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Chief scientist, Documents and Central Bureau of Counterfeits

The Chief Scientist and his office play a pivotal role in bringing leadership and coherence to Health Canada’s scientific responsibilities and activities by championing the principles of alignment, linkages and excellence espoused by the Council of Science and Technology Advisors.

The Chief Scientist and his office play a pivotal role in bringing leadership and coherence to Health Canada’s scientific responsibilities and activities by championing the principles of alignment, linkages and excellence espoused by the Council of Science and Technology Advisors.

1. Welcomes the EU’s leadership on climate change mitigation and adaptation, including the creation of knowledge, skills, jobs and growth that it brings; notes the crucial need for a global ambitious, legally binding agreement – containing a strong commitment to remain within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2C scenario – to be concluded in Paris, and stresses that continued EU leadership requires the full commitment of all parties to this agreement if it is to be an effective means of averting climate change; insists on regular, transparent performance evaluations – including on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) – based on the most up-to-date scientific ...[+++] data and technology and in accordance with the Seventh Environment Action Programme;

One danger I anticipate, if there is one chief scientist for the whole of the Government of Canada who will call the priorities for all departments, or could set the priorities for all departments, is it would create a situation where we may spend time discussing the perspective of the chief scientist, whether he is from the area of medical research, or the field of environmental research, etc.