For some context this is about the total that Canada has spent on supporting health research
@CIHR_IRSC
over the past 20 years. Canada does not lack the $ to support research- it lacks the seriousness and ambition to compete globally.
Ottawa's deal to lure VW will cost $16.3B — $3B more than publicly announced, estimates show. What does it all mean with Stellantis talks still on? Latest from me and
@robertbenzie
here: via
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@bradwouters
@CIHR_IRSC
Perhaps it’s time for the Hon
@FP_Champagne
to seriously address this discrepancy in relationship to
#HealthResearch
, an area in which the return on investment potential for Canada is very high.
@cafreeland
@AnitaAnandMP
@JustinTrudeau
@KevinSmithUHN
@mdiemanuele
@DoctorAndySmith
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@bradwouters
@CIHR_IRSC
It’s worse than that because that same innovation in health research creates innovation, cures and very high quality jobs. The battery plant will have no corporate head office jobs, no R&D jobs and no finance jobs. And it can leave at the drop of a hat. It’s a tragic waste.
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@bradwouters
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Imagine if just half of these funds went into mental health and poverty programs?
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