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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Science and Research (SRSR)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 10
Thursday, April 28, 2022, 6:31 p.m. to 9:21 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Hon. Kirsty Duncan, Chair (Liberal)

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• Leah Gazan for Richard Cannings (NDP)
• Pat Kelly for Marilyn Gladu (Conservative)
• Richard Lehoux for Ryan Williams (Conservative)
• Wayne Long for Stéphane Lauzon (Liberal)
• James Maloney for Stéphane Lauzon (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Grégoire Gayard, Analyst
• Thai Nguyen, Analyst
Top Talent, Research and Innovation
As an individual
• Thomas Bell, Professor, Imperial College London
• David Wolfe, Professor and Co-Director, Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
• Shiri Marom Breznitz, Associate Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars
• Edris Madadian, Chair
Dalhousie University
• Alice Aiken, Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Quebec Student Union
• Jonathan Desroches, President
Université du Québec
• Etienne Carbonneau, Executive Advisor, Governmental Relations
• Céline Poncelin de Raucourt, Vice-President, Teaching and Research
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(i) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, the committee commenced its study of top talent, research and innovation.

Thomas Bell, Jonathan Desroches and David Wolfe made statements and answered questions.

At 7:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Shiri Marom Breznitz, Alice Aiken and Céline Poncelin de Raucourt made statements and answered questions.

At 8:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 8:33 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Edris Madadian made a statement and answered questions.

At 9:06 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:11 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

Committee Business
The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That the committee undertakes a study of big science in Canada through travel in the fall of 2022 to Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, SNOLAB, TRIUMF, Canada Light Source, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, focusing on how previous funding has been used, and how future investment can help advance the research efforts of these leading Canadian Institutions.

At 9:21 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Leif-Erik Aune
Clerk of the committee