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Standing Committee on Ethics

The Standing Committee on Ethics identifies for the Governing Council emerging ethical issues of strategic relevance with respect to health and health research. It provides the Governing Council with high-level strategic advice on the ethical, legal and socio-cultural dimensions of CIHR's mandate as set out in the CIHR Act, at its initiative or at the request of the Governing Council or the President.

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Alain Beaudet
CIHR President
Ex officio member

Nicole Letourneau
(Chair)
Professor, Faculty of Nursing
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Solomon Benatar
Professor of Medicine
University of Cape Town

Carrie Bourassa
Assistant Professor, Department of Science
First Nations University of Canada

Bernard M. Dickens
University of Toronto

Kathleen M. Oberle

Professor, Faculty of Nursing
Adjunct Associate Professor, Office of Medical Bioethics University of Calgary

Lisa Schwartz
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University

R. Paul Thompson
Professor
University of Toronto
McMaster University

Mary Vachon
University of Toronto

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