Federal science advisor launched Sky Canada Project 2 years ago without budget, oversight
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E.T., phone home.
Or at least Cabinet’s science advisor Dr. Mona Nemer.
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The federal employee, who makes $393,000 a year, proposed in a draft memo to examine the feasibility of contacting alien civilizations, according to Blacklock’s Reporter through Access To Information.
Nemer assigned seven people to her Sky Canada Project two years ago at an undisclosed cost and without any parliamentary oversight.
“Why not talk about the elephant in the room, i.e. what is the point of view of most scientists on extraterrestrial life?” the memo asked.
“Not that it doesn’t exist, but there are the problems of distances and timing. Two civilizations might not exist at the same time.”
All other federal agencies dropped UFO investigations in 1995.
“There are many reasons for us to work on the Sky Canada Project like facilitating citizen science that collects observations documenting rare natural phenomena,” an Access To Information memo said.
“It aims to optimize the consolidation of all unidentified anomalous phenomena observations in a transparent manner and find competent experts who can offer insightful explanations. The project also supports surveillance activities on Canadian territory, for example in the prevention of undetected intrusions, It will help curb disinformation and prevent conspiracy theories by making collected information accessible to all.”
Nemer’s staff researched via Wikipedia entries and contacted the RCMP, Meteorological Service and air traffic controllers for comment on UFOs to compile a list entitled Famous Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sightings In Canada.
“Enthusiasm has been uneven,” Nemer wrote.
The Department of Transport said it received an average 36 reports of UFO sightings annually over the past decade ranging from July 1 fireworks to weather balloons.
A Chinese surveillance balloon that drifted across Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia into Idaho in 2023 prompted Nemer’s interest in UFOs, according to an internal report.
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