Last night on CBC, the National gave a report on the lack of funds for Genome Canada in the new budget by the Conservative government. My colleague Paul Hebert, who is the head of the massive international DNA barcoding project, was featured. This is just one of many areas in which Canada is a world leader but for which a lack of Genome Canada support may mean a huge negative impact.
Critics question lack of new funding for Genome Canada
It’s great that this story is getting so much coverage… just a shame I was watching reruns of the Office on the other side…