Science and Research committee  In one sentence: Get rid of the match.

Science and Research committee  That's a very good question. I think the expectation is to broaden or increase the funding for discovery research. I think that's fundamental even for the megaprojects like Dr. Smith has been talking about. You actually have to have individuals across Canada who can participate in such a phenomenal facility.

Science and Research committee  Yes, I would agree 100%. Canada hits well above its weight in neuroscience research, and I think [Technical Difficulty—Editor] maintain it to this day. I think we were successful in attracting people from all over the world to come here to make Canada a place to establish their career.

Science and Research committee  I'm on the record as saying yes.

Science and Research committee  Thank you for the question. If I had another hour, I could probably adequately address it. In the short term, we need to develop a strategy. The strategy should be based on the aging brain, not based on specific diseases. One of the failures of neuroscience research is that it's all based on Alzheimer's versus Parkinson's versus ALS—

Science and Research committee  The maintenance of leadership depends on our ability to continue to attract young researchers. I think it was mentioned earlier that young researchers are really the future of research in Canada, and we have to find better ways across Canada to make sure that we attract young people across different cultures and disciplines to do research.

Science and Research committee  Thank you for the opportunity to address that question. The Brain Repair Centre is a medical neuroscience institute, as you well know. By using the word “medical”, that basically means the patient outcome is really the final outcome. In all of the research we're doing, we're actually thinking about the outcome for the individuals who are facing the disorders they have.

Science and Research committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, I'd like to also thank the committee for this opportunity to give my presentation today. I'd also like to thank the government and previous governments for their support of research in Canada. Without that support, we would not be where we are today.