Jobs, programs will disappear as Alberta Innovates gets more 'efficient,' minister says

By Janet French. Jobs and programs are worth sacrificing to end confusion and trim bureaucracy at the government agency that funds Alberta health researchers and gets entrepreneurs’ ideas to market, says Deron Bilous, minister of economic development and trade.
Describing the consolidation of four Alberta Innovates corporations as a “very tough decision” prompted by low oil prices, Bilous would not reveal how many jobs are on the line or how much funding will now be available to researchers and inventors. Read more...