Lessons from COVID-19: we need long-term investment in research

Our universities build Canada’s capacity and develop the skilled workforce needed for emergency response.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters in the West Block on Sept. 19. We have seen several successive federal budgets without any significant investments in science and research capacity, writes Vivek Goel.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY VIVEK GOEL

September 27, 2023

As we head into this fall season, for most people lockdowns, and gathering restrictions seem a distant memory. We’re more at ease with the knowledge of how to manage COVID-19 and the availability of vaccines specific to circulating variants. However, we cannot take for gra...

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