2018 Advocacy archives

CAN participation in the advocacy reception at SfN18

Jaideep Bains at the SfN advocacy reception

CAN President Jaideep Bains was invited to present CAN Advocacy efforts at the advocacy reception at SfN18 in San Diego, California.

CAN advocacy officer Julie Poupart presented a poster on Neuroscience advocacy strategies in Canada. View the poster here:

Opportunities to participate in #yourbudget2019 consultations of the the FINA committee of the House of Commons.

The permanent committee on Finances of the House of Commons of Canada have announced dates of the in-person consultations in advance of Budget 2019.

These are great opportunities to highlight the importance of increased funding for health research in Canada, and supporting the next generation of scientists.

The first is in Ottawa, Sept 26th at 6:45. Details here.

Other dates include

1 October: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2 October: Saint John, New Brunswick
3 October: Québec City, Quebec
4 October: Oshawa, Ontario
5 October: Toronto, Ontario
15 October: Whitehorse, Yukon
16 October: Victoria, British Columbia
17 October: Edmonton, Alberta
18 October: Winnipeg, Manitoba.

http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/FINA/news-release/10008777

Exact locations and hours are posted on the FINA committee website a few days in advance.

http://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/FINA

2018-08-03: Read CAN-ACN’s submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for the consultations in advance of budget 2019, calling for increased investment in the three main granting councils of Canada and in the next generation of Canadian scientists.

https://can-acn.org/documents/2018/CAN-FINA-submission-final-20180803.pdf