Finance committee  To be absolutely clear, more money is going to be required. It is the direct relationship between where the indirect dollars flow to where the research is being done, which is the ask. Even if we kept everything stable financially, the larger institutions would benefit. We basica

Finance committee  Okay.

Finance committee  The 45% is real, and I've articulated in my brief what activities that 45¢ on every $1 covers. If eventually the government decides that we're going to cap the finances in support of indirect costs, then we should ensure that whatever moneys we have are distributed at whatever fl

Finance committee  I'm suggesting that all of this can be done with the current envelope. Basically what has to change is the method of deployment. Flat rate to 45%, or what we can afford, would be an excellent start. Using the envelope currently in hand—

Finance committee  I am suggesting that without more funds, which are needed, we could do a better job with the moneys we are spending--same moneys, no additional money. Get the money to where the research is happening directly is the recommendation.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, colleagues. On behalf of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, I bring greetings and thank you for the opportunity to present before the committee. Sunnybrook is one of Canada’s largest and most critical care facilities that are research intensive—and in fact w