SRSR Committee Report

Dissenting Opinion of His Majesty’s Official Opposition

Regarding the Distribution of Federal Government Funding among Canada’s Post-Secondary Institutions

The Conservative Party of Canada disagrees with the recommendations in this report that call for unfunded spending. Research and innovation are of vital importance to Canada’s future and in order to ensure the long term well-being of Canada’s post-secondary institutions, as well as the students and teachers who compose them, it is vital for everyone to remember that for every additional dollar spent the government must first find a dollar that it will save rather than imposing debts upon future generations through reckless spending. Reckless spending leads to runaway inflation which leads to life becoming increasingly unaffordable for more and more Canadians.

Furthermore, it should be reiterated that the research Tri-councils are already obligated to commit “to develop and implement effective and equitable policies”[1] and yet they have failed to deal with the various problems including the growth of anti-Semitic incidents on campus and have even funded researchers who have used these resources for partisan interference in elections.[2] Canadians expect and deserve better.