aborsy
6 hours ago
I’m curious how does that $1.2 B lure those researchers?
In my opinion, the only thing that may lure a small number of them is compensation.
jleyank
6 hours ago
There's always a quality of life aspect, the ability to get future funding, the ability to get students and researchers, the ability to travel/present. Academic researchers need all of these things, along with facilities.
If you mean industrial researchers, they need a government or private lab to do their thing. As the US just whacked a number of such labs and related funding, people are a bit more mobile than previously. It might also help that Canada's "just a short hop" away from the US.
For either of these groups, "compensation" is (far?) more than just cash.
aborsy
5 hours ago
The quality of life in Canada has sadly declined in recent years. There is a major housing and affordability crisis, and loss of purchase power.
Carney seems capable, but has a difficult hand.