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STEMM Representation In The 43rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Submitted by Farah Qaiser on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 10:44

We found that nearly 18% of Members of Provincial Parliament in Ontario have a credential related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or medicine

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Vote Science: Meet the candidates with a STEMM background In Ontario’s provincial election

Submitted by Farah Qaiser on Thu, 05/19/2022 - 14:59

In collaboration with Elect STEM, E4D volunteers reviewed which of the candidates running for office in the 2022 Ontario provincial election have a degree or background in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine (STEMM)

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Leigh Paulseth. A scientist who ran for office

Why I ran for office, and how to support more scientists as candidates

Submitted by Leigh Paulseth on Thu, 05/19/2022 - 12:42

In this guest blog post, Leigh Paulseth recounts why she ran as a Green Party candidate during the 2021 federal election, and how we can better support scientists who choose to run for public office

By Leigh Paulseth

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Lessons Learned from S2PA

Lessons Learned from E4D’s Science to Policy Accelerator

Submitted by Caitlin Fowler on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 11:55

E4D hosted 25 early-career researchers for our inaugural Science to Policy Accelerator program. Here’s a snapshot of what we learned together.

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2022 Federal Budget. Image shows a stack of coins.

Budget 2022: Investments in innovation outpace support for science

Submitted by Rachael Maxwell on Thu, 04/07/2022 - 19:47

Today, the Government of Canada tabled its 2022 budget. With Canada reaching its highest inflation rate (and climbing) in three decades, this budget focuses on affordability and fiscal balance. There are flagship investments in building affordable homes and transitioning to a green economy, as well as boosts to defence spending and a budding new dental plan.

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