Mr. Speaker, I am glad the hon. gentleman makes reference to agricultural research. If we were to apply the hard and fast formulae he just suggested to the field of agricultural research, it would result in a cutback with respect to the province of Quebec.
In fact we have 18 national centres of excellence in agricultural research and development in the country. Four of them are located in the province of Quebec, at Ste-Foy, at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, at Lennoxville and at St-Hyacinthe, which is the highest number in the country.