Hon. Marc Gold (Government Representative in the Senate): Thank you for that question. Thank you for bringing to our attention the important role played by the Tri-Agency, which comprises the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the SSHRC, or Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

The government remains committed to supporting Canadian researchers and scientists and the government, as I have said before in this chamber, recognizes the central role that our graduate students, our doctoral students and the post-doctoral community play within our research ecosystem. That’s why, in October 2022, the government launched the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System to provide independent expert advice on the structure and governance of the federal system that supports such research and talent.

In March, Minister Champagne and Minister Duclos released the panel’s report with its finding and recommendations. I understand the government has been carefully reviewing this advice with a view to further supporting our researchers and talent. However, before we look to the fall economic update to which you referred, colleague, I certainly look forward to this chamber’s third reading of what I hope will be its swift adoption of Bill C-47, the budget implementation act, 2023, No. 1.