NSERC is the primary source of research funding for undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and professor fellowships in Canada. Despite this one example, the vast majority of researchers don't abuse the system. NSERC funds so many people, in so many areas and I hope that this single incident doesn't adversely affect the grant money coming out.
Also, the 2 million dollars that he has received appears to have primarly been put towards his research. The money he spent on his personal life is wrong but he didn't spend 2 million dollars on himself.
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