Mr. Speaker, let me reconfirm and reiterate for the hon. Leader of the Opposition that my department provides approximately 25 per cent of its regional R and D funding to the province of Quebec. In fact, that is marginally greater than the population of Quebec.
Across the federal government I believe that it provides approximately 25 per cent of its R and D funding to the province of Quebec. In fact, the federal government has nothing to apologize for in relation to its funding of R and D in the province of Quebec.