Why it's hard to buy innovation

Jul 20, 2010
William Watson
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/hard+innovation/3298442/story.html

Canada has everything going for it -- except innovation

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

Canada’s poor innovation and productivity record

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/

Advancing Technology Innovation Through Discovery: A New Partnership Between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Genome Canada

Jul 23, 2010
Genome Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Advancing-Technology-Innovation-Through-Discovery-A-New-Partnership-Between-Canadian-1294818.htm

Government of Canada Encourages Youth to Pursue Science and Engineering

Jul 26, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Encourages-Youth-to-Pursue-Science-and-Engineering-1295448.htm

Canada's Economic Action Plan Supports New Research at Canada's Colleges

Jul 26, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Canadas-Economic-Action-Plan-Supports-New-Research-at-Canadas-Colleges-1295358.htm

Minister unveils cash for college fund

Jul 27, 2010
MICHAEL LEA
THE WHIG-STANDARD
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2686085

Arctic research linked to sovereignty push

'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

$88M for HIV vaccine lab to go to research instead

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

Ottawa's HIV/AIDS funding disappoints some

July 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/20/hiv-funding-vienna-declaration.html

Biotechnology centres: Sir Paul's vision

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

Physicists call for new atom smasher

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

Funding for nuclear fusion: Expensive Iteration

A huge international fusion-reactor project faces funding difficulties
Jul 22, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16635938

Humanities, not science, key to new web frontier

Jul 21, 2010
Daniel Paul O'Donnell
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Humanities+science+frontier/3303742/story.html

Stats crash at the corner of ideology and reason

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/

Let’s act like an energy superpower

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/

Canada's first cloned bull goes public

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

Harper government should defer to statisticians on how to collect needed data

Jul 26, 2010
Leslie Twilley
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Harper+government+should+defer+statisticians+collect+needed+data/3322694/story.html

Government-appointed advisory group says Canadians need full census info

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

Statistics council suggests compromise to end census battle

Jul 26, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot
Postmedia News
http://www.canada.com/news/national/Council+Compromise+census+battle/3323368/story.html

Harper’s census push months in the making

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/

Census uproar impacts 'broader narrative' of PM's relationship with public service

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

Protect B.C.'s Flathead River Valley, UNESCO urges

Jul 26, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/26/bc-flathead-unesco-report.html

Study suggests climate change will boost Mexican emigration

Jul 26, 2010
Maggie Fox
Reuters
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Study+suggests+climate+change+will+boost+Mexican+emigration/3325784/story.html

Conservative MPs accused of killing damaging committee report on oil sands

'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

Coast Guard in charge if foreign oil spilled in Canadian waters

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

Energy drinks a sugary drug for kids: MDs

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

Census fiasco a triumph for ignorance over wisdom

Jul 25, 2010
JIM TRAVERS
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/TheNovaScotian/1193659.html

The science of climate change is alive and well

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

Quebec between a rock and a hard place on gas from shale

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

How the census went from a quinquennial chore to a national crisis

No fun with numbers
Jul 24, 2010
Aaron Wherry
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/24/no-fun-with-numbers/

Tory grip on census decision puzzles experts

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

Ideology, not reality, drives Tories' AIDS policy

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

Ontario should follow B.C.’s lead on eco fees

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

Why the census matters just about everywhere

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/

StatsCan in turmoil over decision to scrap long-form census

Jul 23, 2010
Shannon Proudfoot
Postmedia News
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Model+excellence+doubt/3312307/story.html

Tony Clement will appear at Commons committee to explain role in census crisis

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

Census move will skew data: experts

Jul 23, 2010
Chad Skelton
Postmedia News
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Census+move+will+skew+data+experts/3312709/story.html

Scrapping census will cost Manitoba: Bjornson

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

PM, Aglukkaq slammed on AIDS at world meeting

Jul 23, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/23/aids-montaner.html

HIV a 'global prison crisis': UN expert

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 Difference Engine: Twice the bang for the buck

The return of the smokey old two-stroke—as an eco-friendly motor
Jul 23, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21008760

Lethal fungal infection hits U.S. Northwest

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

Government of Canada Invests in Innovative Small and Medium-Sized Firms

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

Government of Canada Increasing Knowledge of Canada's North and Protecting Natural Heritage

Jul 23, 2010
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Increasing-Knowledge-Canadas-North-Protecting-Natural-Heritage-1295040.htm

Natural Resources Canada: The Government of Canada Invests in Clean Energy in Atlantic Canada

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

Calls grow for arm’s-length Statscan

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/

Long or short, Tories must retreat on the census

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/

Census changes unfair to First Nations

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

On the census, Canada should accept no substitute

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/

StatsCan chief quits over census furor

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

The XVIII International AIDS Society meeting: Waltzing with death

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

Democrats drop CO2-capping energy bill

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

Ice-free Arctic unlikely to sink much CO2

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

Invasive green crab numbers growing on P.E.I.

Jul 22, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/22/pei-green-crab-invasive-584.html

Provinces rally against Ottawa as anger over census mounts

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/

Statistics Canada chief falls on sword over census

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/

Federal statistical folly in full view

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/

Canadians split on row over census, poll shows

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

Nunavut bioprospecting deal could set precedent

Jul 21, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/21/north-bioprospecting-nunavut-tunngavik-profit-sharing.html

Anoxic rivers a growing problem for P.E.I.

Jul 21, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/21/pei-anoxic-rivers-584.html

Abandoning moralistic war on drugs becomes centrepiece of AIDS meeting

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/

Lobbyists push use of deadly asbestos in developing nations

Jul 21, 2010
Jim Morris
MCT
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Lobbyists+push+deadly+asbestos+developing+nations/3306405/story.html

Bombardier and the National Research Council Canada Strengthen Collaboration on Technology Development

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

Clement accused of misrepresenting census impact

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

Alaska asks fishermen to reduce catch

Jul 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/20/north-alaska-yukon-chinook-salmon.html

Carbon capture project funding boosted

Energy officials meet in Washington
Jul 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/20/sask-carbon-sequestration-weyburn.html

Needle-free flu vaccine pondered by P.E.I.

Jul 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/20/pei-flumist-sweet-584.html

Dead penguins wash up on Brazil beaches

Jul 20, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/20/penguins-starving-brazil.html

Ontario eco fees officially scrapped

Jul 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/07/20/ontario-eco-fees691.html

Canada and U.S. Invest in Leading Carbon Capture and Storage Project

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

Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Continues Global Leadership on Energy Efficiency Improvement

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

U.S. tested then scrapped voluntary census

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/

'War on drugs' fuels HIV epidemic as governments ignore science, experts say

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/

Keep First Nation pandemic plans current: feds

Jul 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/19/first-nation-pandemic-plan.html

H1N1 shot averted 1M Ontario cases: study

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

Minister Clement Highlights Canada's Role Within Global Aerospace Value Chains at Farnborough 2010

Jul 19, 2010
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Clement-Highlights-Canadas-Role-Within-Global-Aerospace-Value-Chains-Farnborough-1292014.htm

HIV drug cocktail cuts new cases in B.C.

Jul 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/16/hiv-antiretroviral-study.html

Flawed arguments for census changes

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/