U15 Presentation before HoC Standing Committee on Finance

Presentation to House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance by U15 Vice-Chair, Dr. Elizabeth Cannon, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Calgary

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

As president of the University of Calgary and vice-chair of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities, I’d like to thank the committee for its invitation to participate in its pre-budget hearings.

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2013

Statements & Releases

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