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Feds shift funds away from basic science research to business-driven applied research programs

Striving to make Canadian industries more competitive in the global marketplace by helping them generate and commercialize innovative products is the right aim, but the Conservative approach will do more harm than good if it continues to take money away from basic scientific research.

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BY NDP MP KENNEDY STEWART
September 7, 2012

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Feds shift funds away from basic science research to business-driven applied research programs

Striving to make Canadian industries more competitive in the global marketplace by helping them generate and commercialize innovative products is the right aim, but the Conservative approach will do more harm than good if it continues to take money away from basic scientific research.

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Feds shift funds away from basic science research to business-driven applied research programs

Striving to make Canadian industries more competitive in the global marketplace by helping them generate and commercialize innovative products is the right aim, but the Conservative approach will do more harm than good if it continues to take money away from basic scientific research.

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