2. The Royal Society of Canada Founded in 1882 Currently 1800 Fellows

3. RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences Academy of Arts and Humanities Academy of Social Sciences Academy of Science Applied Science and Engineering Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Mathematical and Physical Sciences Life Sciences

4. Council of Canadian Academies RSC Canadian Academy of Engineers Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

5. International activities

7. Expert Panel on the Future of Food Biotechnology, The Royal Society of Canada

9. Educate at the political level by clearly laying out the pros and cons…based on science

10. Alar…in the 1980s

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

12. Outreach

13. Why are so many members of the public concerned about GMOs Myth and reality

14. 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

15. In the case of most of the recommendations the Canadian Government fell far short of what the RSC Panel called for.