This probably affects Canada and all scientific circles, because sometimes success breeds success. We need to ensure that openness, inclusion and diversity are kept in mind when evaluating research projects and invitations to tender. If we don't do this, a small number of researchers will be working on a small number of subjects and there will be huge gaps in several areas. What's more, it's never good to always have the same bosses, the same thinkers, the same ideas.
In my career, I've often been a bit of an outsider. My research focused on the heart, even though I had never studied that organ. I didn't come with any background, which was very good, I think. That's important.