Canadian Perimeter Institute funding confirmed by Prime Minister Trudeau

CBC News : On 15 April, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau affirmed the country’s 2016 budget allocation of Can$50 million over the next five years for the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario. An independent think tank established by entrepreneur Mike Lazaridis in 1999, the Perimeter Institute provides not just high-level theoretical research but also educational outreach and a popular series of lectures on physics. The Canadian government began including funding for the institute in its budget several years ago to help promote that research and education. While answering questions from the press, Trudeau impressed and surprised both the media and the researchers in attendance with his ability to give a clear explanation of the significance of the institute’s research into quantum computing.