Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise for a short while to address some of the issues. Earlier this day the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance laid out some of the principal provisions of Bill C-93.
He referred to the issues of science research and development, in particular the Canada Foundation for Innovation. He outlined a program where the government would put as much as $800 million over a five-year period into this important sector. The investment
followed a pattern the government has used in other programs where partnerships can be developed. It is expected-