January 2022
Dear Fellows of the Academy,
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break despite the sudden difficult challenges brought on by the Omicron variant, that has affected so many of us and our families. Without question, these are unusual and demanding times and I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude for your contribution to the CAE’s mission. At the 2020 AGM, we launched an ambitious strategic plan with a vision to apply ‘’engineering principles to the prosperity, well-being and sustainability of Canada and its people’’ and I am proud to see how we have made progress on many fronts:
As we move into a new and hopefully better year, I find myself reflecting on the importance of implementing our strategic plan in order to have the engineering perspective valued when addressing challenges of critical importance to Canada, being climate change, the pandemic or sustainable development, to name only a few. This can be achieved by growing the CAE capacity to communicate regarding complex engineering challenges, increasing the profile of the CAE and providing strategic and actionable advice to decision- and policy-makers. It is ambitious and we will need additional support. The CAE has now over 850 Fellows all with exceptional experience and expertise and I invite you to participate in the CAE by taking part in committees, webinars, sections, task groups and proposing other activities that will help achieve our mission. Your skills and knowledge can constitute a vehicle for action towards national issues.
Our intent is to hold the 2022 Induction Ceremony in-person in Halifax, this June. I am looking forward to seeing you in person, even if at a distance.
Sincerely,
Yves Beauchamp
CAE President, 2020-2022