Finance committee  If I could add to that, in terms of the benefits, one of the things you find is we're the ones with the boots on the ground when it comes to businesses and developments. At this point we're working with everything from the tech start-ups coming out of the local incubator through

Finance committee  That 1.7% is a reflection of the total funding provided to the national tri-agencies—CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC. Most of what the polytechnics and colleges are competitive for by way of grant funding through those agencies is separated into a pool all on its own that they're allowed

Finance committee  It's in conjunction with federal direction that they have done so, but yes, at this point, that's the allocation towards the college pool.