Feds need to increase support for all research to prepare Canadians for changes on the horizon

In order to prepare, we must be innovative, and this entails supporting a wide range of professions, not just those that the government deems high-profile.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau's 2019 federal budget’s lack of support for students and early career researchers, despite the clear recommendations in the 2017 review, displays a fundamental lack of understanding of how research teams operate, and contributes to systemic issues of underrepresented communities in research fields, writes Amita Kuttner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY AMITA KUTTNER

May 6, 2019

Research is one of the fundamental drivers of progress. From the study of societal well-being in our ever-changing world, to the new technologies that now dominate our lives, and even the way we view ourselves against the backdrop of our universe, research is key. We are in an era of large-scale cha...

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