{"id":4762,"date":"2005-06-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/2005\/06\/30\/york-applauds-creation-of-the-new-ministry-of-research-and-innovation\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:54:50","slug":"york-applauds-creation-of-the-new-ministry-of-research-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2005\/06\/30\/york-applauds-creation-of-the-new-ministry-of-research-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"York applauds creation of the new Ministry of Research and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>York University&nbsp;has welcomed Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty\u2019s announcement of the creation of a new Ministry of Research and Innovation.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>\u201cThis announcement reflects the premier\u2019s continuing commitment to higher education and the importance of academic research as a key contributor to the province\u2019s future, while recognizing the strength of Ontario\u2019s university research community,\u201d said York University President and Vice-Chancellor Lorna R. Marsden.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>McGuinty will lead the newly-created ministry, signalling the importance the government places on ensuring Ontario\u2019s advancement in the marketplace of ideas. The announcement was part of yesterday's&nbsp;cabinet shuffle.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Stan Shapson, vice-president research &amp; innovation, said, \"The Ontario government's investments into basic and applied research are an important contributor to the province\u2019s knowledge base, culture and quality of life. Through these investments, our researchers are able to contribute significantly to scientific scholarship, public policy, national and international dialogue across the full range of disciplines.\"<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Shapson also applauded Economic Development&nbsp;and Trade Minister Joseph Cordiano\u2019s leadership in the area of research. \u201cI want to thank Minister Cordiano for his leadership on the research file over these past months and for championing the creation of the new Ontario Research Fund, which was announced in last month\u2019s budget,\u201d said Shapson.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The announcement \"reflects the premier's continuing commitment to higher education and the importance of academic research,\" says the president...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"yfileauthor":[],"qualifier":[],"yfile-author":[],"tags-to-show":[],"workflow":[],"class_list":["post-4762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":{"internal_publish_date":null,"original_image":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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