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A Canadian patent gives the inventor a right to exclude others from using the invention in:

• A.any country that is part of the NAFTA agreement.
• B.any part of Canada.
• C.all of North America.
• D.any country that has an exchange agreement with Canada.

A licensed professional geoscientist is part of a team responsible for designing a dam for hydroelectric energy generation. The guidance from the professional's employer is that the design should generate the greatest amount of energy for the region. One potential design will generate the most energy but will displace many local communities and abandon significant civil infrastructure.
Which of the following priorities should the professional place highest in the design process?

• A.Optimize the project's energy production capacity while minimizing the negative impacts to local populations.
• B.Ensure that the project's economic benefit to the region outweighs all impact to local communities.
• C.Ensure that the economic benefit for the local communities outweighs the cost of their displacement and the loss of civil infrastructure.
• D.Minimize the risk of a sizable and organized public protest that may derail the project.

All of the following duties are duties of professional engineers and geoscientists to society except the duty to ensure that their work will.

• A.promote the health and safety of the public
• B.promote the protection of the environment through socially acceptable means
• C.achieve maximum returns on Investment for their employer
• D.achieve maximum benefits for society at large

Ms. Jane Alt and Mr. John Doe work for Beta Company, The position of vice-president of Beta is vacant and both Ms. Alt and Mr. Doe are candidates. Ms. Alt and Mr. Doe are equally qualified and have similar successful experience profiles In the company. Which of the following actions by the CEO of Beta can be considered as the least ethical reason to choose one of the candidates?

• A.The CEO chooses Ms. Jane Alt because Beta does not have any women in the top management positions.
• B.The CEO chooses Mr. John Doe because he has good relationships with most of Beta's clients.
• C.The CEO chooses Ms. Jane Alt because ne thinks Mr. John Doe may leave the company soon as a result of his good contacts.
• D.The CEO chooses Mr John Doe because the vice-president position is traditionally held by a male.

A professional member consulting for a foreign country might be subject to laws and conditions at variance with those of Canada. Which of the following statements about a professional member practicing in a foreign country is true?

• A.The member may disclose some Information of former clients in Canada because conflict of Interest conditions do not apply.
• B.The member is expected to comply with the law of the country where he or she consults.
• C.The member is riot expected to maintain tie ethics of practice enforced in Canada.
• D.The member should uphold Canadian laws if they conflict with those of the foreign country since they tend to be superior.