Canada: science & politics

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Nature News / Canada’s top scientist faces tough challenge (Dec 2015)

The Globe & Mail / Three scientists on the research they couldn’t discuss with media under Harper

Nature News / Canada creates science-minister post (Nov 2015)

Science News / Q&A: A scientist elected to Canada’s Parliament shares his hopes as Trudeau prepares to take power (Nov 2015)

Science Insider / Canadian research councils get a rain check from Harper government (Apr 2015)


Science Insider / Canadian scientists smile as Liberals deliver a déjà vu budget (March 2016)

Morneau also provided:

* $181.75 million to Genome Canada to support the nonprofit agency’s regional genomics centers through 2019–20;
* $7.66 million a year for 5 years in continuation funding for the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics starting in 2017–18;
* $10.73 million over 2 years to create 825 business internships and fellowships;
* $15.32 million over 3 years in continuation funding for the Canada Brain Research Fund;
* $38.31 million over 5 years to the National Optics Institute to provide R&D and technical support for businesses operating in the areas of optics and photonics; and
* $9.19 million over 2 years for “research, training and outreach” activities at the Stem Cell Network.

Science Insider / Canada launches review of its research enterprise (June 2016)

Nature News / Scientific challenges loom for Canada’s popular prime minister (October 2016)

Neuron / Brain Canada: One Brain One Community (Nov 2016)

Science Insider / Canada's government scientists get anti-muzzling clause in contract (Dec 2016)

Science Insider / In Canada, case spurs concern over misconduct secrecy (Dec 2016)

Science Insider / Research stays frozen in Canadian budget (March 2017)

Nature News & Comment / Canada budget falls flat with scientists (March 2017)

Science Insider / Canada’s new genetic privacy law is causing huge headaches for Justin Trudeau (March 2017)

Nature / Billion-dollar boost sought for Canadian science (April 2017)

Science Insider / Review of Canadian science calls for better oversight, coordination—and more money (April 2017)