The black hole of increased funding for scientific research
In the recently released 2018 budget, I was pleased to see that the Liberal government has chosen to invest heavily in discovery-based research. According to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, this is the single largest investment in investigator-led fundamental research in Canadian history.
This move is welcomed by universities because science was starved by the previous Conservative government. The investment will also go a long way to solving some of Canada’s emerging problems.
But scientists need to better position themselves for the next famine.
As long as I’ve been a scientist, the Liberals have been supportive of research, while the Conservatives have not.