The Royal Society of Canada

Founded in 1882

Currently 1800 Fellows

RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences

Academy of Arts and Humanities

Academy of Social Sciences

Academy of ScienceApplied Science and Engineering

Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Council of Canadian Academies

RSC

Canadian Academy of Engineers

Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

International activities

Expert Panel on the Future of Food Biotechnology, The

Royal Society of Canada

Educate at the political levelby clearly laying out the pros and cons…based on science

Alar…in the 1980s

Serve as a watchdog, to ensure that measures are being set in place to address the ecological concerns.

Outreach

Why are so many members of the public concerned about GMOs

Myth and reality

Is the Canadian Government Implementing the Royal Society of Canada’s Recommendations?

A report on the Canadian Government’s response to the Royal Society of Canada’s

Expert Panel Report Elements of Precaution: Recommendations for the Regulation of Food

Biotechnology in Canada

Dr. Peter Andrée and Lucy Sharratt

Polaris Institute 2004

In the case of most of the recommendations the

Canadian Government fell far short of what the RSC

Panel called for.