IDRC

New IDRC Appointments: DFAIT Takeover?

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The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) announced yesterday that several vacant seats on its near empty Board of Governors were filled.  The appointment of four new members and the reappointment of a former Conservative cabinet minister bring the Board back to quorum for the time being and should enable the IDRC to resume any normal … Read more

Is the IDRC the Next Target?

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This post originally appeared on the Ottawa Citizen Aid & Development Blog on 2013/05/30. Canada’s present government has not cultivated a strong reputation when it comes to evidence-based policy or support for science and research. This has manifested in the muzzling of government scientists, the cancellation of the 2011 mandatory long-form census and the defunding … Read more