Mr. Speaker, this is not really a question. It is a comment. The member is absolutely correct that basic research and investigator-driven investigations are very important. Just a couple of days ago, I announced more than $400 million for basic research. What the member might also want to know, and here is some trivia for him, is that the laptop computer was actually invented as a result of a government asking scientists to come up with a computer that would actually fit in a briefcase.
In the House of Commons on May 23rd, 2013. See this statement in context.