Fundamental and applied research both valuable

If funding regimes are restructured, a balance needs to be struck between them. Maximizing our potential starts with stronger coordination of research funding.

The Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, PEARL, is a research station on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut. Its funding was recently renewed at the last minute before drying up. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia/Ansgar Walk

Opinion

BY MATT JENEROUX

November 22, 2017

In the months since my appointment as the Conservative critic for science, I have had the pleasure of meeting with representatives of the scientific community from across Canada, including meetings with over a dozen university presidents or vice-presidents of research. Through these conversations, I...

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