News: Canadian science advisor to the PM to be phased out

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The Canadian government announced that the position of national science adviser would be phased out when Arthur Carty retires on 31 March of this year. Carty has held the position since 2004 and is a past president of the National Research Council of Canada.  Industry Canada had decided to phase out the position after the formation of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Council in May 2007. Found on Island of Doubt, courtesy of ScienceBlogs