On May 1, the people behind Canada's scientific research walked off the job. Thousands of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from 49 universities and scientific institutions were protesting the lack of a wage increase in 20 years. Not only does the low real value of Canada's graduate scholarships and fellowships force our best and brightest to live in poverty, but it causes harm.
Dr. Prentice, could you expand on how this underfunding impacts academic pay inequity?