Mr. Speaker, the government recognizes that in today's world, science and technology are key to economic growth and to jobs. By laying out yesterday in the science and technology strategy an effective technology plan for the nation, we are signalling to Canadians that we want to see an end to the era when we were net importers of science and technology products. We want Canadians to build those science and technology based products here in Canada so that there are jobs for Canadians in Canada and that those jobs will continue for a long time into the future.
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