Recent policy contributions

2019-23 Member, Expert Panel on Clean Growth, Canadian Climate & Clean Growth Institute and the Pan-Canadian Expert Collaboration

2018 Member and Co-Chair, Expert Panel Workshop: Towards an Analytical Framework for Appraising the Impacts of AAFC’s Science and Innovation Programs, AAFC, Ottawa, October 22-23, 2018.

2016-17 Member, Canola Initiative National Advisory Council with the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

2016-18 Member of ad hoc writing committee for Protein Innovations Canada, a Western Canadian supercluster application to Canadian government

2010-16 Member, Board of Directors, AgWestBio: Audit Committee (member 2010-2011); Governance Committee (member 2010-16; chair 2011-14); Vice-chair f Board, 2011-4; Chair of Board,

2014-162012  Member, Advisory Committee, Canadian Science Policy Conference, Calgary, November 5-7.

2012  Member, Saskatchewan Organizing Committee, Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, June.

2012  "Research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector", Testimony to the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, May 3.

2012  Presentation on the Economic and Enviromental Impacts of GM Canola a the Public Seminar on Canada's Experience with Agricultural Biotechnology at the European Parliament, Brussels, March 20.

2011  Panelist, The State of Canada's Intellectual Property, Canadian International Council Conference, Ottawa, November 17.

2011  Growing Forward 2 (Science and Innovation), Testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, October 27.

2011  Co-organizer and Chair of International Science Advisory Committee, 5th GM Co-Existence Confrerence, Vancouver, Canada, October 26-28.

2011  Biotechnology, Testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agircure and Agri-food, March 1.

2010  Study C-474, Testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agricutrre and Agri-Food, Octover 5.

2010- Member and Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Ag-West Bio Inc.

2009- Member, Board of Directors, The Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade

2007- Associate Editor, AgBioForum