Canada is back? Not so fast when talking international science

It will take more than bureaucratic tinkering or Justin Trudeau's star power to get Canada back to playing a significant role in the world of scientific diplomacy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan, right, announced medical researcher Mona Nemer, left, as the government's new chief scientist in September, but the government still has a ways to go in improving its international science and technology performance, writes Daryl Copeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DARYL COPELAND

December 6, 2017

Were the earth to be equipped with a collision warning system, the alarm would almost certainly be clanging incessantly. A plurality of expert opinion is now convinced that the health of the planet is deteriorating and that, as a dire...

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