I sit on SACUR, which is the AUCC research council. I'll talk the party line for a minute. I agree that it's critical to fund basic research. Look at the Perimeter Institute and Canada winning a Nobel. That's important.
However, I also think that there should be specialization in the university sector. I'm unpopular for that. I think that where there's excellence, it should be supported, and where there isn't, it should culled. I'll just say that. But that's not your problem. That's a provincial one.
On the research side, it's critical to locate the gaps in Canada. Canada needs a digital media strategy. Our colleagues at the ministerial level are developing one. That means focusing research, not only the physical resources and the infrastructure, but also the research dollars. There was some good practice in supporting business innovation research at the federal level in this country, and we need to look at design research.
You need a combined effect. Many other countries like India and China are putting money into digital research and design research. They'll benefit from that, and we need to do it too.