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Nature 421, 880 (27 February 2003) | doi:10.1038/421880b

Open Innovation Challenges

Canada boosts spending on science

David Spurgeon

The farewell budget from Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, announced on 18 February, contains substantial spending hikes in many areas, including science.As Chrétien enters his final year in government, Canada is the only country in the group of seven leading economic powers that is expected to record a surplus in 2002–03 — and most of that surplus will be spent in the new budget.