Mr. Speaker, $800 million brags the government about the new Canada Foundation for Innovation fund. Look what we have done.
The science community says the concept for the fund is bold. This budget clearly recognizes investment in science and technology as critical to our economic development, but since coming to
power the Liberals have cut spending on S and T by almost $1 billion. Science and technology are fundamental to Canada's competitiveness.
The Liberals may brag but this budget still leaves science and technology $100 million short of where it was when the government took office.
Like a person who has suffered repeatedly from being beaten, it feels so good when the beatings stop, but there are many broken bones that remain to be healed. And so it is with cuts to science and technology.
It will take more than just $800 million to restore the damage. We must do much more to advance Canada's competitiveness in the world.