Originally published in Research Money: https://researchmoneyinc.com/article/the-economics-of-exclusion-why-canada-s-budget-leaves-its-future-behind- Budget 2025 offers a clear signal about Canada’s long-term priorities, and it also reveals a quiet but consequential gap. Only one percent of federal spending is directed toward Canadian youth, a group that today makes up 19 percent of Canada’s population. At first glance, this may seem like a narrow budgetary detail; however,

Photo by PiggyBank  on Unsplash The Trump administration’s escalating actions against the U.S. science establishment – from budget cuts to political interference – will have far-reaching consequences for the US and globally. Canada is likely to be significantly affected, given the deep entanglement between our research institutions and U.S. counterparts. At the same time, it opens new opportunities, if we can step up our game to capitalize on them. Proposals to reduce funding

Source: Unsplash In his October 20, 2025 opinion piece for The Hill Times , "Innovation for a public purpose", Institute for Collaborative Innovation President David Watters argues that all federal support for innovation should be designed to serve a clear public purpose. He writes that since public money is used by governments to support innovation, its effectiveness must be measured by the public benefits it provides to citizens to improve their quality of life. David also

ICI Canada Founder David Watters , Executive Director Rahim Rezaie , and Ryan Deschamps teamed up to write an Op-ed featured in The...

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We are pleased to announce that David Watters, President of ICI Canada, has been featured in the inaugural launch of GA Lens, a new strategic insights series by Global Advantage Consulting Group.

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