Finance committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, we have been around the mulberry bush on this several times. I would agree that the name of the program and the description of the program are difficult to explain and articulate to parents and families across the country and say why it's importa

Finance committee  Briefly, I would like to add this. ArcticNet is an outstanding example of international research collaboration, where Canada is playing a leadership role. It's the kind of work where there's a global appetite for Canada to do more of. If I can borrow a phrase from the Prime

Finance committee  There is a different philanthropic tradition in the United States and a different connection between alumni and their alma maters in the United States. To give you a sense of scale, the endowment of one Ivy League U.S. institution is larger than the entire endowment of all Canad

Finance committee  Absolutely. As I mentioned in my opening remarks, the discovery research that granting councils support is absolutely foundational to the whole Canadian research and innovation enterprise. Without discovery research, what is there to innovate? Where is there room to innovate? In

Finance committee  I think there has been some very good work done at a number of levels over the last few years to look at Canada's research and innovation space. I think of the Jenkins report and of the Council of Canadian Academies report on Canada's place in the research ecosystem. What they ta

Finance committee  This has been a longstanding issue before this committee and before Industry Canada. For many years, the AUCC has been speaking of the importance of getting the indirect cost program up to globally competitive levels. Globally competitive levels are somewhere between 40% and 50%

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. It's great to be back at this committee, and I really wish you well in your work. This fall Canada's universities welcomed the class of 2017 onto their campuses. These students will be graduating in the spring of Canada's 150th anniversary. The skills, k

International Trade committee  There are a number of things that Canada is really doing right. The changes in Canada's immigration policies with regard to international students have really improved over recent years. It used to be a penalty if you said you wanted to work while you were in Canada as an inter

International Trade committee  Absolutely.

International Trade committee  This is a report that was made public by DFAIT. It was commissioned by the Minister of Trade and the Minister of Finance. It was released in August of last year under the leadership of Dr. Chakma. It should be publicly available and in the public record.

International Trade committee  Promoting Canadian excellence is really an important factor. Students and parents in India think of the United States. They think of the U.K. They're incented to go to Australia. These patterns take place over time and over generations. The opportunity does present itself, becau

International Trade committee  There are a number of reasons for that. First of all, as I mentioned, Australia has been investing heavily in a coherent marketing effort to attract students from India. With regard to the United States, it is the global research leader and will always be seen as a destination.

International Trade committee  Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. I am very happy to be here today. I will give my presentation in English, but if you have questions, feel free to ask them in French. This is the first time that I've appeared before the trade committee. It's a great pleasure to be w

Finance committee  Canada is doing very well on the Brazil file by having the Governor General, two cabinet ministers, a number of backbench MPs, and 30 presidents go there together. The governor of Brazil committed to send 12,000 students to Canada. We are the second largest beneficiary of the pro