Jagsharan Singh Mahal

That's sad, isn't it? Despite all the spending, we are still not seeing results. That's a policy failure, in my opinion. Is it fair to say that system is built for institutions and not for Canadian businesses, based on your experience?

From your perspective, does the federal government have any credible way to track whether taxpayer-funded research is actually producing economic returns, or is the taxpayer writing blank cheques without measuring outcomes? It's especially when you have to relate the research to commercialization and industrialization, so that Canadians can see real value in their dollars being invested on the [more]

That's right. Would you agree that Canada's innovation system is designed around the needs of institutions and administrators rather than the needs of businesses trying to bring products to the market?

Can you provide a written answer?

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses for attending this important meeting today. I would like to start with Ken Doyle. You come from a platform that is solely related to outcome, not just on rhetoric and what other institutes are doing. You come from where you can see the results. You offer results to companies, provide solutions and bring them to a platform or stage where [more]

Mr. Doyle, you have demonstrated strong private-sector encouragement and engagement. Does that suggest that applied research models like yours are better at crowding in private investment than traditional academic funding schemes?

SMEs face bigger barriers to adapting and scaling new technologies. After years of Liberal programs and promises, are SMEs still left behind by a system that is too complex, too slow and too disconnected from their needs? Can you elaborate?

Mr. Speaker, we know that the member opposite is famous for twisting myths around to sound like they are real. I said that during Stephen Harper's time, we signed 15 trade agreements with 51 countries. That is a fact. The member does not have anything to refer to saying that my information is incorrect or is not well informed, so I encourage him to come up with the facts and the sources he is [more]

C-13 Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with another member of the House. It is an honour to be here and speak to Bill, an act implementing U.K. accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, commonly known as CPTPP. Common-sense Conservatives support free trade. Canada is a trading nation, and we know that through free trade, we get better economic [more]

Mr. Speaker, that was a wonderful question. My take on the Liberals' stand of adding bureaucracy is that it gives them more airtime to make statements and slogans. If there is less bureaucracy, then time has to be spent on actual results. When we cannot get results, all we have to rely upon are slogans and statements.

Mr. Speaker, we are supporting the bill, as I said in my speech, with great displeasure. We know that the bill needs further amendments, and we know that there is room for further ratification that needs to be done. I look forward to the Liberal government's making sure that the agreement, when it comes into effect, is balanced for both the U.K. and Canada.