With science funding restored, universities and colleges push for more student support in 2019 budget
Building on unprecedented investments for science in the 2018 budget, universities and colleges are pressing the Liberals ahead of the 2019 budget for new funding to cover the “least sexy” costs of research, as well as dramatically expanding the number of students in work placements. More than two-dozen individual universities and colleges, as well as […]
Large gaps, questions remain in federal support for research
For many years, Canadian researchers have seen a gradual, but significant decline, in funding from the federal government. For example, from 2013 to 2015, Canada’s average investment in research was 1.6 per cent of GDP, compared to a G7 average of 2.3 per cent. The 2017 Naylor Report found that Canada is falling behind on […]
Duncan says federal government is looking at new ways to support Canadian researchers abroad
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan says the federal government is “looking now at new ways to support international mobility for our researchers, calling the issue of student international mobility a “big priority” as recent statistics show that Canada has fewer students studying abroad compared to European countries. In an email Q&A with The Hill Times this week, the veteran MP representing […]
First Man and the power of perspective
There’s a moment in the new Damien Chazelle film First Man when what happens in the theatre is nearly as interesting as what’s unfolding on screen. The movie is about Neil Armstrong being the first man to set foot on the moon. The key scene is that actual point of contact—Ryan Gosling as Armstrong gingerly making […]
One unnoticed USMCA win: copyright extensions
With news of the conclusion of NAFTA 2.0 negotiations dominated by concessions of the supply-managed sector, auto tariffs, and dispute-settlement clauses, one big win that’s not been celebrated is the extension of Canada’s copyright term to meet international standards. Modernizing the Copyright Act to ensure Canadian rights-holders have the same protections as their international competitors […]
Federal support strong for college-driven research solving the problems of tomorrow
I am so proud to be a member of a government that has placed science front and centre. Since day one, we have made investments to support both the fundamental research that drives new discoveries and the applied research that addresses tangible business and social challenges and promotes the commercialization of ideas. Colleges, in particular, […]
Let’s not fear the unknown
When I was young, my next-door neighbour’s dad was an inventor and I thought that was simply sublime—mostly because he bought a swimming pool with the profits from a patent. On hot summer days, I used to tug on my braids and imagine gadgets that might possibly meet with similar success in order to bring […]
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Bains says funding agreements for superclusters, aid for firms hurt by U.S. metal tariffs to likely be made in coming weeks
In the last year, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has seen the $950-million superclusters initiative pick five winners, has dished out new money under the $1.26-billion Strategic Innovation Fund, and is watching the beginning of his efforts to consolidate a variety of innovation business programs scattered across multiple departments. In an email Q&A interview with The […]
Canada’s people and economy deserve the fast lane!
There is a global race underway to deploy 5G networks and services that promise to fuel an exponential increase in digital opportunities and possibilities – an Industrial Revolution for the 21st Century. Until now, the introduction of each new generation of mobile technology came with improved features for connecting people faster and virtually everywhere: from […]
