Science Council of Canada
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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 scientists, with the civil servants removed.
It published a number of reports on various topics, according to the agendas of the individuals on the Council.
It served, to some extent, a similar function as the former President's Scientific Advisory Committee in the United States.
It published a number of reports on various topics, according to the agendas of the individuals on the Council.
It served, to some extent, a similar function as the former President's Scientific Advisory Committee in the United States.
Chairmen
- Omond SolandtOmond SolandtOmond McKillop Solandt, CC, OBE, CD, FRSC was an important Canadian scientist who was the first Chairman of the Canadian Defence Research Board.-Career:...
, Roger GaudryRoger GaudryRoger Gaudry, was a Canadian chemist, businessman, corporate director, and former rector of the Université de Montréal....
, Josef KatesJosef KatesDr. Josef Kates is a Canadian engineer whose achievements include designing the first digital game-playing machine, and the world's first automated traffic signalling system.-Background:...
, Claude FortierClaude FortierClaude Fortier, was a Canadian physiologist and expert on the pituitary gland.From 1974 to 1975, he was the President of the Royal Society of Canada.-Honours:* In 1970, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada....
, Stuart Lyon SmithStuart Lyon SmithStuart Lyon Smith is a politician, psychiatrist, academic and public servant in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1982, and led the Ontario Liberal Party for most of this period....
, Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, Janet Halliwell.