contentious issues. My question is along those lines, and if you have answers, please forward them to me through the chair so that we can all benefit from them.
Ms. Burr, I would imagine that infrastructure is often the poor cousin of transportation. You have talked about an integrated freight system. What I really like about your approach is that you are putting the finger on the problem in order to fix it. Overwhelmingly, we do not devote sufficient resources to innovation. There is a small problem with research and development. Do you think we are doing enough in terms of infrastructure? We are often stuck in a failing system because we have not really taken care of it and because we have only made large one-time investments. That also has implications for transport. We are talking about basic infrastructure. In terms of research and development, do you think infrastructure should be dealt with on an equal footing as part of an innovative technology strategy?