Vigilance required to bolster ‘first steps’ in national security measures for university research, says Montreal prof

NDP MP Richard Cannings argues Canada doesn’t fund research to the same extent as some other countries, and this increases the risk of Canadian researchers being attracted to foreign sources for funding.
On Jan. 16, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced a set of national security measures intended to protect Canadian research from falling into the hands of foreign entities that represent a security risk.

Measures implemented by the federal government to help protect Canadian research have helped raise awareness about potential security risks, but researchers must still be on guard against foreign entities trying to circumvent these safeguards, according to a Canada research ...

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