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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Science and Research (SRSR)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 39

Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 11:05 a.m. to 1:06 p.m.

Room 330, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

NDP

Richard Cannings

Associate Members present

• Ryan Williams (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Kelsey Brennan, Analyst

• Grégoire Gayard, Analyst

Election of Chair

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2) and the order adopted by the House of Commons on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the clerk of the committee presided over the election of a chair.

On motion of Stéphane Lauzon, it was agreed, — That Lloyd Longfield be elected Chair of the committee.

At 11:08 a.m., Lloyd Longfield took the Chair.

At 11:09 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:10 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Support for the Commercialization of Intellectual Property

Witnesses

The Conference Board of Canada

• Alain Francq, Director, Innovation and Technology

Purppl

• Andrew Greer, Managing Director

MaRS Discovery District

• Krista Jones, Chief Delivery Officer, Ventures and Ecosystems Group

Centre for Indigenous Innovation and Technology

• Jarret Leaman, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(i) and the motions adopted by the committee on Thursday, September 22, 2022, Tuesday, February 14, 2023, and Tuesday, March 28, 2023, the committee resumed its study of support for the commercialization of intellectual property.

Alain Francq and Andrew Greer made statements and answered questions.

At 12:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:06 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Jarret Leaman and Krista Jones made statements and answered questions.

Committee Business

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

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas gave notice of the following motion:

That the committee ask the Department of Industry to provide the missing information relative to the question asked by Maxime Blanchette-Joncas to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry during the meeting of February 2, 2023, that it do so before Thursday, May 4, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., and that the missing information provided be as follows: i) the number of scholarships granted in English and in French by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), by university, for the last 20 years; ii) the amount of scholarships granted by the three research granting agencies, by university, for the last 20 years.