Mr. Robert Asselin, CEO of U15 Canada quoted in Science article by Brian Owens | published on August 7, 2025.
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.
“The prime minister has made the case himself that there’s a difference between investments in our future and day-to-day operational spending,” says Robert Asselin, CEO of U15 Canada, a group of research-intensive universities. “I think it’s clear that research is foundational to our future.”….
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed | Science | AAAS