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‘A diversity of thought, experience, background, breeds great research’: Duncan trumpets equity in science and research

In a wide-ranging interview, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan talks about the Liberal science legacy, the 2019 budget, equity, and the soon-to-be launched Athena SWAN project.

Kirsty Duncan has been the minister of science since 2015. Before beginning her career as an MP, she served as an associate professor of Health Studies at the University of Toronto.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

May 6, 2019

With increased diversity, equity, and inclusion, Canadian research improves, says Science Minister Kirsty Duncan. In a wide-ranging May 3 phone interview, Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) pointed to the impact that changes in Canada Research Chairs have had. She said for the first time in Canadia...

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