so, what are they actually doing?

it seems like they're centralizing funding decisions into the minister's office. these networks had a lot of autonomy; that was kind of the point. science operates best on peer review.

by pulling funding decisions directly into the minister's office, they'll be able to approve or deny projects based on their political interests.

and, we'll see what happens to stem-cell research in the medium term.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-launches-new-research-fund-to-push-beyond-the-frontiers-of-canadian-science-702060001.html