Support innovation in remote regions to build on Canada’s strengths

The federal government ought to use its granting-agency funding structure to support research in centres of expertise and innovation without slashing funding to colleges and universities.

Rimouski, Que., located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, has become a hub for ocean sciences and is home to the Marine Biotechnology Research Centre. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Thierry HL

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR ÉRIC FOREST

October 17, 2018

Since 2016, the government has taken essential and reassuring steps that demonstrate its commitment to transforming Canada into an innovative society. By unmuzzling federal scientists and establishing the chief science adviser of Canada’s office, the government sent a clear signal: science must b...

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