Research policy in party election platforms

Apr 11, 2011
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/research-in-the-election-platforms/

Insight & Impact: Council of Canadian Academies Strategic Plan 2011-2014

Apr 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/annual%20reports/strategicplan2011_en.pdf

Who will save higher education?

As business culture takes over universities, we are losing sight of the value of education as a social good, essential to a thriving democracy
Apr 13, 2011
Henry A. Giroux
Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/opinion/article/516439--who-will-save-higher-education

Canadian universities must boost enrolment to prevent labour shortage: report

Apr 12, 2011
Janet Steffenhagen
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canadian+universities+must+boost+enrolment+prevent+labour+shortage+report/4603562/story.html

Degree still key to success, university bosses told

Apr 13, 2011
Jeff Bell
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Degree+still+success+university+bosses+told/4606763/story.html

The debate over university differentiation

Apr 12, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-debate-over-university-differentiation/

Matter of priorities: NRC’s market focus raises questions about funding fate of basic research

Apr 14, 2011
Heather Travis
Western News
http://communications.uwo.ca/western_news/stories/2011/April/matter_of_priorities_nrcs_market_focus_raises_questions_about_funding_fate_of_basic_research.html

Minister defends support for asbestos

Apr 15, 2011
Lynn Moore
Montreal Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Minister+defends+support+asbestos/4624834/story.html

North mulls nuclear solution to rising power costs

Micro-reactors may be answer to powering northern lights
Apr 15, 2011
Raf Brusilow
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/12/f-power-nunavut-nuclear.html

Beaufort Sea commercial fishing banned

Apr 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/04/15/beaufort-sea-commercial-fishing-ban.html

Grizzly bears no longer lords of the land

Apr 15, 2011
Jeff Gailus and Faisal Moola
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Grizzly+bears+longer+lords+land/4620076/story.html

Our earth's a hot potato

Apr 15, 2011
Peggy Curran
Montreal Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/decision-canada/earth+potato/4625141/story.html

Energy-efficient light bulb deadline delayed

Apr 15, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/15/cv-election-bulbs-deadline.html

Game-changing Canadian device will let you plug in to save electricity

Apr 15, 2011
PETER CHENEY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/game-changing-canadian-device-will-let-you-plug-in-to-save-electricity/article1986533/

Multinational mining company surrenders land rights to area which inspired Group of Seven

Apr 15, 2011
LAURA JANE CONRAD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/multinational-mining-company-surrenders-land-rights-to-area-which-inspired-group-of-seven/article1986379/

Election outcome could boost fortunes of oilsands producers

Apr 15, 2011
Michael Lewis
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/975488--election-outcome-could-boost-fortunes-of-oilsands-producers

Second case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease confirmed in Canada

Apr 15, 2011
Jana G. Pruden
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Second+case+variant+Creutzfeldt+Jakob+disease+confirmed+Canada/4618566/story.html

Workplace drug plans may face caps - even fold

Apr 15, 2011
Tom Blackwell
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Workplace+drug+plans+face+caps+even+fold/4622536/story.html

Teaching science with beats and rhymes

Apr 15, 2011
Greg Mercer
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/517865--teaching-science-with-beats-and-rhymes

Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project - Comments Invited on the Proposed Environmental Assessment Process

Deadline Extended for Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines
Apr 15, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/15/c4510.html

Studies question narrow-vein theory for MS

Apr 14, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/studies-question-narrow-vein-theory-for-ms/article1985508/

N.B. will fund MS therapy despite study

Apr 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/04/14/nb-ms-therapy-funding.html

Double standard on energy

Subsidies that flow to oil and gas sector bypass Ontario
Apr 14, 2011
Robert Joshi
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/975044--double-standard-on-energy

As smoke clears, Tories, Liberals react to pot ruling

Apr 14, 2011
ADRIAN MORROW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/as-smoke-clears-tories-liberals-react-to-pot-ruling/article1984950/

Medical pot hard to find in PEI

Apr 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2011/04/14/pei-medical-marijuana.html

Carbon pricing: comparing federal party platforms

Apr 14, 2011
Clare Demerse
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/2011/04/14/carbon-pricing-comparing-federal-party-platforms/

Use Of Coal Power Down 90 Per Cent

Ontario's use of coal-fired power is down 90 per cent in the first three months of 2011, when compared to the same timeframe in 2003. This reduction is cleaning up the air our children and grandchildren breathe.
Apr 14, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/04/use-of-coal-power-down-90-per-cent.html

Turning Innovation Into Jobs

Ontario is helping a scientific research company - Integran Technologies - develop leading-edge technology and create 20 new jobs while supporting 29 existing positions in Toronto.
Apr 14, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/04/turning-innovation-into-jobs.html

Quebec Government Gives Conditional Support to Asbestos Mine

Canadian Cancer Society Urges Government to Re-consider
Apr 14, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/14/c4190.html

Should Canada have a cap-and-trade system?

Apr 13, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/13/cv-election-cap-and-trade.html

MS vein blocking doubted

Apr 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/13/multiple-sclerosis-ccsvi-buffalo.html

Mountain pine beetle could infect forests across Canada: research

Apr 13, 2011
Hanneke Brooymans
Postmedia News
http://www.canada.com/technology/Mountain+pine+beetle+could+infect+forests+across+Canada+research/4556310/story.html

Marijuana should not be criminalized

An Ontario Court of Appeal ruling helps make the case for the decriminalization of marijuana
Apr 13, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/marijuana-should-not-be-criminalized/article1984417/

Ontario court strikes down Canada’s pot laws

Apr 13, 2011
ADRIAN MORROW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/ontario-court-strikes-down-canadas-pot-laws/article1983105/

McGuinty under fire for not disclosing elevated radiation levels

Apr 13, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/mcguinty-under-fire-for-not-disclosing-elevated-radiation-levels/article1983912/

B.C., Ontario hinder California green plan

Apr 12, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bc-ontario-hinder-california-green-plan/article1982893/

More co-operation needed to track toxins: international environmental commission

Apr 12, 2011
Andy Blatchford
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jHRVWbPF8E4J2M1qcH0HInMSB38A?docId=6545646

Improving Ontario's Response To Public Health Emergencies

Ontario is strengthening and improving the coordination of the province's response to future public health emergencies or events, such as a pandemic.
Apr 12, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/04/improving-ontarios-response-to-public-health-emergencies-1.html

Environmentalists hoping for new standards on national air quality regulations

Twenty-three stakeholder groups are currently working on an agreement that would set what the emissions standards will be and how they will be enforced.
Apr 11, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/airquality-04-11-2011

Experts support NRTEE advice, but climate change policy takes back seat on campaign trail

Environment Minister Peter Kent does not agree with the NRTEE's recommendation that Canada implement carbon pricing ahead of the U.S.
Apr 11, 2011
CHRIS PLECASH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/nrtee-04-11-2011

PM Harper promises wildlife advisory panel, but environmentalists concerned it will make protecting endangered species more difficult

There are currently 631 species at risk in Canada, according to November 2010 data from the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
Apr 11, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/advisorypanel-04-11-2011

Feds 'not ready to respond to major oil spill' says Environment Commissioner Vaughan

Every day, on average, one oil spill is reported to the Canadian Coast Guard
Apr 11, 2011
ENVIRONMENT COMMISSIONER SCOTT VAUGHAN
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/notready-04-11-2011

'Still much to do' on environment, climate change, energy, says Minister Kent

Environment Minister Peter Kent says Conservative government has 'made significant progress in a number of areas' including signing Copenhagen accord, new emissions standards for vehicles, and developing a plan to reduce GHG by 17 per cent below 2005 leve
Apr 11, 2011
ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PETER KENT
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/muchtodo-04-11-2011

Environment minister touts Conservative environmental leadership in face of criticism

Environment Minister Peter Kent says the Tories have a proven track record based on environmental regulation and stewardship. But critics say the Tories have been environmental laggards.
Apr 11, 2011
CHRIS PLECASH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/leadership-04-11-2011

Critics concerned about food safety in Canada-U.S. border agreement

NDP incumbent Paul Dewar says the party is worried an agreement could create less stringent regulations for ensuring safety in food products.
Apr 11, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/foodsafety-04-11-2011

It's been five years of Conservative climate change inaction

After five years of Prime Minister Stephen Harper being in power, I suspect I have run out of different ways to say that he doesn't care about climate change.
Apr 11, 2011
LIBERAL SENATOR GRANT MITCHELL
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/inaction-04-11-2011

Oilsands out of sight, out of mind

The most lively interjection came when Obama referred to environmental impact
Apr 11, 2011
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/973148--steward-oilsands-out-of-sight-out-of-mind

HIV vaccine initiative got lost in red tape

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $28M for pilot facility
Apr 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/11/hiv-aids-gates-harper.html

Nature Conservancy looks to buy P.E.I. islands

Apr 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/11/pei-hog-island-nature-conservancy-584.html

UN resolution looks to give "Mother Earth" same rights as humans

Apr 11, 2011
Steven Edwards
Postmedia News
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/resolution+looks+give+Mother+Earth+same+righs+humans/4597992/story.html

Canada has an opportunity to shape global policy on trade in the digital economy

Apr 11, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/11/c3029.html

Central South Mine Project - Public Consultation Period and Federal Funding Available

Apr 11, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/11/c3092.html

Health Quality Ontario to Promote Evidence-Based Health Care

McGuinty Government Saving Money While Improving Quality of Care
Apr 11, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/04/health-quality-ontario-to-promote-evidence-based-health-care.html

For the first time, food becomes a political priority

Apr 10, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/for-the-first-time-food-becomes-a-political-priority/article1979395/

Something to chew on: A party-by-party breakdown of food policy

Apr 10, 2011
Jessica Leeder
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/something-to-chew-on-a-party-to-party-breakdown-of-food-policy/article1979351/

Harper pledges to keep dairy policies

Apr 10, 2011
STEVEN CHASE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-pledges-to-keep-dairy-policies/article1978950/

Academic doping on the rise

Apr 9, 2011
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Academic+doping+rise/4586231/story.html

Can capitalism save space travel?

Apr 8, 2011
Paul Taylor
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/can-capitalism-save-space-travel/article1977191/

Embrace, don’t fight, harmony between the sands and the land in Alberta

Apr 7, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/embrace-dont-fight-harmony-between-the-sands-and-the-land-in-alberta/article1975554/

Fukushima’s ripple effects on nuclear power in Canada

Apr 7, 2011
Anna Mehler Paperny
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/fukushimas-ripple-effects-on-nuclear-power-in-canada/article1975874/

Canadian students show 'huge interest' in green programs, jobs: expert

Apr 7, 2011
Paola Loriggio
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/canadian-students-show-huge-interest-in-green-programs-jobs-expert-119404924.html

Producers prepare for oil sands battle

Apr 6, 2011
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE AND CARRIE TAIT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/producers-prepare-for-oil-sands-battle/article1972903/