Scientists
are not represented in large numbers in the country’s
legislatures, nor are they particularly engaged in politics,
compared to some other professions.Ted
Hsu began his career as a condensed matter theorist and is
now the Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands,
and Liberal Party critic for Science and Technology and
Post-Secondary Education. He
will talk about his experience in deciding to run for
office, his winning his party’s nomination and then the 2011
election, and the relevance of his background as a scientist
to political life with the aim of helping other scientists
who might pursue a similar path. After
touching on some overall policy goals, he will describe some
ideas for the audience to act upon, based on his personal
experience, that would help increase the voice of scientists
on Parliament Hill.