Science and Research committee  I do think my comments around the total amount of money we as a country are investing in research and development applies to not just government but also business. So part of what we, as government, need to do—and this was part of my work with the B.C. government—is to determine

Science and Research committee  Yes. That is why I think quite a few people have recommended various ways to go about this, perhaps from a council perspective, which I think had been intended to be set up, but part of the issue here is the context. In terms of the context, as a country, we have to be able to un

Science and Research committee  I think government science is not appreciated, really, in the country and for various reasons, because we've moved most of the science out of the government into contracting for it. What has happened as a result is that in terms of some of the advantages that we need to have in n

Science and Research committee  I do believe that for the money we're currently spending in these areas of science, technology, research and development, we need to get a better bang for the buck. Some of that was discussed in the first hour. Beyond that, I think we have to recognize the fact that we're one of

Science and Research committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and committee. My name is Alan Winter and I'm pleased to be invited to appear before the committee. This work is very important to Canada's future and I hope to explain why I think so. Although I was recently B.C.'s Innovation Commissioner, I'm appearing