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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 25
Monday, December 5, 2022, 6:32 p.m. to 9:24 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Hon. Kirsty Duncan, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Kelsey Brennan, Analyst
• Grégoire Gayard, Analyst
As an individual
• Guy Rouleau, Director, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
BioCanRx
• Stéphanie Michaud, President and Chief Executive Officer
• John Bell, Scientific Director
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
• Joseph McBrearty, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ocean Frontier Institute
• Anya Waite, Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director
U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities
• Chad Gaffield, Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(i) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, September 26, 2022, the committee resumed its study of international moonshot programs.

Chad Gaffield and Anya Waite made statements and answered questions.

At 7:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:35 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Guy Rouleau, Stéphanie Michaud, John Bell and Joseph McBrearty made statements and answered questions.

At 8:34 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 8:40 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That the next study that the committee undertakes be the study of citizen scientists.

It was agreed, — That, in relation to the committee’s study of citizen scientists, members be invited to submit their initial lists of proposed witnesses to the clerk no later than Monday, January 9, 2023.

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(i), the committee study the long-term impacts of the gender and diversity pay gap for faculty at Canadian universities, including (i) the percentage and monetary gaps across institutions, (ii) what these gaps mean for monthly, annual, and retirement pay, (iii) what biases cause these gaps, (iv) what universities have done to address these gaps and whether their efforts are sufficient or not, and (v) what is needed to address these long-standing problems; that the committee allocate a minimum of eight hours to this study and report its findings to the House; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report.

At 9:24 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Keelan Buck
Clerk of the committee