Science Canada: 06/19/09

June 19, 2009
Meredith Macleod
The Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/585927

Compliance to guidelines 'a catastrophic failure': NDP MP
June 19, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/19/trans-fat-regulation284.html

Panel blames 'turf wars' for time lost in warning public about meat crisis
Jun 19, 2009
Robert Cribb
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/653396

Farmers and ranchers across a vast section of Alberta and Saskatchewan are staring down the same ominous fields of parched soil and brown crops
Jun 19, 2009
Nathan Vanderklippe and Patrick White
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alarm-bells-ring-on-drought-disaster/article1188142/

As a small nation, our ability to compete hinges on skill and innovation. That starts with early-childhood education
Jun 17, 2009
Margaret Norrie McCain and Paul Martin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/early-learning-is-the-path-to-prosperity/article1186133/

Historic number of hungry due to high food prices, economic crisis
June 19, 2009
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/19/un-world-hunger-report.html

Antibiotics injected into chicken eggs is making Canadians resistant to meds
June 17, 2009
Cathy Gulli
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/17/playing-chicken-with-antibiotics/

University of Toronto's $50-million supercomputer – the fastest such machine in Canada – goes online to improve research potential
Jun 18, 2009
Omar El Akkad
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/canadas-monster-computer-roars-to-life/article1186431/

Organization recalls three reports deemed to be too one-sided
June 18, 2009
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Copyright+report+lacked+balance+Conference+Board/1708671/story.html

Federal aid for 'greener future' to counter massive U.S. subsidies
June 17, 2009
Gordon Hamilton
Canwest News Service
http://www.timescolonist.com/Business/billion+lifeline+forestry+industry/1703857/story.html

Ottawa's funding announcement to help scientists find alternatives does nothing to alleviate crisis, critics contend
Jun 18, 2009
Anna Mehler Paperny and Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/government-isotope-response-inadequate-doctors-say/article1184861/

Jun 18, 2009
Jatin Nathwani
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/652576

One Maples reactor powered at 50 per cent could produce enough isotopes to replace production from the ailing Chalk River reactor
Stephen P. DeFalco
Jun 18, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-maple-reactors-can-keep-canadas-isotope-industry-alive/article1186181/

Steve Milloy’s new book shines a harsh light on greenwashers
June 18, 2009
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/06/18/peter-foster-for-junk-science-week-breaking-out-of-green-hell.aspx

Nothing prevents malaria better than DDT application
June 18, 2009
Diane Katz
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/06/18/junk-science-week-ddt-banned-lifesaver.aspx

The integrity of Ottawa's Chemicals Management Plan hangs in the balance
June 18, 2009
Howard Mains
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/06/18/junk-science-week-base-chemical-rules-on-science-not-fear.aspx

The movement to ban Bisphenol A has no scientific basis. But that hasn’t been an obstacle
June 17, 2009
S. Robert Lichter and Trevor Butterworth
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/06/17/junk-science-week-case-of-chemophobia.aspx

Science Canada

Friday, June 19, 2009

The Harper government: Good for science

Financial difficulties at Canada’s universities

Canada's 'toxic secret' soon to be made public

Calgary physicists get $10M for Nunavut space-research station

McMaster researchers awarded $48 million

New approaches aim to charge up consumer interest in electric cars

Critics press federal government to regulate trans fat in prepared foods

Agriculture committee calls for public inquiry into listeriosis crisis

Report calls for listeria inquiry

Minister proposes ban on chemicals used in kids' plastic products

Little proof $196B US health programs work

Alarm bells ring on drought 'disaster'

Early learning is the path to prosperity

Raitt looks to France, Belgium for medical isotopes

Health workers not taking pandemic precautions: CDC

Risk factors for severe swine flu may explain disease's enigmas: experts

More than 1 billion don't have enough to eat: UN agency

Playing chicken with antibiotics

Underfunded DNA bank is hurting investigations: report

Canada's monster computer roars to life

Ont. researchers to build $24M tornado simulator

Feds step up to protect endangered right whales

Conference Board of Canada admits plagiarism, will redo reports

Copyright report lacked balance: Conference Board

$1-billion lifeline for forestry industry

Government isotope response inadequate, doctors say

Loss of isotope supply will hurt in long run

The Maple reactors can keep Canada's isotope industry alive

Junk Science Week: Breaking out of green hell

Junk Science Week: DDT, the banned lifesaver

Junk Science Week: Base chemical rules on science, not fear

Junk Science Week: No death by Bisphenol A

Junk Science Week: Case of chemophobia