Whither science in the Canadian ministry?

There’s no longer a standalone science minister in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, but that doesn’t mean the spotlight on science has to dim.

The innovation minister’s mandate includes ensuring that the prime minister and cabinet receive regular briefings from her on cross-government science priorities. On Feb. 6, Chief Science Adviser Mona Nemer, left, sat down with Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and parliamentary secretary Will Amos.Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Opinion

BY PAUL DUFOUR

February 12, 2020

With the elimination of the standalone science minister in the Trudeau administration, some in the research community have expressed concern that this has downgraded the future of science and its clout within government. But it is worth remembering that science and its constituency have always had c...

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