Canada budget boosts student aid and biomedical science

Trudeau backs spending despite deep deficit, yet still disappoints academic researchers

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April 22, 2021

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April 22, 2021

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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - October 7, 2016 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to tap the keg to open Oktoberfest.

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