CANADIAN RESEARCH STIMULUS FALLS SHORT
April 1st, 2009
By Emma Jackson
The conservative government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised stimulus for almost every sector, but stimulus for post-secondary education has tended to favour - claims the country's National Post newspaper commentator Don Martin - "buildings over brains."
In January's 2009 budget, CDN$2 billion was earmarked for infrastructure spending at post-secondary institutions, with 70% reserved for universities and 30% for community colleges. The federal government is to pay up to half the cost of approved projects. ...
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