Finance committee  Yes, if you force me to--and this would not address the issue of competitiveness for this country--I think it would be very important to complete the indirect cost-recovery program to bring it up to 40%, because without that we are sinking. We are underfunding our research projec

Finance committee  It's quite simple. No doubt we have our own interests at heart, but given the importance of post-secondary education, we want assurances that the funding allocated will be used for that intended purposes. We want these funds to be used strictly for post-secondary education.

Finance committee  Well, I was talking about the fact that we need to have the best universities that there can be. I think it's very important, and I will insist on that. I really believe our future relies on that. The quality of our human resources is at stake here. The challenge is very large.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, for inviting me here today. I'm told that I'm the first university representative to appear before your committee. That being the case, I would like to underscore the important role played by federal programs such as the grantin