Mr. Chair, it is not propaganda that 80 Quebec companies are suppliers to the oil sands. We do not know why the NDP keeps on opposing projects that result in job creation throughout the country, including, of course, Quebec.
NRCan is a results-oriented science organization with national presence. It has 19 major research sites across Canada, including the north, and more than 2,300 scientists, researchers, technicians and support staff delivering science and technology activities. Expenditures were $582 million in 2011-12 and $554 million in 2012-13.