5-03-13 Resolution on Innovation, Science and Technology Policy: National Science Strategy
Submitted by Burnaby Douglas
WHEREAS science requires sustained, consistent and predictable investment, and failing to do so undermines long-term innovative potential;
WHEREAS science includes all major scientific fields of inquiry, including engineering, the social sciences and humanities;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the NDP consult widely with scientists, researchers, businesses, postsecondary institutions, provincial, territorial, and First Nations leaders to reverse the damage done by Conservative policies and cuts, and move Canada to the forefront of the global knowledge economy by developing a Made in Canada National Science Strategy;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the NDP move to match the percentage of GDP invested by the public and private sectors in research and development (GERD) as found in other global leading countries such as the United States
MP Kennedy Stewart spoke in favour of this motion.
Motion passed.