Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Why it's hard to buy innovation

Jul 20, 2010
William Watson
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/hard+innovation/3298442/story.html
Why does Canada lag other OECD members in almost every measure of business sector innovation? What needs to change?
Jul 21, 2010
Kevin Lynch
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/productivity/article1647500.ece
Rotman Dean Roger Martin and innovation expert John Armstrong answered reader questions
Jul 19, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/productivity/canadas-poor-innovation-and-productivity-record/article1645073/
Jul 23, 2010
Genome Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Advancing-Technology-Innovation-Through-Discovery-A-New-Partnership-Between-Canadian-1294818.htm
Jul 26, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Encourages-Youth-to-Pursue-Science-and-Engineering-1295448.htm
Jul 26, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Canadas-Economic-Action-Plan-Supports-New-Research-at-Canadas-Colleges-1295358.htm
Jul 27, 2010
MICHAEL LEA
THE WHIG-STANDARD
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2686085
'Science is going to be the key to all this'
Jul 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/19/arctic-research-coast-guard.html

Centre of excellence a 'magnet'

Advanced learning sector expected to create 300 new jobs within the next five years in the new collaborative establishment to be built in the capital city's Knowledge Park
Jul 24, 2010
John Pollack
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1148166
Funding to come from federal government, Gates foundation
Jul 20, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/20/hiv-research-canada-gates.html
July 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/20/hiv-funding-vienna-declaration.html
British biotechnology is set to get a boost with a fancy new research centre
Jul 19, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21008577
Hope linear particle collider will give better picture of moments after big bang
Jul 26, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/26/new-atom-smasher-726.html
A huge international fusion-reactor project faces funding difficulties
Jul 22, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16635938
Jul 21, 2010
Daniel Paul O'Donnell
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Humanities+science+frontier/3303742/story.html
Munir Sheikh had no choice but to resign as head of Statistics Canada
Jul 23, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/stats-crash-at-the-corner-of-ideology-and-reason/article1648768/

Where the truth lies...

Jul 26, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/where-the-truth-lies/
This is not just an Alberta fight. We need to wage a campaign in all 50 states around Canadian interests
Jul 27, 2010
Colin Robertson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/lets-act-like-an-energy-superpower/article1652417/
Starbucks II; Animal cannot be used for meat or breeding
Jul 27, 2010
ANNE SUTHERLAND
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/montreal/Canada+first+cloned+bull+goes+public/3326274/story.html
Jul 26, 2010
Leslie Twilley
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Harper+government+should+defer+statisticians+collect+needed+data/3322694/story.html
National Statistics Council joins census debate the day before former StatsCan boss to speak out on why he quit
Jul 26, 2010
Les Whittington
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/census/article/840267--government-appointed-advisory-group-says-canadians-need-full-census-info?bn=1
Jul 26, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot
Postmedia News
http://www.canada.com/news/national/Council+Compromise+census+battle/3323368/story.html
Scrapping the mandatory long form stems from libertarian convictions, insiders say
Jul 26, 2010
Michael Valpy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harpers-census-push-months-in-the-making/article1651526/
Some say the issue will remind voters of a string of incidents in which the government has interfered with the federal public service
Jul 26, 2010
TIM NAUMETZ
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/census1-07-26-2010

Beware of solar energy windfalls

The virtue of solar power alone cannot justify government guarantees of outrageous rates of return
Jul 26, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/beware-of-solar-energy-windfalls/article1650374/

Proceed with caution on shale gas

Jul 26, 2010
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/cleanbreak/article/838951--hamilton-proceed-with-caution-on-shale-gas
Jul 26, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/26/bc-flathead-unesco-report.html
Jul 26, 2010
Maggie Fox
Reuters
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Study+suggests+climate+change+will+boost+Mexican+emigration/3325784/story.html
'I think it's a total coverup,' says University of Alberta ecology professor and water expert David Schindler
Jul 26, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/environment-07-26-2010
Yukon Liberal MP Larry Bagnell says he's still concerned Coast Guard wouldn't have capacity to respond to a large oil spill
Jul 26, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/coastguard-07-26-2010
Some contain the caffeine equivalent of 10 cans of cola
Jul 26, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/26/caffeinated-energy-drinks.html
Jul 25, 2010
JIM TRAVERS
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/TheNovaScotian/1193659.html
Jul 25, 2010
Barry Smit & Tristan Pearce
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/839644--the-science-of-climate-change-is-alive-and-well
Jul 26, 2010
Andrew Chung
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/quebec/article/839794--quebec-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-on-gas-from-shale
No fun with numbers
Jul 24, 2010
Aaron Wherry
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/24/no-fun-with-numbers/
More pain than gain expected. 'It was an exercise in bad government to suddenly spring this on the public'
Jul 24, 2010
MEAGAN FITZPATRICK
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Tory+grip+census+decision+puzzles+experts/3317524/story.html

Clement Refusing To Back Down

Jul 24, 2010
Meagan Fitzpatrick
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/Clement+Refusing+Back+Down/3316687/story.html

Clement to face MPs on census

July 24, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/07/23/census-clement-statscan.html
Peer-reviewed, scientific studies say one thing, 'research' that the Harper government uses says another. That could cost us dearly
Jul 24, 2010
Peter McKnight
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Ideology+reality+drives+Tories+AIDS+policy/3318032/story.html
Jul 24, 2010
Peter Gorrie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/839678--gorrie-ontario-should-follow-b-c-s-lead-on-eco-fees
Everything from businesses to delivery of social services to be effected by scrapping long-form census
Jul 23, 2010
John Lorinc and Tavia Grant
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/why-the-census-matters-just-about-everywhere/article1650524/
Jul 23, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot
Postmedia News
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Model+excellence+doubt/3312307/story.html
Jul 23, 2010
Les Whittington
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/census/article/839407--tony-clement-will-appear-at-commons-committee-to-explain-role-in-census-crisis
Jul 23, 2010
Chad Skelton
Postmedia News
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Census+move+will+skew+data+experts/3312709/story.html
Jul 23, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2010/07/23/mb-census-letter-manitoba.html

Research on census wanting

Jul 23, 2010
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/research-on-census-wanting-99088014.html
Jul 23, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/23/aids-montaner.html
Jul 23, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/23/hiv-prisons.html

ATVs damaging fish habitat: DFO

Jul 23, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/23/nb-atv-salmon-dfo-warning-533.html
The return of the smokey old two-stroke—as an eco-friendly motor
Jul 23, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21008760
Common in tropics, disease has also killed in B.C.
Jul 23, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/23/cryptococcus-fungus-infections-cdc.html
Canada's Economic Action Plan strengthens the economy and helps Vancouver businesses grow
Jul 22, 2010
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Innovative-Small-and-Medium-Sized-Firms-1294587.htm
Jul 23, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Increasing-Knowledge-Canadas-North-Protecting-Natural-Heritage-1295040.htm
Jul 23, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Natural-Resources-Canada-The-Government-Canada-Invests-Clean-Energy-Atlantic-Canada-1294775.htm
Agency’s credibility at risk over perception of political interference
Jul 22, 2010
Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/calls-grow-for-arms-length-statscan/article1649084/
Resignation of Statscan’s chief is in itself exceptional
Jul 22, 2010
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/long-or-short-tories-must-retreat-on-the-census/article1648011/
Already-marginalized communities won't get data they urgently need
Jul 22, 2010
Wayne Morris
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/health/Census+changes+unfair+First+Nations/3308539/story.html
The census of Canada is an actual counting procedure, and underpins all the surveys, studies and polls that claim to be representative. That is why a voluntary survey cannot be a substitute for a mandatory census.
Jul 22, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/on-the-census-canada-should-accept-no-substitute/article1648942/
Jul 22, 2010
Bruce Campion-Smith & and Richard J. Brennan
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/census/article/838401--statscan-chief-quits-over-census-furor
AIDS still kills 2m people a year. But the rate of new infections is falling and it is possible to imagine bringing the disease under control
Jul 22, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16635916
Senators blame 'terribly disappointing' lack of Republican support
Jul 22, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/22/us-energy-bill.html

BBC asbestos report slams Canada

Major investigation questions Canada's commitment to chrysotile production
Jul 22, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/22/bbc-investigates-asbestos.html
Jul 22, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/22/arctic-ocean-ice-free-carbon-sink.html

Mouse pain study met ethics rules

Jul 22, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/22/mouse-pain-ethics.html
Jul 22, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/22/pei-green-crab-invasive-584.html
Making survey voluntary will have 'negative, long-term consequences,' Ontario warns; only Alberta reserves judgment
Jul 21, 2010
Steven Chase, Karen Howlett and Tavia Grant
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/provinces-rally-against-ottawa-as-anger-over-census-mounts/article1646827/
In a public rebuke of Ottawa, head of respected agency rejects assertion that voluntary survey can replace mandatory one: ‘It can not’
Jul 21, 2010
Steven Chase and Tavia Grant
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/statistics-canada-chief-falls-on-sword-over-census/article1647348/
The resignation of Munir Sheikh, Canada's chief statistician, represents the loss of a respected public servant, and a further blow to the credibility of a venerable agency
Jul 21, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/federal-statistical-folly-in-full-view/article1647903/
Jul 21, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot and Amy Minsky
Postmedia News
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/todays-paper/Canadians+split+over+census+poll+shows/3302427/story.html
Jul 21, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/21/north-bioprospecting-nunavut-tunngavik-profit-sharing.html
Jul 21, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/21/pei-anoxic-rivers-584.html
Scientific statement argues the criminalization of drug use is fuelling HIV/AIDS epidemic
Jul 21, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/abandoning-moralistic-war-on-drugs-becomes-centrepiece-of-aids-meeting/article1646891/
Jul 21, 2010
Jim Morris
MCT
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Lobbyists+push+deadly+asbestos+developing+nations/3306405/story.html
Jul 21, 2010
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bombardier-National-Research-Council-Canada-Strengthen-Collaboration-on-Technology-Development-TSX-BBD.A-1293639.htm
Statscan insiders say Industry Minister’s comments playing down effects of voluntary survey enraged staff
Jul 20, 2010
John Ibbitson, Tavia Grant and John Lorinc
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/clement-accused-of-misrepresenting-census-impact/article1645585/

The great census crisis of 2010

Jul 20, 2010
Tasha Kheiriddin
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/great+census+crisis+2010/3297850/story.html

The geography of geoengineering

If people start tampering with the climate, they will find new causes for disagreement
Jul 20, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21008696
Jul 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/20/north-alaska-yukon-chinook-salmon.html
Energy officials meet in Washington
Jul 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/20/sask-carbon-sequestration-weyburn.html
Jul 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/20/pei-flumist-sweet-584.html
Jul 20, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/20/penguins-starving-brazil.html
Jul 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/20/ontario-eco-fees691.html
Jul 20, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Canada-and-US-Invest-in-Leading-Carbon-Capture-and-Storage-Project-1292773.htm
Jul 20, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Natural-Resources-Canada-Government-Canada-Continues-Global-Leadership-on-Energy-Efficiency-1292793.htm
Response rates dropped by a third and Congress was told it would have been too costly to send out survey to more households
Jul 19, 2010
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/us-tested-then-scrapped-voluntary-census/article1645137/
Harper government accused of taking wrong approach to curbing the spread of HIV by neglecting harm-reduction programs in favor of punishment
Jul 19, 2010
James Keller
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/war-on-drugs-fuels-hiv-epidemic-as-governments-ignore-science-experts-say/article1644869/
Jul 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/19/first-nation-pandemic-plan.html
50 lives estimated to have been saved
Jul 19, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/19/ont-flu-h1n1-study.html
Jul 19, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Clement-Highlights-Canadas-Role-Within-Global-Aerospace-Value-Chains-Farnborough-1292014.htm
Jul 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/16/hiv-antiretroviral-study.html
The elimination of the long-form questionnaire will result in losses across many areas of Canada's public life. Yet the federal government has yet to offer any reasons for getting rid of it that can stand up to scrutiny.
Jul 18, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/flawed-arguments-for-census-changes/article1643217/
Friday, July 16, 2010

National forum on science policy back for another year

Jul 12, 2010
The Biotechnology Initiative
http://www.ontbi.org/Nationalforumonsciencepolicybackforanotheryear
The FRSQ hails tangible support for health research
Jun 29, 2010
Government of Québec
http://www.frsq.gouv.qc.ca/en/publications/autres_publications/communiques/2010.06_29.html
Jul 9, 2010
Genome Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Genome-Canada-Appoints-New-Chair-of-its-Science-and-Industry-Advisory-Committee-1288123.htm
Jul 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/15/north-science-camps-cannor.html
Jul 14, 2010
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Partners-Provide-Northern-Youth-Science-Engineering-Technology-Skills-1289976.htm
Pharmaceutical giant shuts 16 facilities, including Montreal-area research facility
Jul 8, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/08/merck-closures.html
Hurts whole biotech industry: Clement
Jul 16, 2010
JASON MAGDER
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Loss+Merck+centre/3285523/story.html
Jul 13, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/13/computer-science-robots.html
UQAM centre $1.5 million replaces lost federal funding
Jul 13, 2010
MONIQUE BEA UDIN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Quebec+rescues+climate+research+group/3269900/story.html
As our markets become more global, Canadian businesses must become strong innovators
Jul 14, 2010
John Armstrong
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/Productivity/canadas-lack-of-innovation-results-in-poor-productivity/article1640371/
Jul 15, 2010
Jay Bryan
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+must+improve+competitive+edge+prosper/3282105/story.html
Jul 16, 2010
Alec Bruce
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1137732
Jun 29, 2010
Neil Bradford & David A. Wolfe
Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation
http://www.mowatcentre.ca/pdfs/mowatResearch/16.pdf
Jun 29, 2010
David A. Wolfe
Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation
http://www.mowatcentre.ca/pdfs/mowatResearch/14.pdf
Jun 29, 2010
Neil Bradford
Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation
http://www.mowatcentre.ca/pdfs/mowatResearch/15.pdf
Jul 15, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/07/15/so-you-want-to-be-a-science-writer-when-you-grow-up%e2%80%a6/
Jul 14, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/university-enrolment-up-sideways-or-down/

Taxes and the grad student

The smartest thing I did was delay grad studies until I had built up a nest egg.
Jul 12, 2010
Jane Sorensen
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/taxes-and-grad-students.aspx
Jul 16, 2010
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Editorial/1192218.html

If the census ain't broke...

Jul 16, 2010
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/census+broke/3284269/story.html

Statisticians go wild

When the number-crunchers get angry, government should know it made a mistake
Jul 16, 2010
Dan Gardner
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Statisticians+wild/3284799/story.html

The politics of census forms

Jul 16, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/836488--the-politics-of-census-forms

Tony Clement’s rash decision

Jul 16, 2010
Keith Beardsley
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/16/keith-beardsley-tony-clements-rash-decision/
Top Jewish, Evangelical groups want long form maintained
Jul 16, 2010
JENNIFER DITCHBURN
The Canadian Press
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1192184.html
PM continues to boost the market for a deadly product overseas
Jul 16, 2010
Kathleen Ruff and Colin Soskolne
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/business/share+Canada+toxic+asbestos+legacy/3285804/story.html
For the President, clean energy is the means to an end: jobs
Jul 16, 2010
Clifford Orwin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/if-climate-change-didnt-exist-obama-wouldve-had-to-invent-it/article1641575/
Jul 16, 2010
Meagan Fitzpatrick
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Food+manufacturers+question+Health+Canada+gluten+free+labelling+review/3283035/story.html
Over 30,000 expected to attend
Jul 16, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/07/16/toronto-marijuana-expo561.html
Jul 16, 2010
Dan Maclennan
Courier-Islander
http://www.canada.com/sewage+have+poured+into+ocean+more+than+hour+Environment+Canada+investigators/3284697/story.html
Jul 15, 2010
Jonathan Kay
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/15/bad-science-global-warming-deniers-are-a-liability-to-the-conservative-cause/
If Canada ever adopts a cap-and-trade system to restrain greenhouse-gas emissions, it should learn from emerging problems in the U.S. anti-acid-rain system: the stricter the cap is, the less trade there will be
Jul 15, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/acid-rains-lessons-for-carbon-emissions/article1641652/
The decision to pay for up to three cycles of in-vitro fertilization is a welcome move, justified by the savings in costs to the health-care system, and one that other provinces should consider
Jul 15, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/quebecs-foresight-on-in-vitro-fertilization/article1640342/

Let them eat carrots!

The assumption among food reformers is that ‘healthy food’ is only available to those who can afford it
Jul 15, 2010
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/let-them-eat-carrots/article1640351/
Jul 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/15/nwt-mercury-lake-lab.html
Jul 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/15/census-short-healthcare.html
Jul 15, 2010
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.100976v1?ijkey=ac5f531d988a3b43ff81c6d36b428e95a132887e&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
‘It’s all about the nanny state,’ senior party strategist says
Jul 15, 2010
Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-refuse-to-reverse-census-decision/article1641394/
Jul 15, 2010
Haroon Siddiqui
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/835993--siddiqui-pm-facing-revolt-over-census-change
"Truly a stupid decision," Liberal critic says
Jul 15, 2010
Bruce Campion-Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/census/article/835932--axing-census-questions-adds-up-to-trouble-for-tories?bn=1
Innovations in air-conditioning systems mean cooling down buildings is going to require less energy
Jul 15, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16588677
Jul 14, 2010
Dan Gardner
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/census+designed+drunken+monkeys/3275397/story.html

Will we come to our census?

Jul 14, 2010
Alec Bruce
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1134377
Long form provides vital information to society: groups
Jul 14, 2010
SHANNON PROUDFOOT
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Coalition+urges+Tories+reverse+census+stand/3274395/story.html
'We want to speak to Tony Clement,' Garneau says of industry minister
Jul 14, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/07/14/liberals-census.html
Jul 14, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/Privacy+commissioner+sees+complaints+about+census+form/3277449/story.html
Only three complaints filed in the last decade, Jennifer Stoddart's office says
Jul 14, 2010
Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/privacy-commissioner-not-consulted-on-plan-to-scrap-compulsory-census/article1640288/
Jul 14, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/privacy-commissioner-not-consulted-on-decision-to-scrap-intrusive-census-98437914.html
With the National Energy Board about to begin a review, it’s time to re-examine liability regimes Jul 14, 2010
Will Amos
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/if-theres-an-oil-spill-whos-at-risk-canadian-taxpayers/article1638799/
Now it’s up to provinces to decide whether they want to purchase the new seasonal flu vaccine for use in the coming season
Jul 14, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/nasal-vaccine-against-flu-gets-green-light-in-canada/article1640399/

Keep Avandia on market: FDA panel

Diabetes drug increases heart attack risk but evidence not strong enough to pull
Jul 14, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/14/avandia-heart-fda.html
Claimed a children's probiotic product would reduce school absences
Jul 14, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/14/con-nestle-ruling.html
Demonstration planned for Fernie to protest tests
Jul 14, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/14/cp-coal-bed-methane-bc.html

The green suits

The economics of biodiversity and business
Jul 14, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16587949

Far north plan still incomplete

Jul 14, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/835374--far-north-plan-still-incomplete
U.S. environmental group calls province ‘arrogant’ in attempt to portray industry as green
Jul 14, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/oil-sands-ads-urge-tourists-to-avoid-alberta/article1639617/
Jul 14, 2010
BARB PACHOLIK
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Tornado+warning+system+horrible+expert/3274378/story.html

Don't just fall back on fogging

Jul 14, 2010
Josh Brandon and Anne Lindsey
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/dont-just-fall-back-on-fogging-98396059.html
Aimed at immigrants, program needs stable funding to continue
Jul 14, 2010
Ian Shelton
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Funding+peril+training+project/3275369/story.html

Fish kill investigated in P.E.I.

Jul 14, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/14/pei-fish-kill-west-prince-584.html
Decision to axe long questionnaire likely to bias data, Fellegi says
Jul 13, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Census+changes+indefensible+retired+statistician+says/3270177/story.html

Good information comes at a price

Yes, the census long form is intrusive, but statistics empower Canadians
Jul 13, 2010
William Robson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/good-information-comes-at-a-price/article1637565/
Jul 13, 2010
Richard J. Brennan
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/federalbudget/article/835436--federal-budget-bill-damages-the-environment-critic-says
Jul 13, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Coalition+urges+Conservatives+reverse+census+stand/3273475/story.html
'We can't afford complacency'
Jul 13, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/13/us-hiv-aids-strategy.html
Contary to what Ottawa says, UN convention would not compel exports to U.S.
Jul 13, 2010
Maude Barlow and Anil Naidoo
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/835040--a-human-right-canada-rejects-access-to-clean-water
Let’s focus on two policies already on the books – life jackets and drinking
Jul 13, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/were-missing-the-boat-on-regulating-death-on-the-water/article1637432/
Dispatches White House officials to explore advancing clean energy
Jul 13, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/13/con-obama-electric.html
Jul 13, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/13/con-eu-renewable.html

Statement on 2011 Census

Jul 13, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Statement-on-2011-Census-1289664.htm
Professors and researchers unite in defence of long-form census
Jul 12, 2010
Carson Jerema
Macleans
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/07/12/65-thousand-academics-cant-be-wrong/

The census coalition

Jul 12, 2010
Aaron Wherry
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/12/the-census-coalition/
Environmentalists say the government's move to 'gut' the Canadian Environment Assessment Act will weaken environmental protection assessments for development projects like the tar sands, mine, oil and gas pipelines and nuclear power plants
Jul 12, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/environment-07-12-2010
As Gulf of Mexico oil spills, federal legislators wonder if it's wise for the Canadian government to keep reviewing bids for offshore oil exploration licences in parts of frozen Arctic.
Jul 12, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://hilltimes.com/page/view/oil-07-12-2010
Canada is one of the few developed countries that doesn't have a formal policy allowing access to ‘orphan drugs'
Jul 12, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-system-urged-to-treat-rare-disease-patients-analysis/article1637599/
Miramichi Salmon Association has reports of fish dying
Jul 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/12/nb-salmon-miramichi-warm-waters-1100.html
Jul 12, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/12/bp-spill-gulf-technology.html
Jul 12, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/12/win-radioactive-bruce-power.html
Jul 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/12/african-mammal-declines.html
Jul 11, 2010
Lynn Bestari
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters/article/834646--census-changes-will-handcuff-researchers
There's no evidence of a broad public backlash against the long-form census, and the imposition on Canadians is not unreasonable
Jul 11, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-federal-government-is-senseless-on-the-census/article1635140/

Why the census matters

Jul 11, 2010
Elsbeth Mehrer
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/census+matters/3262689/story.html?cid=megadrop_story
Health experts are increasingly concerned about the lack of increase in breastfeeding rates in Canada, which they say is tied to a lack of support for mothers across the country
Jul 11, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/why-arent-more-women-breastfeeding/article1636178/
Jul 9, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/09/parks-cpaws-animals-endangered-species-threatened-at-risk.html
Jul 9, 2010
David Booth
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/Numbers+behind+electric+vehicles/3253545/story.html

The sneaky ‘eco fee’

Jul 9, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/833901--the-sneaky-eco-fee
Industry Minister’s decision to scrap mandatory long form should be ‘revisited, reinformed and reversed,’ Statistical Society of Canada says
Jul 9, 2010
Stephen Thorne
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/dont-mess-with-census-statisticians-tell-tories/article1635031/
Jul 9, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/momentum-builds-to-reinstate-the-census-long-form/
Jul 9, 2010
Sherri Gallant
Lethbridge Herald
http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/content/view/208646/109/
Jul 8, 2010
James Travers
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/833169--travers-census-change-latest-move-in-pm-s-dumbing-down-of-canada
Killing mandatory long form hurts Calgary’s ability to deliver services properly, city planner says
Jul 8, 2010
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/census-change-leaves-harpers-constituency-crippled/article1633298/

Clement stands by census changes

Jul 8, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/Clement+stands+census+changes/3248390/story.html
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change needs reform. The case for climate action does not
Jul 8, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16539392
Two new reports say the science of climate change is fine, but that some scientists and the institutions they work in need to change their attitudes
Jul 8, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16537628
What we’re missing is a disciplined approach to planned investments to modernize Ontario’s power delivery system
Jul 8, 2010
Jatin Nathwani
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/heat-waves-and-blackouts-heres-the-fix/article1633491/
Electric cars made from carbon fibre will be safer and go farther
Jul 8, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16537608
But panel of inquiry chides some researchers for failing to share data with critics
Jul 7, 2010
Raphael G. Satter
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/climategate-inquiry-mostly-vindicates-scientists/article1631614/

Wrong move on census

Jul 3, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/831021--wrong-move-on-census

Census shortcut bad for Canada

Jul 3, 2010
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Census+shortcut+Canada/3232379/story.html
Jul 3, 2010
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Ridiculous+scrap+census+data/3231957/story.html
Jul 2, 2010
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/need+Canadians+stand+counted/3226213/story.html
Jul 16, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Community-Environmental-Projects-in-New-Brunswick-1291439.htm
Jul 15, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Community-Environmental-Projects-in-Southern-Alberta-1290885.htm
Jul 13, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Community-Environmental-Projects-in-Jonquiere-Alma-1289295.htm
Jul 13, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Announces-Funding-for-Lake-Simcoe-Clean-Up-Projects-1289334.htm
Jul 14, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Nature-Conservancy-Canada-Conserve-Valuable-Habitat-Pugwash-Nova-Scotia-1289877.htm
Jul 14, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/BioKits-Nature-and-Biodiversity-Observation-Guides-for-Everyone-1290070.htm
Thursday, July 8, 2010

Brain food I: the post-doctoral trap

Post-docs stand to take a substantial tax hit
Jul 6, 2010
Paul Wells
Macleans
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/07/06/brain-food-i-the-post-doctoral-trap/
If you unleash some of those hundreds of millions of minds you help Africa and you help the world
Jul 6, 2010
Paul Wells
Macleans
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/07/06/brain-food-ii-smart-aid-for-africa/
July 7, 2010
Brent Davis
Waterloo Record
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/741203
Jul 6, 2010
Adrian Humphreys
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Young+Einsteins+Canada+gives+African+education+project/3242978/story.html
Announcement made as PM meets with Stephen Hawking in Waterloo
Jul 6, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-pledges-20-million-for-science-education-in-africa/article1630506/
Fellowships will establish Canada as a global leader in research; Next Einstein Initiative to help best young minds in Africa
Jul 6, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&pageId=26&id=3529

Merck shutting Montreal R&D plant

Closure will affect 180 researchers; part of company's continuing consolidation following acquisition of Schering-Plough last November
Jul 8, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/merck-shutting-montreal-rd-plant/article1632778/
Jul 8, 2010
Nicolas Van Praet
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/news/Merck+shut+Montrael+research/3250774/story.html
July 8, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainnes
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/07/08/census/
Those dealing with issues of great public interest and consequence, even if they are not public officials, have a duty to be transparent and accountable in their work
Jul 8, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/climategate-shows-the-need-to-raise-the-bar-on-transparency/article1632137/
Gulf of Mexico disaster brings new scrutiny to N.L. industry
Jul 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/08/deepwater-exploration-cnlopb-flemish-708.html
18 companies get total of $40M in clean-tech funds
Jul 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/08/electrovaya-chrysler-sdtc.html

Areva, N.B. reveal nuclear plans

French company considers second N.B. reactor
Jul 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/08/nb-nuclear-letter.html
The federal government is undermining Statistics Canada’s ability to collect data and undertake analyses that are the bedrock of sound public policies
Jul 7, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ottawa-should-come-to-its-census-stop-dogging-statscan/article1632193/
Business community attacks change that makes long-form survey voluntary
Jul 7, 2010
Tim Kiladze and Sarah Boesveld
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/census-revamp-prompts-debate-over-the-right-to-reliable-data/article1632390/
Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/07/07/liberals-census.html
But climate researchers at University of East Anglia weren't open enough, inquiry finds
Jul 7, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/07/climategate-report-east-anglia.html
Science sound despite researchers' lack of openness, inquiry finds
Jul 7, 2010
Zeeya Merali
Nature
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100707/full/news.2010.335.html
An investigation into hacked e-mails clears scientists of wrongdoing, but doesn't let them off the hook
Jul 7, 2010
Andrew Leonard
Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/news/global_warming/?story=/tech/htww/2010/07/07/climategate_investigation

'Climategate' review: verdict

Our panel of commentators give their verdict on the Muir Russell review into the hacked 'climategate' emails
Jul 7, 2010
Raymond Bradley, Michael E Mann, Gavin Schmidt, Mike Hulme, Myles Allen, Ross McKitrick
guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/jul/07/climategate-review-expert-verdict

Energy panels a world apart

Obama’s offshore drilling review group includes environmental activists, while Harper’s National Energy Board has ties to oil industry
Jul 7, 2010
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/energy-panels-a-world-apart/article1632251/
AECL expects medical-isotope production to resume by end of July
Jul 7, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/chalk-river-safe-to-reopen-nuclear-watchdog-declares/article1632060/
Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/07/edmonton-keystone-alberta-texas-conservation.html
Jul 7, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/minister-defends-lumping-aecl-sale-into-christmas-tree-budget-bill/article1631795/
Jul 7, 2010
Larry Pynn
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/thewest/Former+federal+fisheries+scientist+resigns+from+Cohen+commission+inquiry+into+Fraser+salmon/3246811/story.html
Kejimkujik National Park to be free of light pollution
Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/07/ns-dark-sky-preserve-kejimkujik.html
Canada allows production but not consumption
Jul 7, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/07/con-cloned-food.html
Jul 7, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/07/who-melamine-limits.html

Lyme disease on the rise

Victims struggle with debilitating complications because doctors can’t agree on symptoms, tests or even treatment
Jul 7, 2010
Paul McLaughlin
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/833115--lyme-disease-on-the-rise
Property values hurt, judge rules in Ontario’s first environmental class action trial
Jul 7, 2010
Tracey Tyler
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/833472--port-colborne-residents-win-36-million-for-nickel-contamination

New TB cases in N.W.T. community

Jul 7, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/07/deline-tb-infections.html

Green blackout

Toronto desperately needs a new transmission line to ­prevent power failures, but environmentalists have blocked it
Jul 7, 2010
Tom Adams
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/07/07/green-blackout/
Despite errors in report, fundamental message sound
Jul 6, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/dutch-climate-report-error.html
Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/edmonton-alberta-knight-boreal-forest-reaction.html
Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/edmonton-alberta-grizzly-bear-warning-conservation-group.html
Hydro One's tired system is just another factor that can lead to more outages, just as the temperature rises and demand skyrockets
Jul 6, 2010
Karen Howlett and Ann Hui
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-aging-grid-puts-province-at-risk-of-more-blackouts/article1631045/
Jul 6, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/06/montreal-cp-asbestos-cancels-cancer-walk.html
Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/06/con-cmaj-sunscreen.html
In times of extreme heat, even the greenest can’t resist turning to their energy-guzzling air conditioners for comfort
Jul 6, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ac-reliance-leads-to-eco-guilt-during-central-canada-heat-wave/article1630994/
With millions of hectares unseeded after downpours, farmers are seeking financial aid
Jul 6, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/drowned-crops-top-agenda-as-agriculture-ministers-meet/article1630259/
La Nina creating conditions for powerful storms
Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/06/ns-hurricane-forecast.html
Jul 6, 2010
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Health+Canada+frontline+against+toxic+jewelry/3240885/story.html
Jul 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/07/06/suicide-barriers.html
Jul 6, 2010
Hanneke Brooymans
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/Free+roaming+herds+best+save+Canada+wild+bison+scientist/3242645/story.html
Industry Minister Tony Clement’s decision weakens democracy, hobbles the economy and dumbs down government
Jul 6, 2010
David Eaves
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/why-you-should-care-about-the-long-census-forms-demise/article1630413/

Save the census (II)

Jul 6, 2010
Stephen Gordon
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/06/stephen-gordon-save-the-census-ii/

Save the census

Jul 6, 2010
Dan Arnold
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/06/dan-arnold-save-the-census/
While regulators for the Gulf and Atlantic Canada aren’t likely to adopt such a costly approach, in the Arctic it’s a different story
Jul 4, 2010
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/relief-well-rules-under-review-at-neb/article1628064/
Jul 2, 2010
Heather Scoffield
The Canadian Press
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=n3835988
Jul 1, 2010
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/municipal-social-planners-caught-off-guard-by-census-slash-97514599.html
StatsCan says quality of data will suffer
Jun 29, 2010
Jennifer Ditchburn
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-scrap-mandatory-long-form-census/article1623458/
Jul 8, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Leading-Forest-Sector-Renewal-Investing-Environmental-Improvements-1287531.htm
Jul 7, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Natural-Resources-Canada-Government-Canada-Invests-New-Clean-Energy-Project-Alberta-1286947.htm
Jul 7, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Leading-Forest-Sector-Renewal-New-Investment-Announced-Environmental-1286842.htm
Jul 7, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Invests-Community-Environmental-Projects-Bow-Valley-Corridor-1286779.htm
Jul 7, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Community-Environmental-Projects-in-Metro-Vancouver-1286791.htm
Jul 6, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Clean-Energy-Technology-in-British-Columbia-1286146.htm
Monday, July 5, 2010

A New Way to Change the World

Grand Challenges Canada will bring scientific innovation to the developing world to solve urgent health problems
Jun 30, 2010
Peter Singer
The Mark
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/1772-a-new-way-to-change-the-world
June 30, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/06/30/doctors-of-philosophy-i-fear-not/
Jun 28, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-State-Goodyear-Meet-with-Provincial-Territorial-Ministers-Discuss-Innovation-1282769.htm
Jun 30, 2010
PETER HADEKEL
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Quebec+master+plan+answers+call+improve+province+productivity/3218662/story.html
Medical journal calls for system to initiate clinical studies in response to promising therapeutic discoveries
Jun 28, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/plight-of-ms-patients-exposes-flaws-in-canadas-approach-to-medical-research/article1621494/
June 29, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/public-has-a-right-to-influence-research-policy/
Jun 30, 2010
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Dalhousie+Alberta+crack+international+list/3219963/story.html
Institute recruits top graduates in math, science and engineering to be the leaders of the future
Jun 30, 2010
Neil Turok
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/transforming-africa-one-student-at-a-time/article1624575/
Interest in expansion abroad driven by scarce resources at home and huge untapped market
Jul 2, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-universities-see-india-as-land-of-opportunity/article1627322/
Jul 2, 2010
Nick Martin
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/staff-declines-hurt-education-universities-97650904.html

It’s time to talk carbon taxes

Jul 5, 2010
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/830737--hamilton-it-s-time-to-talk-carbon-taxes
The Senate Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment Committee is studying whether a sub-ocean blowout like BP's in the Gulf of Mexico could happen in Canada. Oil companies say no, but some Senators aren't convinced.
Jul 5, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/page/view/drilling-07-05-2010
Are they an economic bonanza? Or an environmental apocalypse?
Jul 5, 2010
Todd Hirsch
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-quest-for-truth-in-the-oil-sands/article1626967/
Jul 5, 2010
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Editorials/1190519.html
Jul 5, 2010
Neil Boyd
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Conservatives+irrational+crime+laws+make+sense+cost+billions+dollars/3236458/story.html
Jul 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/05/fisheries-science-newfoundland-705.html
Jul 5, 2010
Philip Ling
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Expiry+antiviral+stockpile+leave+Canada+without+pandemic+defence+Health+officials/3236821/story.html
Liberal government would formalize moratorium on crude-oil tanker traffic to prevent spill from occurring off B.C.'s north coast
Jul 5, 2010
Michael Ignatieff
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Protecting+oceans+protecting+economy/3236454/story.html
Research finds there aren't enough experts gathering knowledge about plants and animals in the field
Jul 5, 2010
cynthia vukets
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1122152
Jul 5, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-announces-Funding-for-Lake-Simcoe-Clean-Up-Projects-1285531.htm
Jul 5, 2010
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Ban-on-Flavoured-Tobacco-Products-Now-in-Full-Force-1285621.htm
Saturn’s Titan is a vast reservoir of hydrocarbons
Jul 5, 2010
Neil Reynolds
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/many-moons-to-go-the-promise-of-lunar-mining/article1626913/
Jul 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/05/inuit-health-icc-nuuk.html
Jul 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/05/obesity-waist-circumference-bmi.html
Jul 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/05/tim-hortons-waste-cups-fuel.html

BP cleanup costs pass $3B US

Jul 5, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/05/bp-gulf-costs-oil-spill.html
Jul 5, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/05/con-hybid-safety.html
Jul 4, 2010
Katherine Dedyna
Times Colonist
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Threat+West+Nile+fallen+steadily/3234488/story.html
Jul 3, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20100703/boreal-conservation-100703/
Jul 3, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20100703/male-hpv-100703/
Jul 2, 2010
Canadian Association of University Teachers
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2010/02/c9863.html
Federal review panel, which warned of ‘significant adverse environment effects,’ didn’t have mandate to weigh economic benefits
Jul 2, 2010
David Ebner and Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/harper-to-decide-fate-of-controversial-mine/article1627110/
Jul 2, 2010
John Spears
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/831294--province-blocks-solar-generation-loophole
U.S. journal editor defends finding of higher mortality for home births
Jul 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/02/home-births-safety.html
Jul 2, 2010
Dean Bennett
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/831381--don-t-tread-on-ed-premier-stelmach-defends-alberta-oilsands-in-washington-post
The Alberta government’s ad in The Washington Post, making the case for the oil sands in the United States, is both necessary and appropriate
Jul 2, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/stelmachs-timely-reminder-of-american-self-interest/article1627132/
'A potential new environmental danger'
Jul 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/02/oil-spill-arsenic.html
Jul 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/29/calgary-alberta-land-nature-conservancy-red-deer-plover.html
Jul 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/02/pei-eagles-returned-584.html
Jul 1, 2010
Kathryn Blaze Carlson
National Post
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/base+cure+hope+Paper/3223856/story.html

Ban asbestos worldwide: doctors

Jul 1, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/07/01/mtl-asbestos-global-ban.html
Group is calling for global ban on the mining and use of the mineral
Jul 1, 2010
Julie Steenhuysen
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/researchers-ask-canada-to-ban-asbestos/article1625512/
Jul 1, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/01/stem-cell-online-warning.html
A new test can forecast extreme longevity
Jul 1, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16479276
Acidification threatens the world’s oceans, but quantifying the risks is hard
Jul 1, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16479264
Jul 1, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/01/aecl-chalk-river-isotopes-july.html
Jun 30, 2010
Robert Gibbens
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Health+organisations+call+govt+halt+asbestos+exports/3220879/story.html
Jun 30, 2010
David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/sci_tech/science-matters-what-the-beluga-can-teach-us-about-ourselves-97472704.html
Jun 30, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Collaborating-With-US-on-Materials-Research-for-Clean-Energy-1284441.htm
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/30/new-planet-discovery.html
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/30/study-ozone-arctic-ice-levels.html
French nuclear giant looking to build clean energy parks
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/30/nb-areva-nuclear-reactor-532.html
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/30/nb-dutch-elm-disease-fredericton-635.html
Agreement aims to keep contaminated seafood out of circulation
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/30/con-gulf-fishing.html
Jun 30, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/30/pei-tanning-bed-laws-584.html
Jun 30, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/30/exercise-dementia.html

Windmills kill more birds

A double standard applies to the ‘Cuisinarts of the Air’
Jun 30, 2010
Diane Katz
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2010/06/30/windmills-kill-more-birds/
Quebec government considering investment in dying Jeffrey mine
Jun 29, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/29/mtl-cancer-society-asbestos-industry.html

'We need a carbon tax'

Harvard professor urges Canadians not to follow the U.S. path
Jun 29, 2010
Lynn Moore
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/need+carbon/3214419/story.html
Jun 29, 2010
Tamara Gignac
Calgary Herald
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Many+popular+baby+foods+high+sugar+Study/3215410/story.html
Potential Future Mission to Venus, an Asteroid or the Moon
Jun 29, 2010
CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/The-Canadian-Space-Agency-Invests-in-Concept-Studies-1283018.htm
Jun 29, 2010
Reuters
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Enbridge+expand+pipeline+join+carbon+capture+project/3214261/story.html
June 29, 2010
Joey Sabljic
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/Local/article/654271

The connected Arctic

A long way from anywhere, researchers are plugged into everywhere
Jun 29, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16472913
McGuinty Government Supports Local Manufacturing And Job Creation
Jun 29, 2010
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2010/06/aerospace-innovation-taking-off-in-toronto.html
Jun 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/29/mosquitoes-study.html
Jun 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/29/mtl-reaction-quebec-cuts-generic-drugs.html
Jun 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/06/29/carlin-inquest-drug-safety.html
Jun 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/29/ns-bras-dor-biosphere.html
Jun 29, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/29/inuit-greenland-drilling.html

War on drugs a costly failure

Jun 29, 2010
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/drugs+costly+failure/3214796/story.html
Political will needed but Tories going other way
Jun 29, 2010
Ethan Baron
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Portugal+experience+points+drug+solution/3214518/story.html
Jun 28, 2010
Todd Coyne
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Decriminalize+drugs+urge+groups+ahead+AIDS+conference/3210808/story.html

Carbon capture concerns raised

Jun 28, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/28/carbon-capture-storage.html
Irving Oil decision to kill its tidal power plans sparks interest in Maine
Jun 28, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/28/nb-tidal-power-maine-610.html
Jun 28, 2010
Jeremy Warren
The StarPhoenix
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Weed+Control+Part+sufferer+finds+relief+with+medical+marijuana/3198412/story.html
Medical marijuana growers face obstacles, while police still see issues
Jun 27, 2010
David Hutton
The StarPhoenix
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Weed+Control+Part+Still+treated+criminals/3204415/story.html
Coroner’s inquest into suicide of Ontario teen recommends sweeping changes to drug safety regulations
Jun 28, 2010
Adrian Morrow
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/beef-up-rules-on-prescription-drugs-inquest-urges/article1622095/
Jun 28, 2010
Peter Singer
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/06/28/peter-singer-the-task-of-saving-mothers-and-children-starts-today/
June 28, 2010
BILL TAYLOR
Daily Gleaner
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1112736
The diabetes drug is under fire again as the U.S FDA gets ready to examine its risks and benefits Jun 28, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-avandia-study-raises-more-questions-about-diabetes/article1622006/
Canada's top medical journal urges caution over new MS treatment
Jun 28, 2010
Megan Ogilvie
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/829834--medical-journal-urges-caution-over-new-ms-treatment
June 28, 2010
Helen Branswell
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/829735--ms-patients-going-in-droves-for-unproven-therapy
Jun 28, 2010
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Magnitude+global+warming+uncertain+survey+finds/3212837/story.html

R&D, plus vision equals success

Instrument Concepts enjoys strong rep
Jun 28, 2010
MARTHA WILSON
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1189449.html

Canary in a coal mine

Jun 28, 2010
Larry Sampson
New Brunswick Business Journal
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1112823
Jun 28, 2010
CANADA'S RESEARCH-BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES (RX&D)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2010/28/c8903.html
Jun 28, 2010
The Daily News
http://www.canada.com/agency+needed+handle+outbreak/3210677/story.html
Jun 27, 2010
David Karp
Times Colonist
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Tenth+person+with+difficile+dies+Nanaimo+hospital+since+March/3208467/story.html
Federal government scientists seek out beneficial insects in effort to control crop pests
Jun 27, 2010
Brian Lewis
The Province
http://www.theprovince.com/life/Good+bugs+bugs+bugbears+farming/3207713/story.html
Jun 26, 2010
Mike Desouza
Canwest News Service
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/should+fossil+fuel+subsidy+summit+poll/3204612/story.html
Jun 26, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/06/26/oil-cleanup-technology.html
May 19, 2010
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr02462.html