Mr. Speaker, I am sure that the hon. member has followed the pattern of funding through the MRC. He will acknowledge that there was $238 million invested through the MRC and an additional amount with the MRC partnerships that have been encouraged over the course of the last four years.
He will know that even in Saskatchewan, some of those partnerships include institutions, industry and other organizations in order to top up the amount of money that goes into basic research which he knows and appreciates that this government supports wholeheartedly.