No Country for Young Scientists

By Kate Lunau. Canada’s Liberal government rode to power with a loud-and-clear message that it would support this country’s scientists, who felt neglected and even outright antagonized under the previous government of Stephen Harper.
But, six months later, many of Canada’s young scientists say they might have to shut down their labs, abandon their research, and even leave the country for greener pastures, because of what they see as a crisis within the government’s own funding arm—a crisis that predates the Liberals, but has continued under them. More...