That's okay, we can take it.
Dr. Nemer, from 2017 to 2022, the tri-council of Canadian granting agencies received an increase in funding. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research funding went from $1.1 billion to $1.4 billion. The National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada funding went from $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion, and the Social Sciences of Humanities Research Council of Canada funding went from $784 million to $1 billion.
Despite all of this new spending, our committee has heard stories of students who have turned to food banks, who find themselves homeless, living in shelters as the cost of rent across this country has skyrocketed. We had students on strike here on Parliament Hill. They filled our committee room, which is good. I commend them for coming out and speaking up to let their voices be heard at this committee.
Why do you think this government is ignoring the voices of students?