Monday, July 11, 2011

Time for action on innovation, not more study

Jul 3, 2011
BARRIE McKENNA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/barrie-mckenna/time-for-action-on-innovation-not-more-study/article2084968/
Science and innovation council report suggests country could be more competitive
Jul 7, 2011
Scott Simpson
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canadian+talent+pool+deep+overlooked+study+finds/5063437/story.html

We need a culture of innovation

Build links between business and academe
Jul 5, 2011
Paul Davidson
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/07/05/we-need-a-culture-of-innovation/
Jul 1, 2011
Susan Riley
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Risk+aversion+laziness+hurts+private+sector/5034198/story.html
Jul 10, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/give-canadas-visiting-brains-a-boost/article2092848/
Jul 4, 2011
JAMES BRADSHAW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/business-students-losers-in-federal-research-funding-experiment/article2086517/
Jul 7, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/06/ottawa-universities-research-fraud.html

Government can work smarter

Jul 5, 2011
David Mitchell and Paul MacMillan
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Government+work+smarter/5050144/story.html
Questions from Ministers Glen Murray (Research and Innovation), Dr. Eric Hoskins (Citizenship and Immigration) and Laurel Broten (Children and Youth Services) in Response to the Social Innovation Policy Paper
Jun 30, 2011
Ontario’s Social Innovation Wiki
http://ontariosiwiki.marsdd.com/index.php/Questions_from_the_Ministers_in_Response_to_the_Social_Innovation_Policy_Paper#Regulatory_and_Legal_Barriers
Request for Proposals Announcement
Jul 5, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/5a2fa4118f/1315033971/3f7b835378/
July 2011
Public Policy Forum & Deloitte
http://www.ppforum.ca/sites/default/files/11-916G%20PS%20PPF-Innovation-Strategy-report-EN-WEB.pdf
Jun 2011
U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_383-carbon-footprint-electricity-generation.pdf
Jun 29, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/oecd-fao-agricultural-outlook-2011_agr_outlook-2011-en
Jul 10, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/in-search-of-a-national-energy-strategy/article2092820/
Jul 10, 2011
KIM MACKRAEL
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/hospitals-with-c-difficile-remain-safe-officials-say/article2092688/
Jul 10, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/integrating-health-care-necessary-for-an-aging-population/article2092956/
Jul 10, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/10/cdifficile-ontario.html
When even “free” is deemed too expensive, it’s time to fight Mayor Rob Ford’s senseless penny-pinching.
Jul 10, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1022365--don-t-reject-public-health-nurses
Jul 10, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadian-coast-guard-ship-louis-s-st-laurent-departs-arctic-supporting-science-northern-1536201.htm
A national strategy just common sense
Jul 9, 2011
Laura Rance
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/food-for-thought-we-can-do-better-125259519.html
Maxim Power sidestepped new rules phasing out 'dirty' plants with the help of Ottawa and Alberta
Jul 9, 2011
Tim Weis
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Federal+coal+regulations+risk+being+tarnished/5077038/story.html
Jul 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/08/multiple-sclerosis-ccsvi-death.html
Jul 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/08/montreal-asbestos-defence-708.html
Jul 8, 2011
Daniela Minicucci
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Toronto+stem+cell+breakthrough+help+treat+cancer+diseases/5067888/story.html
Jul 8, 2011
RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/honeybees-alarming-mortality-rate-leaves-beekeepers-looking-for-answers/article2092111/
Jul 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/08/technology-space-canada-maclean.html
Atlantis gets break in wet weather for NASA's 30-year shuttle program finale
Jul 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/08/atlantis-takeoff-final-space-shuttle.html
July 8, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/celebrating-final-launch-space-shuttle-program-minister-paradis-minister-state-goodyear-1536052.htm
Jul 8, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/an-innovative-modern-agriculture-sector-to-foster-growth-and-prosperity-1536069.htm
Jul 8, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/valproate-anti-epileptic-drugs-may-pose-risks-children-when-taken-mothers-during-pregnancy-1536044.htm
Environmental Defence report calls government's chemicals management plan "cutting edge"
Jul 7, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/07/pol-chemical-report.html
Outdoor grilling doesn’t have to infuse food with cancerous chemicals
Jul 7, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/07/healthy-eating

Robots: Zoobotics

A new generation of animal-like robots is about to emerge from the laboratory
Jul 7, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18925855
Jul 7, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/ontario-calls-in-federal-experts-to-help-with-superbug-outbreak/article2089869/
We need to fundamentally re-evaluate how we pay for health services in this country
Jul 7, 2011
SANJAY CHERIAN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/health-costs-are-killing-us-lets-try-an-outcomes-based-payment-system/article2090215/
Controlling C. difficile is an ongoing battle
Jul 7, 2011
Peter Hadzipetros
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/07/f-c-difficile-control-is-difficult.html
Jul 7, 2011
Max Harrold
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/space-shuttle/news+Canada+could+scrap+space+telescope/5067942/story.html
Canadian astronaut reflects on end of NASA’s shuttle program
Jul 7, 2011
Fabiola Carletti
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/28/f-chris-hadfield-interview-shuttle.html
Ontario is investing in Messier-Dowty Inc., an innovative Ajax company that is developing aerospace technologies and creating jobs for Ontario families.
Jul 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/07/ontario-helps-advance-aerospace-technology.html
Ontario has become a global leader in the clean energy industry, creating thousands of jobs for families and cleaning up the air we breathe.
Jul 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/07/on-track-to-grow-clean-energy-economy.html
Jul 7, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/07/c4019.html
Jul 7, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/07/c4022.html
Jul 6, 2011
Richard Blackwell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/impact-of-renewables-on-higher-power-costs-minimal-report-says/article2087782/
Jul 6, 2011
Kelly Cryderman
Calgary Herald
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Experts+call+agency+monitor+oilsands/5056166/story.html
Jul 6, 2011
Emma Lui
rabble.ca
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/making-waves/2011/07/budget-cuts-environment-canada-and-how-they-affect-canada%E2%80%99s-wate
The asbestos industry is using Canada’s 'Boy Scout image' to promote its product, but is turning the country into an 'international pariah' and giving it a 'black eye' on the world stage, says NDP MP Pat Martin, who has been fighting to ban asbestos globally ever since he was elected in 1997.
Jul 6, 2011
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/dailyupdate/view/asbestos_industry_giving_canada_black_eye_on_world_stage_say_martin_and_mcguinty_07-06-2011
Jul 6, 2011
Jeff Rubin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/jeff-rubins-smaller-world/how-long-will-oil-sands-producers-be-disconnected-from-world-prices/article2087123/
Jul 6, 2011
ROBERT MATAS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/crosscheck-counting-carbon-in-bc/article2089222/
Jul 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/06/nortel-patent-industry-canada.html
Jul 6, 2011
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/what-kind-of-health-system-does-ontario-want/article2088797/
Jul 6, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/frustrated-niagara-residents-speak-out-about-cdifficile-concerns/article2088633/
Jul 6, 2011
Romina Maurino
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/move-past-ehealth-scandal-and-make-electronic-records-a-priority-medical-association/article2088366/
Demand for bandwidth boosts need to fix satellites in space
Jul 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/06/technology-dextre-space-robot.html
Jul 6, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/06/iceland-volcano.html
Jul 6, 2011
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/59113b8b2c/1315033971/3f7b835378/
Jul 6, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-meets-with-floridas-lieutenant-governor-encourages-s-t-links-1535291.htm
Jul 6, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-launches-call-proposals-forest-industry-transformation-funding-1535136.htm
Jul 6, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/emerald-ash-borer-confirmed-in-gatineau-outside-the-current-regulated-area-1535332.htm
Ontario is helping Humber College build new learning facilities to create space for 2,200 more students at their North Campus.
Jul 6, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/07/new-building-helping-humber-college-expand.html
NDP MP Pat Martin, who has been fighting to ban asbestos mining in Canada ever since he was elected to the House in 1997, and who has been waging a vocal battle in the House against the federal government’s controversial support for it, has his own personal asbestos story.
Jul 5, 2011
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/dailyupdate/view/ndp_mp_martins_oneman_battle_to_ban_asbestos_mining_in_canada_gains_traction_07-05-2011
Jul 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/05/science-china-pollution-climate-change-coal.html
Jul 5, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-investment-green-innovation-canadas-auto-sector-1534548.htm
Jul 5, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/international-arrangement-gives-canadian-consumers-more-organic-food-choices-1534753.htm
Jul 4, 2011
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/04/protest-tories-proposed-environment-cuts/
Environment groups still waiting for federal government policies to tackle catastrophic climate change.
Jul 4, 2011
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/kent-07-04-2011
Outbreak of deadly bacteria declared on June 23
Jul 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/04/c-difficile-niagara.html
Jul 4, 2011
Mark Brownlee
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/concerns-about-niagara-hospitals-grow-as-c-difficile-death-toll-rises-to-16/article2086683/
Jul 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/04/science-rare-earth-elements.html
Ontario's clean energy economy continues to grow, creating 5,000 new jobs.
Jul 4, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/07/new-clean-energy-projects-creating-5000-jobs.html
Jul 4, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/04/c2967.html
Jul 3, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/getting-medical-marijuana-to-the-people-who-need-it/article2083017/
Jul 3, 2011
DAVID EBNER, SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/bc-finds-success-with-controversial-carbon-tax/article2084989/
Jul 3, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/deadly-superbug-outbreak-hits-problem-plagued-network-of-ontario-hospitals/article2085247/
Jul 2, 2011
MATTHEW BROWN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/exxon-oil-spill-in-yellowstone-river-prompts-evacuations/article2084498/

A pipeline in peril

Jul 2, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/a-pipeline-in-peril/article2083926/

France reports E. coli death

Jul 2, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/07/02/ecoli-europe.html
Research In Motion part of consortium making purchase
Jul 1, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/01/nortel-patents-auctioned.html
Brain-driven prosthetics possible, but 'Minority Report' scenario far off
Jul 1, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/30/science-brain-mind-reading-planning.html
Jul 1, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/01/ns-thisfish-tracks-diner-to-water.html

Local food movement goes national

Jul 1, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/local-food-movement-goes-national/article2084221/
Jul 1, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/explainer-the-carbon-footprint-of-local-versus-global-food/article2084220/
Jul 1, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/07/01/science-climategate-data.html
Jun 30, 2011
DIRK MEISSNER
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/three-years-on-only-bc-has-a-carbon-tax/article2082961/
Jun 30, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-keith-ashfield-announces-groundfish-management-plans-for-2011-1533777.htm
Jun 30, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-ashfield-officially-opens-new-brunswick-community-colleges-new-fredericton-1533435.htm
This year’s census and the controversial voluntary household survey accompanying it are expected to cost a total of $660-million from planning and preparation to end stages in 2015, Statistics Canada says.
Jun 29, 2011
TIM NAUMETZ
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/dailyupdate/view/census_expected_to_cost_660million_says_statistics_canada_06-29-2011
Jun 26, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ottawa-to-step-in-on-emissions-technology/article2076326/
Jun 25, 2011
WENDY STUECK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/backyard-wheat-fields-produce-food-for-green-policy-debate/article2075443/
Jun 23, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/124451929.html
Jun 22, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/finally-a-health-care-paper-that-makes-sense/article2071521/