Paul Dufour

A brief history of science advice and key advisors in Canada

Paul Dufour
September 30, 2020

Science advisors play essential players in the discourse around evidence and data to inform decision-making, especially during the pandemic. Here is a sketch of the key Canadian science advisors over the past decades.

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Organizations: Carnegie Group, Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, International Network of Government Science Advice (INGSA), Ministry of State for Science and Technology (MOSST), National Research Council (NRC), National Science Advisor (NSA), Office of the Chief Science Advisor, Science Council of Canada, and University of Ottawa
People: Alastair Gillespie, Arthur Carty, CJ  (Jack) Mackenzie, Emilio Daddario, Lester B. Pearson, Louis Berlinguet, Mona Nemer, Robert Uffen, and William Golden
Topics: science advice and science advice to government

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