Prometheus The Supremo
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i hope the smart minds that work in this sector figure out a way to get funding back. i hope they just don't shrug it off and move south of the border to greener pastures.
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Keith, it is a profound waste of all the money spent thus far to shut down the programme at this point. Canada has invested hundreds of millions to build a cluster in genome research, and we're going to shut it down with a budget that has millions for cruise ships on the Saguenay, tax credits for hockey skates, and hundreds of millions more for cultural programmes? I don't think that Genome Canada is a frill. It is an investment in our economic future, and it's plain stupid to shut it down.
Imagine the pandering to Quebec and the Maritimes if the old guard Liberals had their hand at the till during this time period.
There are indeed a few vocal critics of the Federal Government's decision, Sam Weiss from U of C comes to mind, but the reality is that the Tri-Councils and Universities themselves seem to be generally quite supportive of the announcements in Budget 2009.
With the passage of time since this thread began, Canadian researchers have been celebrated for their work on stem cell research and we now know the minister responsible for science is not that bright....go figure.
I hate to get all Lloyd Benson to your Dan Quail here, but I know Minister Goodyear, and I'll put his intellectual chops up against 95 per cent of the population's anyday. Gary is at his core a science guy, a kinesiologist and chiropractor by trade, he was and is an excellent choice for Science Minister, end of sentence.
Evidence against:
- is a chiropractor
My friend is doing his masters and mentioned that his lab is getting new elevators while they could use funds for their actual research.
Is Goodyear a science guy?
Evidence for:
- ungodlycrosscheck knows him and says so
Evidence against:
- doesn't believe in/understand evolution
- is a chiropractor