One month into her new job as Canada's Governor General, Julie Payette is taking on fake news and bogus science. Trudeau has pledged to give science a more prominent place in his government's policy-making, appointing a chief science adviser earlier this fall and undergoing a national science policy review that reported in the spring. 'We have to remain vigilant'Science Minister Kirsty Duncan will speak at the conference Thursday evening where she is expected to outline more of the government's vision for science. Payette clearly signalled her background will play a major role in her tenure as Governor General. A learned society is a better society, Payette said, but the fake news and bogus scientific claims have to be refuted.

Source: CBC News November 02, 2017 12:38 UTC