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Canadian researchers have mixed feelings about the 2021 budget presented to Canada’s Parliament this week. LSOphoto/iStock
Canada’s new science budget gets lukewarm reception from researchers
Apr. 21, 2021 , 11:00 AM
The relatively modest research investments outlined in Canada’s new federal budget could make it difficult for the nation to recruit and retain scientific talent, Canadian science advocates fear.
The multiyear spending plan announced on 19 April includes CA$2.2 billion in mostly new funding for life sciences, but much of the money is targeted at boosting biomedical applications and vaccine development. Many research groups had hoped for greater investment in basic research at a time when, just across the border, U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed large increases for fundamental science.