Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I'll make sure to follow up with the ECE Minister when he sits in the hot seat.

My last questions are around the scientific collaborative research projects. I'm always a big, big proponent of this type of work. We've only seen an increase in the number of universities and other institutes that are in the North and working and providing great collaborative relationships in that area.

Can the Minister speak a little bit more maybe to, we obviously -- we didn't spend anything last year it looks like but then we're back up to the 350. What do those projects entail, and do we see -- or do we anticipate an increase in this area mostly, I would assume, from other funding sources such as those universities? Thank you.