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The gut reactions to more mouths to feed is understandable but I’ve heard positive things about future tricouncil support. There’s a clear budget message that science is important in Canada.

Should we be worried about him? 😎

Yes, was a huge target and taken for granted too often.

I left Canada years ago because it didn't look like Canada had much interest in investing in climate and Earth sciences. This funding scheme seems focused on attracting top scientists, but not the foundations needed to develop scientific infrastructure needed to make it work. I don't get it.

serves us right

We should call it Operation Maple Paperclip because we are helping scientists escape a fascist regime

We pump out researchers and Ph.ds all the time. There was never any real plan in place to help them after they graduated. wow 1.7 is a lot of equipment and people.

Maybe, but private investment is not interested in fundamental research. Only applied. Serves a different purpose. We need fundamental discovery research to fuel applied research, and I think it is the government’s job to fuel this.

And better investment in the researchers who are here already, making universities and institutes the amazing places that can actually attract these “stars”.