A parliamentary committee has amended a controversial order that seeks 25 years’ worth of data on researchers who applied for health and science grants.

The Standing Committee on Health and Research had originally sought details on student and faculty applications to three agencies between 2000 and 2025 but now says it will accept anonymized, high-level data that better preserves privacy.

The motion seeks information collected by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which each doles out millions in annual funding.

Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed put forward the amended motion Wednesday, saying it would have cost more than $4 million to fulfil the previous, more

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