Science and Research committee  Yes. Thanks for the question. That particular program is one where one key element is the people who are the mentors in the program. These are individuals who have generated IP through research and scholarships at the university, and they have undertaken a journey themselves of commercialization or knowledge transfer that has, in some cases, created social enterprises and social innovations, but in other cases technology-based innovations.

Science and Research committee  Yes, I think there has been a change. For us, it is an increase over prior years. In earlier years, there were fewer than 10 companies formed. I don't think doubling happens coincidentally. Of course, I'm an epidemiologist in my research, so I have to be cautious with attribution, but I think it is partially because of the Hunter hub and the whole discourse around entrepreneurship, campus-wide, that has shifted the mindset.

Science and Research committee  Dr. Murphy, I'll let you speak first.

Science and Research committee  I also don't necessarily have a policy or legislation that hinders, but perhaps a culture of incentivizing and potentially some tangible programs that incentivize could be science policy considerations at this committee.

Science and Research committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to address the Committee today. I am Dr. William Ghali, vice-president of research at the University of Calgary. I am joining you from the traditional territories of the Treaty 7 first nations of southern Alberta.