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Nature 432, 937 (23 December 2004) | doi:10.1038/432937b; Published online 22 December 2004

Funding review sparks fears for Canadian science

David Spurgeon

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Science agencies may be asked to cut 5% from budgets.

Canadian scientists are anxiously awaiting the results of a government spending review, amid fears that it could reverse the recent spurt in federal support for research.The review, which is scheduled to finish in January, aims to cut the overall federal budget by Can$1 billion (US$820 million) for 2005 and to reallocate Can$12 billion over five years from 'low-' to 'high-priority' areas.