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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2025 · 25 MIN

Life-saving HIV/AIDS research at risk as U.S. cuts impact Canadian scientists

from This is Manitoba

Up first on the podcast, a Steinbach manufacturer that sends most of its product south of the border tries to navigate these uncertain times.Neil Fast, president and CEO of Loewen Windows and Doors, speaks with the CBC's Zubina Ahmed about tariffs.Donald Trump has spent weeks threatening to slap tariffs on Canada, but this isn't the first time an American president has made this threat. We talk tariff déjà vu -- and how the past can help us navigate this current political moment.CBC's Marcy Markusa speaks to Len Kuffert, a history professor at the University of Manitoba.As the new U.S. administration makes sweeping cuts to government funding, a research team at the University of Manitoba is at risk of losing its funding for life-saving HIV/AIDS research.Julie Lajoie holds the Francis A. Plummer professorship in global infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba.

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