Science Council of Canada
- Science Council of Canada
The Science Council of Canada was a Canadian governmental advisory board existing from 1966 to 1993. It originally had 25 scientists and senior civil servants, later expanded to 40 natural and physical sciences, with the civil servants removed. ["Science Council of Canada" by Leslie Millin and Guy Stead in "The Canadian Encyclopedia." [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC827815 (article)] ]
It published a number of reports on various topics, ["Browsing Science Research at the Federal Level in Canada: History, Research Activities and Publications" (review) by Hull, James in "The Canadian Historical Review" 86(3)569-571, 2005, [http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/canadian_historical_review/v086/86.3hull.html abstract] ] according to the agendas of the individuals on the Council. ["Sustainability in historical perspective: Canada's conserver society studies revisited." by Stanley shapiro in "Journal of Business Administration and Policy Analysis" January 2002 [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9938029_ITM summary] ]
It served to some extent a similar function as the former President's Scientific Advisory Committee in the United States.
Chairmen
*Omond Solandt, Roger Gaudry, Joseph Kates, Claude Fortier, Stuart L. Smith, Geraldine Kenney-Wallace , Janet Halliwell.
References
See also
*Science, Technology and Innovation Council (Canada) 2007-
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