Canada's leading research universities delivered the warning to a House of Commons committee that began a clause-by-clause review of the Liberals' foreign interference bill Monday.
could have an unintended “chilling effect” on international partnerships, meaning Canada misses out on cutting-edge opportunities.
In a written brief to the Commons committee, U15 Canada expresses concern about the reporting requirements under the registry, given the extensive international networks of research co-operation.“It is simply impossible for large research-intensive universities to track individual research collaborations across their institutions and report this on the registry” within the required 14 days, the submission says.
Such a requirement could “significantly infringe” on academic freedom and “limit the pursuit of open science and free exchange of ideas,” U15 Canada says.Universities Canada, which represents 96 universities across the country, says in its submission to the Commons committee that the transparency registry could capture information relating to a political or governmental process “that is communicated or disseminated by any means, including social media.
“The requirement for further registration risks stifling Canadian research by creating duplicative administrative processes and may not consider other research security policies that universities have implemented in recent years.”
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