Industry committee  The example that I can think of locally in Saskatchewan is the synchrotron, and I know this committee has toured there. There's a colleague of ours who works as the education coordinator of Canadian Light Source, and about four years ago the synchrotron was quite aggressive in ge

Industry committee  I know it's more than eight million when you look at all member organizations combined. Over the last four years there's been an increase, partly because our membership has grown. So that drives it.

Industry committee  There's also something more going on. After a workshop or a visit, do they understand more in terms of natural sciences and physics? What happens is that their mind is inspired. When we say someone is innovative, it means they are a problem solver; they're a critical thinker; the

Industry committee  For the most part, in terms of national transfers, there is the NSERC PromoScience grant and....

Industry committee  That's federally.

Industry committee  I think I did mention the one from CA Canada, where they had surveyed just under 500 university students, and 94% of them said that trips to science centres, museums, natural history museums, and general science experiences increased their interest in science and technology. Th

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. I am going to speak English, just to make sure that I am understood. It's better that way. With respect to your first question, I guess what I call “the knowledge gap” or “the infrastructure gap” would be the number of individuals entering and exi

Industry committee  I will start.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, honourable members, mesdames et monsieurs. On behalf of the Canadian Association of Science Centres, thank you for the opportunity this morning to speak on behalf of science centres and science engagement organizations. Our interest in the study before you