BEST report confirms urgent need for new resources for federal S&T

A major new report on the role of the federal government in performing science and technology (S&T) is breathing new life into the push for increased funding for in-house research capacity. The Council of Science and Technology Advisors (CSTA) has weighed in with an eye opening assessment on the state of federal S&T, calling for urgent action on a number of fronts to avoid what it views as a rapid deterioration in the government's ability to fulfill its S&T mandate to support the health, safety and economic well-being of Canadians.