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Hundreds of scientists rally for more federal funding

Hundreds ofscientistsand researchers will meet at the Capitol on Thursday to demand a price increase.

Organizers of the Let's Support Our Science rally have said they will submit an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Science and Innovation François-Philippe Champagne, which has been signed by thousands of scientists to take more action. Over 60 meters long.

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17} The group says many postdoctoral scholars are funded by three federal agencies, but in many cases the scholarships are below minimum wage.

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They also found that graduate students hadn't seen a pay rise since 2003, and postdoctoral fellows' wages is his 12.5% ​​in this 19 years.

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As a result, many researchers leave their countries or leave their fields entirely.

The group wants the federal government to raise the value of its funds by 48% to meet her post-2003 inflation, and increase graduate scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships by 50%. increase.

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