Canadian businesses are failing to invest adequately in innovation, new technology and R&D, hurting productivity and negatively impacting the composition and quality of work, according to a report by the Centre for Future Work.
Organization: Centre for Future Work
The Short Report – April 27, 2022: Canada-EU research partnership talks, CIHR’s new clinical trials fund, a nationwide platform to study Covid’s impact on children, U de M’s natural life sciences boost, and more.
The EU and Canada move toward formal negotiations on research partnership; CIHR to meet health challenges with a clinical trials fund; a nationwide research network to improve pediatric outcomes, the Courtois Foundation donates $159 million to UdeM for the discovery of new materials, and more.
Aerospace industry calls for more government support, despite significant public subsidies
Canada’s aerospace industry is calling for a national strategy for the sector and more government support for innovation. But critics argue that aerospace is already one of the most subsidized industrial sectors in Canada and, if can’t survive in the global marketplace without continuous public funding, should be allowed to die.
The Short Report, May 13, 2020: Public trust in science rising; new COVID-19 advisory councils created; OneEleven ceases operations; and more
COVID-19 NEWS Canadians’ trust in doctors, scientists and the government has increased since the cornovirus pandemic began, finds public opinion polls from January and repeated on May 1 and May 2. Conducted by Proof Strategies CanTrust Index of Ottawa, the survey found that 76% of Canadians trusted doctors and 70% trusted scientists. The follow up…