SPE Thursday 7th May, 2020.

Here are topics in this week's science policy news:

National:

Statement of the house of common's standing committee on health

Genome Canada leads $40M genomics initiative to address COVID-19 pandemic

Les décisions politiques peuvent-elles être basées sur la science en pleine crise?

COVID-19 resources

CCA appoints Expert panel on the Circular Economy in Canada

International:

Whose coronavirus strategy worked the best? Scientists hunt most effective policies

Pressure grows on China for independent investigation of the pandemic's origin

As labs open enormous challenges remain

Should schools reopen? Kids' role in the pandemic still a mystery

Pseudoscience and COVID-19 : We've had enough already

And for some exciting #SciPolJobs, opportunities and local events we have:

National:

Submit to the Journal of Science Policy and Governance

International Policy Ideas Challenge 2020 - Call for proposals

SPÉCIALISTE DE DONNÉES (BIO-INFORMATICIEN, INGÉNIEUR OU SCIENTIFIQUE DE DONNÉES)

Direction – partenariats, collectivités et relations internationales

International:

Senior Program Assistant - National Academy of Medicine - Washington

Research Associate - NAM Leadership Consortium - Washington

Events:

CSPC 2020 goes Virtual

Survery: Impact of COVID-19 on Graduate Students in Canada TSPN

INGSA Virtual Conference on Science Advice and COVID-19

Keep an eye out for our next week's update in the news section #SPEthursday #ThisWeekinSciPol #SciPolJobs