Our vision is that Canada is the world's best place to live and work, because Canadians create and use knowledge skillfully to improve all aspects of their life and work. We're trying to develop Canadian competence and lifelong learning in all of these areas, in all the leading-edge technologies that are important in the world. We want access to the 96 per cent of the world's research done outside of Canada. Our four per cent must be good enough for us to understand and use that 96 per cent. Dr. Brzustowski has a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University and a bachelor's in engineering physics from the University of Toronto.
Basic research is research that has the goal of discovery.
Project research is research done to solve problems that can't be solved with existing knowledge. They can all benefit from new knowledge. In this part of what we do, we work in partnership with industry in project research. The Prime Minister has emphasized the importance of research, development and innovation for the future of Canada in the 21st century.