Being an academic scientist is far from cushy. The pay stinks and the government's constantly cut funding based on whatever the hot topic is for the current day. I find many Albertan's also have a hard time sympathizing with government cuts because they are so well off financially. It's hard to comprehend someone fighting tooth and nail to keep a job when people walk away from their 2 year tech program or undergrad and waltz into high paying work with many options for advancement.
This protest has been a long time coming. There have been significant cuts to NSERC and other funding bodies long before Harper ever took the reins.
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