Science and Research committee  Thank you for that question. Can I take this for a few seconds, Sarah? Thank you very much for that question. Of course it's an issue that underlies much of what our institute does. There are a number of programs out there. You mentioned Liber Ero. I'm familiar with that and wi

Science and Research committee  We have been talking about this recommendation for a long time. We have so many research incentive programs, but we don't have a platform where people can find the information they need in order to take advantage of them and fund their work. We have to create some kind of platfor

Science and Research committee  I heard one of the witnesses in the previous group say that the problem isn't that there is a shortage of doctoral or postdoctoral students; there is actually an oversupply, and they can't find jobs in their specialities. A lot of them get discouraged and leave the system, if I c

Science and Research committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee. Thank you for inviting us this evening. My name is Paul Dufour. I'm a senior fellow—emphasis on “senior”—with the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa. With me is Sarah Laframboise. She is associ