Our scientists need action now, not more study

A post-industrial economy like our needs a constant stream of innovation to remain competitive. By underfunding our brightest scientists early in their careers, we’re forcing them to either drop out, or leave the country.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen recently on the Hill. The Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System report, released March 20, 2023, showed that the government is not providing the right support for science research in Canada, writes NDP MP Richard Cannings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

October 16, 2023

For members of Canada’s science community, the Liberal election in 2015 seemed the end of the Dark Ages. The headlines proclaimed, “Canada is finally ending its war on science,” exclaimed Vox or, “How science helped to swing the Canadian election; after ni...

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