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.
Universities are a critical piece of the climate-change puzzle
Researchers are tracking climate change impacts on our systems and infrastructure, and developing projections to help communities prepare for increases in temperature and extreme weather events.
Curbing international students not the answer to Canada’s housing crisis
It would be harmful to address the housing shortage by curtailing the number of international scholars studying at our universities, especially when they contribute so much to our society.
Are Canadians suffering a crisis of trust?
A new scholarly network will explore how engineers, scientists, and researchers can find ways of embedding trust into the technologies they are currently building.
Time to fix the inequity in Canadian research council grants
The federal government should overhaul Canada’s granting agencies with an equity lens for a healthier and more robust research ecosystem that would benefit everyone.
Cost of living crisis is increasing need for university research supports, says NDP science critic
Canada’s investment in research and development in 2020 amounted to about 1.8 per cent of its GDP—less than the 2.7 per cent average for OECD countries.
Feds can no longer ignore devastation from substance use in the North
Northern-specific data is necessary to ensure the federal government is not swayed by popular southern theories.
A new House committee re-energizes science and innovation policy debate in Canada
Not only has the committee been studying the challenges in this fast-moving, disruptive global world, but it has also been seeking to better grapple with how the government and the Canadian polity in general should better respond to next-generation public policy matters that will involve all of us.
Research & Innovation Policy Briefing
Investment in green technologies must include aerospace
Targeted federal investment is urgently needed to ensure that Canada’s aerospace sector can lead the way toward a sustainable aviation system and remain globally competitive.
