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Top American scientists just lost their jobs. Canada is rolling out the welcome mat (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 3 weeks ago by HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is aiming to cut 20,000 jobs at agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Scientists overseeing cancer research, vaccine and drug approvals, public health and tobacco regulations are also among 10,000 already laid off. Public health experts say the mass firings could have catastrophic impacts for the U.S. and the world.

"Some of the top public health experts in the world just lost their jobs," said former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden.

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[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

My first instinct was the same as yours, bring in the talent.

But what about the Canadian talent? Please don't take this as anti-immigration or anti-American (outside of the patriotically responsible amount given the current situation ...).

How do we balance training and promoting our own and not just shuffling them to the side when there is a glut on the market?