Mr. Philippe-Olivier Giroux at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On October 25th, 2006. See this statement in context.

October 25th, 2006 / 9:55 a.m.

President, Conseil national des cycles supérieurs, Quebec Federation of University Students

That's correct. What's called core funding for universities in fact represents their operating budget. Research is funded by other means. In the first rank are the following three agencies: the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

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