Madam Speaker, I am very proud of the research investments that our government has made: the largest in Canadian history, at $10 billion.
Having a science and research committee is long overdue. It is critically important to building the future we deserve. We all know this has been an unprecedented year, and that science and research are a way through and out of the pandemic. Unfortunately, science and research are rarely talked about at the INDU committee and we are missing an opportunity. Science and research need a permanent place where issues important to the research community, to Canadians and to the future of the country can be studied. This is not a partisan issue, it is a fundamental building block—