Mr. Speaker, the budget continued federal support for higher education and research. Two thousand research chairs and increased funding for the CFI will help colleges and universities across Canada. The tax break for student scholarship income was most welcome.
The sustainable development technology fund, the Foundation for Climate Research and the green municipal investment fund will help researchers and our environment.
Further support for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research will focus research on health in the national interest.
I urge the government to follow through in its support of basic research, especially social science research. I also urge continued support for the NRC, a flagship of federal science and an invigorated commitment to research in the north.