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Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed

Brian Owens · August 7, 2025 ·

Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear.

Researchers in Canada are pushing back against a 15% budget cut that Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to impose on most government departments. They argue that reducing spending on scientific research would go against Carney’s own emphasis on investing in the country’s future. Read more in Science.

Science budget, Canada, policy

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