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Absurd federal “research” grants burn over $1 billion yearly

A taxpayers’ advocacy group is raising the alarm over federal research grants that it says are funding “bizarre and irrelevant academic studies.”

Walid Tamtam
Oct 30, 2025
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A taxpayers’ advocacy group is raising the alarm over federal research grants that it says are funding “bizarre and irrelevant academic studies.”

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says more than $1 billion in annual spending by the federal Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is supporting projects unlike…

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