Organization: Standing Committee on Science and Research

Invest in people, Science and Research Committee recommends

The Standing Committee on Science and Research this week tabled its first report, which recommends greater integration of federal granting council activity and a focus on investing in the people who participate in scientific enterprises.

Good to Know: Canada first

“We can solve Canadian problems first, and export technologies to the rest of the world.”             Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, University of Saskatchewan, testifying before the Standing Committee on Science and Research on the question of a national science strategy could be applied to Canada’s economic advantage.