Research Positions: Canadian Press and Speech Wednesday

research positions: Science Minister Kirsty Duncan speaks in Ottawa on Dec 15, 2016, according to Huffington Post Canada. Photo Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press They're dismal, Duncan said in an interview with The Canadian Press. On her way to give a speech Wednesday to Canada's university presidents in Montreal, Kirsty Duncan was handed the latest statistics on the number of men and women among applicants for new Canada Research Chair positions. There were two times more men nominated than women. Canada spends 265 million a year on the program. The Canada Research Chairs program was implemented 17 years ago to create 2,000 research positions at universities across the country to push for excellence in engineering, natural sciences, health sciences, humanities and social sciences. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.