Eric M. Meslin

Eric M. Meslin is the former president and CEO of the Council of Canadian Academies; former executive director of the U.S. National Bioethics Advisory Commission under president Bill Clinton, and adjunct professor at Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto.

The unique Canada-U.S. science partnership as remembered through a special science adviser

At a time when public debate often rewards disruption and division, D. Allan Bromley’s career reminds us of the value of another approach: the patient work of building trust, sustaining institutions, and finding common ground among people and countries with shared interests.

opinion | BY ERIC M. MESLIN, PAUL DUFOUR, JEFF KINDER | July 2, 2026