Research

Who’s Really Funding Research at Canadian Universities?

You know those catchy bits about “we’re investing in research and development” that have found their way into every government budget speech since the…

2 hrs ago • David Clinton

What the End of Academic Research Might Look Like

I’ve already written about parallel crises in Canadian higher education funding, anti-male discrimination, and even relevance. But there may be a much…

Sep 29 • David Clinton

How Foreign Government Funding Impacts Canadian Universities

The real story here is that there’s no data.

Sep 9 • David Clinton

How Global Affairs Canada Manages Research Grants to Foreign Institutions

Through the past decade, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) awarded grants worth around 31 billion dollars to the International Development Assistance Program…

Aug 12 • David Clinton

Do Government Research Grants Support Research?

If you’ve been hanging around The Audit for long enough you’ll have seen my assessments of the limited value of some publicly funded academic research…

Feb 1 • David Clinton

Health Canada's Study on Heat-Related Deaths Is Good, but Misses the Point

Health Canada recently released a study on heat-related morbidity and mortality in Canada.

Nov 23, 2025 • David Clinton

Is Canada Wasting Millions on Redundant Health Studies?

Dr Adam Cifu - over at Sensible Medicine - recently listed ten health-related areas that require exactly zero new research projects.

Sep 11, 2025 • David Clinton

Veterans Affairs: Research Funding

I recently published an attempt to understand how the federal government cares for our veterans.

Jan 9, 2025 • David Clinton

Veterans Affairs: the Big Picture

You wouldn't believe how complicated distributing public money can get

Dec 15, 2024 • David Clinton

The Health Research Funding Scandal Parading in Plain View

Why Can't We See the Canadian Institutes for Health Research-Funded Research We Pay For?

Nov 24, 2024 • David Clinton

Our Government Sponsors "Transformative" Research

Or does it? And is there any way to know for sure?

Feb 25, 2024 • David Clinton

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