Monday, September 6, 2010

Don’t swallow these innovation nostrums

One report after another offers us quick fixes to close the gaps. But there are no short cuts
Aug 27, 2010
David Naylor and Stephen Toope
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/dont-swallow-these-innovation-nostrums/article1688275/
Aug 31, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/the-year-ahead-in-canadian-science-policy/
Sep 1, 2010
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Research-and-Graduate-Students-1312740.htm
Ottawa appointment to ensure better care for patients with male cancers
Aug 31, 2010
Sneh Duggal
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Canada+first+research+chair+health/3462156/story.html
Aug 31, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/million-dollar-degree-revised-upwards/
World Wildlife Fund of Canada says the move is ill-advised because it comes in advance of a planned regulatory review
Sep 6, 2010
KRISTEN SHANE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/oildrilling-09-06-2010
FDA says DNA-altered fish are safe to eat
Sep 4, 2010
Jessica Leeder
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/engineered-in-canada-salmon-declared-fit-for-the-dinner-plate/article1696212/
A call to reform the IPCC
Sep 2, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16941153
1st Canadian to head ISS says it's a 'tremendous honour'
Sep 2, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/02/astronaut-mission-csa.html
Stimulating the brain delays, but does not prevent, dementia
Sep 2, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16941143

B.C.’s fishy salmon science

Like it or not, farmed fish will soon be vital to feed a hungry world
Sep 2, 2010
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/bcs-fishy-salmon-science/article1693096/
Sep 2, 2010
CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2010/02/c6828.html

Prudent steps on MS surgery

Sep 2, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/855605--editorial-prudent-steps-on-ms-surgery
Clinical trials for the Zamboni treatment of MS would be a bold move – but the right one
Sep 2, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/funding-ms-trials-is-a-decision-that-goes-beyond-expertise/article1694507/
Sep 1, 2010
Joseph Hall and Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/854770--experts-advise-against-clinical-trials-for-ms-treatment
Sep 1, 2010
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Update-Government-of-Canada-Accepts-Recommendations-on-MS-Research-1312848.htm
Aug 31, 2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/31/c6147.html
'If it means that we have to do something more, we will,' premier says
Sep 1, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/01/edmonton-stelmach-oilsands-water-study.html
Sep 1, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/01/oilsands-pollution-prentice-environment.html
The oversight is especially hard to understand because Canada wants to be regarded as a leader in global health initiatives for women and children
Sep 1, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/wheres-the-family-planning-in-ottawas-maternal-health-plan/article1693077/
Aug 31, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/31/oilsands-ramp-kuzmic.html
This year’s fish run appears bountiful, but question about numbers to take in future remains contentious
Aug 31, 2010
Tamsyn Burgmann
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/experts-casting-about-for-correct-new-salmon-quota/article1691817/
Mayor of Montreal borough proposes bylaw requiring white roofs
Aug 31, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/31/mtl-white-roofs.html
Aug 31, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/31/con-wi-fi-warning.html
Aug 31, 2010
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca/publications/media/2010/value_of_a_degree_08_31_e.html
Aug 31, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/31/edmonton-garbage-landfill-biofuel-plant.html

Pour more cold water on the IPCC

A new review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contains some smart institutional reforms, but this response is too timid if the IPCC is to bulletproof itself.
Aug 31, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/pour-more-cold-water-on-the-ipcc/article1690681/
Review says term-limit for chair too long, calls for stronger enforcement of scientific review procedures
Aug 30, 2010
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/un-climate-panel-urged-to-reform-stick-to-science/article1689960/
Aug 30, 2010
AFP
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Japan+medical+authorities+slam+absurd+homeopathy/3460661/story.html
Finding refutes long-standing claims that water quality hasn’t been affected by oil sands development
Aug 30, 2010
Josh Wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/elevated-levels-of-toxins-found-in-athabasca-river/article1689578/
Montreal researchers establish scientific basis for medical use of drug
Aug 30, 2010
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/marijuana-effective-in-reducing-pain-study-shows/article1689573/
U.S. neighbour has had a successful, sustainable fishery for decades
Aug 30, 2010
Gary Mason
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/bc-should-look-to-alaska-for-tips-on-salmon-management/article1690865/

The right to refuse wellness

Aug 30, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/854099--the-right-to-refuse-wellness
Mounties recommend keeping legislation, which will soon be challenged in Parliament
Aug 30, 2010
Jim Bronskill
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/long-gun-registry-effective-but-misunderstood-rcmp-report-says/article1690724/
Aug 30, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Supports-Research-on-Inuit-Leadership-and-Governance-1311372.htm
Province has long nurtured an image as a green-energy titan
Aug 29, 2010
Les Perreaux
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec/exploration-for-natural-gas-causes-consternation-in-quebec/article1689467/
Are we simply our genes? Is that why we’re unique? Guess again
Aug 28, 2010
Donna Dickenson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-genetic-mystique-of-me-medicine/article1688187/
Aug 28, 2010
Kevin Libin
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/08/28/kevin-libin-in-the-middle-of-a-15m-inquiry-into-its-collapse-the-fraser-river-salmon-fishery-is-seeing-the-best-returns-in-almost-a-century/
Minister says he’s ‘not uncomfortable’ with recommendation to protect 32% of Lower Athabasca region
Aug 27, 2010
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/alberta-looks-at-conservation-areas-in-oil-sands-lands/article1688222/
Evidence is mounting in favour of the decriminalization of drugs such as marijuana
Aug 27, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-rising-trend-against-the-war-on-drugs/article1688322/
Aug 27, 2010
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Announcement-of-an-Integrated-Oceans-Management-Plan-for-the-Beaufort-Sea-1310824.htm
Aug 27, 2010
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Goodyear-Outlines-Plan-for-Jobs-and-Growth-in-Southern-Ontario-1310722.htm