Mr. Speaker, the assertions the member makes are absolutely not true.
Our government launched the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, a legacy investment, to ensure Canada's post-secondary institutions remain world leaders in the next decade. We provided the largest increase to the granting councils in a decade.
Again, more testament to that is that Stephen Toope, then president of UBC, said:
I applaud the federal government's decision to spur greater Canadian leadership in global research and innovation.
Amit Chakma, chair of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities, thanked the Government of Canada:
...on its 2014 budget and the significant investment of $1.5 billion....