Canadians I've asked are almost gleeful about rolling out the welcome mat for Americans who have/want to leave the U.S.. "Reverse brain drain! 😁"

But let's also dig deeper & ask where the funds to hire them will be coming from. Will provincial/federal governments pump more funding into universities (& granting councils)? Or will our colleagues on precarious contracts lose their jobs to hire star Americans?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/us-scientists-canada-1.7502527

#CdnPSE #USpol #CdnPoli

Top American scientists just lost their jobs. Canada is rolling out the welcome mat | CBC News

What would it take to bring American scientists north? Increasing research funding — as well as costs for things that make research possible — would be a good start, say experts. 

CBC