‘Refocused’ Spending Won’t Seriously Impact the Canadian Space Agency

In August the federal Liberal government announced it would be refocusing government spending and would initially cut $15 billion over five years. This past week Treasury Board President Anita Anand provided the details on $500 million in cuts from this current fiscal years planned $443 billion budget. The Canadian Space Agency was not spared, having to freeze $8,023,000 in planned spending. There's more to the story than simple cuts, and the governments narrative doesn't quite match reality.