Can we all agree, that it has been great to have a GoC who believe in science? Soon after winning in 2015, they set out to correct the damages done to Canada's Science file - caused by previous Harper govt (see link in next threaded comment, for info on Harper's war on science)
2/ Here is just one (of many) articles on the way Harper allowed his, and his cabinet's, anti-science ideology to hurt Canada's scientific community smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…
3/ and here's an Aug 2019 article about what had been done up to that point, to reverse prev damage inflicted by SH sciencehttps://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/08/16/news/how-trudeau-government-reversed-harpers-anti-science-agenda nationalobserver.com/2019/08/16/new…
Should have included today's announcement info. Top of thread refers to the initial funding from GoC mid-March. Today, April 23rd, new funding announced: Federal government announces $1.1B plan to fight COVID-19 (breakdown in the screenshot from CBC) 
