In this episode, SPE volunteer Cissy Suen interviews Paul Dufour, who is an expert on Canadian science policy and a past board member of SPE, about his blog piece on a 1973 senate committee report on science policy in Canada and how that relates to Canadian science policy today. The links to the editorial as well as a book recommendation by Paul can be found below.
Editorial piece by Paul Dufour in the CSPC editorial series: https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/senate-committee-releases-its-full-report-on-a-science-policy-for-canada-and-provides-recommendations-for-renewed-government-organization/
Paul's recommended book from this episode:
First Principles: The Crazy Business of Doing Serious Science
https://www.amazon.ca/First-Principles-Business-Serious-Science/dp/1554701759
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We sincerely thank Paul Dufour for this valuable discussion and we acknowledge the contributions of the team that made this podcast episode possible:
- Interview by Cissy Suen
- Script writing by Madhura Lotlikar and Gloria Lau
- Audio edition by Noa Kemp
- Podcast production by Jonathan Caballero