Okay, Ms. Nemer. I'd like to tell you, with all due respect, that I found it quite weak. You said that scholarships have not kept pace with the cost of living. However, you failed to mention that there's been no increase, not just in the past five years, 10 years or 15 years, but rather in 20 years. That fact didn't seem important enough to mention. You also didn't indicate that Canada is the only G7 country since 2016 to lose researchers.
You're telling us that Canada is a leader in many fields, but you don't indicate that, among the G7 countries, it's the only one to lose researchers. You also didn't tell us that Canada is at a breaking point in the scientific ecosystem, in terms of R and D investments. Canada is the only G7 country to have cut R and D investments over the past 20 years.
With all due respect, Ms. Nemer, I'll say that your speech was more than weak—it lacked courage. If you, Canada's chief science advisor, don't tell us the reality and the truth to influence public policy, who will?