Science and Research committee  I have no idea. I applied for the position; I received it. That might be a question for those who were responsible for that appointment.

Science and Research committee  That would very much depend on who the other candidates were.

Science and Research committee  I have no idea who the other candidates were. How would I know? That would be a confidential process.

Science and Research committee  I'm appointed through a Governor in Council process; I'm not appointed by the agency. I'm appointed by the Government of Canada through the GIC process. Those would be questions for those who manage that.

Science and Research committee  The short answer to that is no. This is a tool that we use to collect information on applicants. It is completely voluntary. You can refuse to respond to the questions in it if you wish. It is not used in the peer review process, but it helps us better understand who is applying,

Science and Research committee  In these cases, as you may be aware, members of the committee, we pursue policies that were established in law by the Federal Court and subject to a mediation that was overseen by the Canada Human Rights Commission. Those policies are contained in an addendum to the program and

Science and Research committee  That's a very good question, because we are under the mandate of the Federal Court, under the mediated settlement that was overseen by the Canadian Human Rights Commission. I would say that would be a very happy outcome, and I would be the first person to entertain the discussion

Science and Research committee  Right now, we operate under the terms and conditions that were set by the Federal Court and the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

Science and Research committee  I think we want to get to the targets first and then have the conversation about whether we would need them.

Science and Research committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee, for the opportunity to contribute to this important study. Let me begin today by saying how pleased I am to see the new sign in front of my place, and also the new investments in research proposed in the last federal budget an

Science and Research committee  It's just to say that the funding we provide, the way we provide it and the regulations that we implement provide the baseline for all research in many important ways. We have some great examples in the case of the secretariat and panels for research ethics and research integrity

Science and Research committee  It's just funding for very foundational equipment, software and so forth, to maintain security, so it operates at a very basic level to get universities to a place where they can utilize that software or that equipment to screen better. That's as far as we go in that funding.

Science and Research committee  I can take a crack at it by memory. The three councils are just over $3 billion in a system that's probably close to $30 billion. If you include industry.... It may be more. I apologize. I haven't looked at the latest data, which would see funding from government, in government l

Science and Research committee  I'm guessing, but I would call it an intelligent guess.

Science and Research committee  Absolutely.