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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Science and Research (SRSR)

45th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 29

Monday, March 23, 2026, 3:30 p.m. to 5:33 p.m.

Room 125-B, West Block

Webcast

Presiding

Salma Zahid, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Mario Beaulieu for Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois)

• Kurt Holman for Kelly DeRidder (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Kelsey Brennan, Analyst

• Grégoire Gayard, Analyst

Governance and Accountability of Federal Science Policy and Institutions

Witnesses

AI Governance and Safety Canada

• Wyatt Tessari L'Allié, Founder and Executive Director

BioCanRx

• Dr. Stéphanie Michaud, President and Chief Executive Officer

Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

• Karine Morin, President and Chief Executive Officer

Genome Canada

• Robert Annan, President and Chief Executive Officer

Tech-Access Canada

• Ken Doyle, Executive Director

University of Toronto

• Prof. Timothy Chan, Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(i) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, February 9, 2025, the committee resumed its study of governance and accountability of federal science policy and institutions.

Wyatt Tessari L'Allié, Stéphanie Michaud and Robert Annan made statements and answered questions.

At 4:31 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 4:35 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Karine Morin, Ken Doyle and Timothy Chan made statements and answered questions.

Motion

Vincent Neil Ho moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(i), the Standing Committee on Science and Research invite:

(a) the President of the Canadian Space Agency to appear before the Committee for one (1) meeting for no less than two (2) hours to discuss their mandate and other related matters;

(b) the Chief Statistician of Statistics Canada to appear before the Committee for one (1) meeting for no less than two (2) hours to discuss their mandate and other related matters;

(c) the President of the National Research Council to appear before the Committee for one (1) meeting for no less than two (2) hours to discuss their mandate and other related matters;

(d) the Chief Science Advisor to appear before the Committee for one (1) meeting for no less than two (2) hours to discuss their mandate and other related matters; and

(e) the Chair of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to appear before the Committee for one (1) meeting for no less than two (2) hours to discuss their mandate and other related matters.

That the foregoing five (5) meetings shall be conducted and scheduled separately on different dates from one another; and that the Committee report its findings and recommendations to the House.

Debate arose thereon.

Amendment

Taleeb Noormohamed moved, — That the motion be amended by deleting paragraph (e) and by replacing the words “five (5) meetings” with the words “four (4) meetings”.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Taleeb Noormohamed and it was agreed to.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(i), the Standing Committee on Science and Research invite:

(a) the President of the Canadian Space Agency to appear before the Committee for one (1) meeting for no less than two (2) hours to discuss their mandate and other related matters;

(b) the Chief Statistician of Statistics Canada to appear before the Committee for one (1) meeting for no less than two (2) hours to discuss their mandate and other related matters;

(c) the President of the National Research Council to appear before the Committee for one (1) meeting for no less than two (2) hours to discuss their mandate and other related matters;

(d) the Chief Science Advisor to appear before the Committee for one (1) meeting for no less than two (2) hours to discuss their mandate and other related matters; and

That the foregoing four (4) meetings shall be conducted and scheduled separately on different dates from one another; and that the Committee report its findings and recommendations to the House.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 5:33 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Cédric Taquet

Clerk of the committee