Category: Advocacy
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CAN President Charles Bourque participation in the Canadian Science Policy Conference as panelist
Professor Charles Bourque will participate in the session: Roles & Responsibilities of Academic Science Societies in informing Policy: Lessons & Observations from Around the World – November 17th at 8:30 via zoom, as part of the Canadian Science Policy Conference which takes place virtually this year. Take a look at the whole program here: https://sciencepolicyconference.ca/program-2020-2/ Panel description…
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CAN Hill week is taking place November 2-6, 2020, virtually
We are very excited to be organizing the first ever CAN Hill week, which will take place November 2 -6 2020, virtually. Our objective is to advocate for more funding for fundamental research in Canada through CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC. We have over 25 meetings organized in which over 50 CAN neuroadvocates will participate. Follow…
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CAN publishes an article in MacLean’s and Chatelaine magazine
The article was published in MacLean’s in October 2020, in a special section on “Understanding Neurological Conditions”, and re-published in the December 2020 edition of Chatelaine, in a special section on “Managing Chronic Conditions”. It was also published online on the healthinsight.ca website.
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CAN Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finances
We have made the following recommendations Recommendation 1: That the government of Canada provide a one-time 25% increase in investment in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for research restart and recovery from the setback of the…
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COVID impact survey results
Thank you to all our members and colleagues who responsed to our survey on the impact of COVID-19 on researchers and laboratories in Canada. The full results of the survey are available here: CAN-ACN survey on impact of COVID-19 on researchers and laboratories in Canada This data will be used to support our recommendations to…
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CAN publishes in a Toronto Star insert on Brain Health
CAN President Katalin Toth was featured in a campaign on Brain Health which was published in The Star on March 13, 2020. Read the article on thestar.com: Brain health is a priority for all Canadians
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CAN participation in SfN’s Hill Day
CAN participation in SfN’s Hill Day CAN was invited by SfN to participate once again in SfN’s Hill Day, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on March 5, 2020. CAN Vice-President Charles Bourque and CAN Past-President and current member of SfN’s GPA committee Jaideep Bains were present for this important event. Each was paired with…
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CAN January 2020 Report on advocacy
CAN-ACN Annual Advocacy report – January 2020 Presented to SfN’s Government and Public Affairs committee by Jaideep Bains, CAN past president and GPA member. The Canadian Association for Neuroscience has developed an active and efficient advocacy program over the last years thanks to the important support provided by the Society for Neuroscience. CAN will continue…
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CAN Parliament Hill Day – March 31st, 2020 – Call for participants
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is planning a day on Parliament Hill to advocate for increased federal funding for scientific research, through increased investments in the three main granting councils of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council…
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Science was not an Election 2019 issue – but it should be a priority for the next Government
By Tarik Möröy and Katalin Tóth — published in National Newswatch — Oct 25 2019 During Election 2019, the issue of poorly funded scientific research in Canada was not addressed by the major Parties and their leaders. Now, scientists across the country are concerned that they will not have the needed Federal support to make…