Research chairs should be based on merit not gender

Boosting Canada’s image as a leader in science and technology played a large part of Justin Trudeau’s leadership campaign, bringing promise of increased funding and political support for scientific research where Stephen Harper had failed.
The funding portion of the Liberal’s promise has since been witnessed, with $95 million being added to Canada’s primary granting agencies in 2016. However, female scientists are now being treated as “applicants of interest”