Canadian science meets parliament: building relationships between scientists and policymakers

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dc.contributor.authorZhao, Jiaying
dc.contributor.authorAzad, Meghan B.
dc.contributor.authorBertrand, Erin M.
dc.contributor.authorBurton, Cole
dc.contributor.authorCrooks, Valorie A.
dc.contributor.authorDawson, Jackie
dc.contributor.authorFord, Adam T.
dc.contributor.authorKaida, Angela
dc.contributor.authorKrishnaswamy, Arjun
dc.contributor.authorKuok, Chikin
dc.contributor.authorMah, Catherine L.
dc.contributor.authorMcTaggart, Matt
dc.contributor.authorMoehring, Amanda J.
dc.contributor.authorRobert, Dominique
dc.contributor.authorSchulte-Hostedde, Albrecht
dc.contributor.authorSparling, Heather
dc.contributor.authorDe Vera, Mary A.
dc.contributor.authorWaterman, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Trushar R.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-11T18:34:32Z
dc.date.available2024-07-11T18:34:32Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 license (CC BY-NC 4.0) applies.
dc.description.abstractThe first Science Meets Parliament event in Canada was held in November 2018 in Ottawa, where twenty-eight Tier II Canada Research Chairs (a specific class of Canadian university professor acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field) from diverse disciplines met with forty-three Members of Canadian Parliament and Senators. The main goal of this event was to facilitate communication between these two key pillars of the society, to promote mutual understanding of the nature of their respective work, roles, and responsibilities, and to build long-term relationships. Here, we, representatives of the first cohort of scientists to participate in the program, summarize our experiences and lessons learned from this event, as well as our assessment of the benefits of attending this event for scientists, policy decision-makers, and institutions. Furthermore, we provide suggestions for similar future events in Canada and elsewhere.
dc.identifier.citationZhao, J., Azad, M. B., Bertrand, E. M., Burton, C., Crooks, V. A., Dawson, J., Ford, A. T., Kaida, A., Krishnaswamy, A., Kuok, C., Mah, C. L., McTaggart, M., Moehring, A. J., Robert, D., Schulte-Hostedde, A., Sparling, H., De Vera, M. A., Waterman, S., & Patel, T. R. (2021). Canadian science meets Parliament: Building relationships between scientists and policymakers. Science and Public Policy, 48(4), 447-450. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scz062
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6813
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of British Columbia
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Manitoba
dc.publisher.institutionDalhousie University
dc.publisher.institutionSimon Fraser University
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Ottawa
dc.publisher.institutionMcGill University
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Toronto
dc.publisher.institutionRoyal Military College of Canada
dc.publisher.institutionWestern University
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Québec at Rimouski
dc.publisher.institutionLaurentian University
dc.publisher.institutionCape Breton University
dc.subjectScience policy
dc.subjectScience communication
dc.subjectOutreach
dc.subjectPolitical engagement
dc.subjectCanadian Parliament
dc.subjectCanada Research Chair
dc.subject.lcshScience and state--Canada
dc.subject.lcshCommunication in science--Canada
dc.subject.lcshCanada. Parliament
dc.subject.lcshCanada Research Chairs
dc.titleCanadian science meets parliament: building relationships between scientists and policymakers
dc.typeArticle
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