Canada’s innovation malaise: The cure’s in our culture

Ideally, we’d combine our traditional sense of caution with a stronger dash of entrepreneurialism
Aug 10, 2010
Anne Golden
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/canadas-innovation-malaise-the-cures-in-our-culture/article1667165/

Academic snobbery rears its head

Aug 9, 2010
Carson Jerema
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/academic-snobbery-rears-its-head-100245719.html

HIV is a 20th-century disease that needs 21st-century research

We need smarter approaches to clinical trials that test more concepts in less time, for less money, while preserving safety, community engagement and ethical guidelines
Aug 10, 2010
Alan Bernstein and Peter Piot
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/hiv-is-a-20th-century-disease-that-needs-21st-century-research/article1667175/

Ottawa PhDs receive special funding

New program keeps graduates in Ontario
Aug 11, 2010
Sneh Duggal
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ottawa+PhDs+receive+special+funding/3387639/story.html

Researcher-luring fund gets $182M

Aug 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/06/cfi-fund-research-infrastructure.html

Harper government invests in science

Aug 6, 2010
Jamie McCallum
Montreal Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Harper+government+invests+science/3368155/story.html

Ottawa earmarks $182M to help reverse brain drain

Aug 6, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/article/844796--ottawa-earmarks-182m-to-help-reverse-brain-drain

Government of Canada Bolsters Canada's Knowledge Economy

Aug 6, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Bolsters-Canadas-Knowledge-Economy-1301317.htm

Don't waste medical research money chasing unicorns

A controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis provides hope, but to fund it at the expense of legitimate research is irresponsible
Aug 13, 2010
Paula Simons
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/waste+medical+research+money+chasing+unicorns/3393716/story.html

Superbug prompts Alberta Health travel warning

Aug 13, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/12/edm-superbug-doctors-warn-travel.html

How the Tar Sands Threaten Canada's Economic Fate

A short course in Dutch Disease, deindustrialization and the Bitumen Curse
Aug 13, 2010
Andrew Nikiforuk
TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/08/13/TarSandsEconomicFate/

The real lessons of H1N1

There was little or no flexibility to scale the pandemic plan down in case of a mild outbreak
Aug 13, 2010
Richard Schabas and and Neil V. Rau
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/847366--the-real-lessons-of-h1n1

For organ transplants, consider a stay-cation

Canada's medical profession is the first in the world to develop stringent new guidelines on organ trafficking, aimed at deterring prospective transplant tourists
Aug 13, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/for-organ-transplants-consider-a-stay-cation/article1671337/

DFO needs to make wild salmon priority

Aug 12, 2010
D.C. Reid
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/health/needs+make+wild+salmon+priority/3389394/story.html

Just say no to 'certified organic' farmed salmon

Aug 12, 2010
Chris Genovali
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Just+certified+organic+farmed+salmon/3388776/story.html

Feds slow to cough up new rules for cigarette warnings

Aug 12, 2010
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Feds+slow+cough+rules+cigarette+warnings/3391684/story.html

UN economists propose fast-track green taxes for $100 billion climate fund

Aug 12, 2010
Peter C. Glover
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=13234

New Brunswick's nuclear nightmare

Aug 12, 2010
Alec Bruce
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1172935

Health Canada studies home air quality

Research includes Edmonton, Halifax, Quebec City, Regina, Windsor, Ont.
Aug 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/12/ed-health-canada-air-quality-study.html

TB outbreak persists in N.W.T. community

Aug 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/12/nwt-deline-tb.html

Doctors urge better H1N1 strategies

Aug 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/12/h1n1-lessons-cma.html

Health networks need more direction, McGuinty says

Stung by accusations of secret meetings, agencies must get better at consulting communities, Premier says
Aug 12, 2010
Keith Leslie
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/health-networks-need-more-direction-mcguinty-says/article1671412/

Health-care crisis a political hot potato

Aug 12, 2010
Adam Radwanski
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/health-care-crisis-a-political-hot-potato/article1670032/

Advisory body says Clement wasting millions on census changes

Aug 12, 2010
Les Whittington
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/census/article/847213--advisory-body-says-clement-wasting-millions-on-census-changes

Chalk River reactor to resume isotope production

Aug 12, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/12/health-chalk-river-reactor.html

Health Canada survey suggests nutrition labels confuse consumers

Aug 12, 2010
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Health+Canada+survey+suggests+nutrition+labels+confuse+consumers/3389809/story.html

Why green business is crucial

Aug 12, 2010
Postmedia News
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/green+business+crucial/3391705/story.html

Mental illness rises on campus: studies

Aug 12, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/12/mental-illness-college.html

Home PCs help find fast-rotating star

Aug 12, 2010
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/12/pulsar-einstein-at-home-distributed-computing.html

New superbugs emerge in U.K., Asia

NDM-1 enzyme makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics
Aug 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/11/uk-lancet-new-superbug.html

Superbug from India found in Canada

Researchers warn no new antibiotics on horizon to tackle latest threat
Aug 11, 2010
Jill Mahoney, Kate Kelland and Ben Hirschler
Globe and Mail and Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/superbug-from-india-found-in-canada/article1669006/

Doctors brace for more cases as Indian superbug hits Canada

‘It’s just the nature of the beast’: Medical tourism, international travel fuel spread of drug-resistant enzyme
Aug 11, 2010
Jill Mahoney
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/doctors-brace-for-more-cases-as-indian-superbug-hits-canada/article1669006/

Information must be Canada’s bedrock

The census is an indispensable tool for knowing ourselves
Aug 11, 2010
Roy Romanow
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/information-must-be-canadas-bedrock/article1668377/

Ontario Attracts Clean Energy Manufacturing Plants

Aug 11, 2010
Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
http://news.ontario.ca//mei/en/2010/08/ontario-attracts-landmark-clean-energy-plant.html

Health and the sex ratio: A healthy relationship

The mere presence of women seems to bring health benefits to men
Aug 11, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16789152

Health Canada eyes tighter rules for alcoholic energy drinks

Aug 11, 2010
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Health+Canada+eyes+tighter+rules+alcoholic+energy+drinks/3385515/story.html

Arctic fuel spill fears raised in Pangnirtung

Not prepared to handle large spill, hamlet official warns
Aug 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/11/pangnirtung-fuel-spill-concerns.html

DFO sockeye count hindered by building occupation

Aug 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/11/bc-dfo-sockeye-count-occupation.html

Stand up for good government, MPs

It’s up to Canada’s opposition leaders to defend the long form’s integrity
Aug 11, 2010
Mel Cappe, Pierre Fortin, Michael Mendelson and John Richards
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/stand-up-for-good-government-mps/article1668496/

Sense still incomplete on the census

Clement is giving bad information to support his plan for bad-quality data. And on language, he admitted he was wrong
Aug 11, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/sense-still-incomplete-on-the-census/article1669846/

DND considers axing military research

Debate still rages over whether DND grants to universities is valid research or propaganda—but the point may be moot if the budget is pulled.
Aug 11, 2010
Carl Meyer
Embassy
http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/dnd-08-11-2010

University to bypass expensive database

Will replace Web of Science with own database
Aug 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/08/10/peiscience-web-subscription-584.html

WHO declares H1N1 pandemic over

Global health body says it has assessed what’s happening around the world and is moving to post-pandemic phase
Aug 10, 2010
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/who-declares-h1n1-pandemic-over/article1667873/

More prisons isn’t the answer

Aug 10, 2010
Barbara Kay
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/08/10/barbara-kay-more-prisons-isnt-the-answer/

Secretive nature of fledgling bureaucrats raises questions

Ontario Ombudsman ‘floored’ with ‘defensive and recalcitrant’ response of health network during recent probe
Aug 10, 2010
Christie Blatchford
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/christie-blatchford/secretive-nature-of-fledgling-bureaucrats-raises-questions/article1668629/

Ontario health agency blasted over private meetings

Ontario Ombudsman André Marin says Niagara-area agency held closed meetings that were ‘plainly illegal’ to talk about shutting emergency rooms
Aug 10, 2010
Cigdem Iltan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/ontario-health-agency-blasted-over-private-meetings/article1668099/

Former Statscan chief makes last-ditch plea to save census

Harper’s remarks, however, virtually slam the door on an 11th-hour reversal on long-form survey
Aug 10, 2010
John Ibbitson and Ian Bailey
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/former-statscan-chief-makes-last-ditch-plea-to-save-census/article1667393/

Ottawa was told of flaws in census plan, documents show

Statscan warned Tony Clement’s office that voluntary survey would yield low response rate
Aug 10, 2010
Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-was-told-of-flaws-in-census-plan-documents-show/article1668439/

Tories twisted census findings: memos

Aug 10, 2010
Les Whittington
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/census/article/846141--tories-twisted-census-findings-memos?bn=1

We still have time to reverse the census decision

Aug 10, 2010
Munir Sheikh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/we-still-have-time-to-reverse-the-census-decision/article1667194/

Senseless census argument number four

Aug 9, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/senseless-census-argument-number-four/article1665067/

Why libertarians can’t possibly support the census decision

Aug 9, 2010
Stephen Gordon
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/08/09/stephen-gordon-why-real-libertarians-cant-possibly-support-the-census-decision/

Oil sands toxins growing rapidly

Volume of arsenic, lead increased 26 per cent in last four years, Environment Canada says
Aug 9, 2010
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-sands-toxins-growing-rapidly/article1667306/

CAPP sees benefits in reporting oilsands tailings

Aug 9, 2010
Shaun Polczer
Calgary Herald
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/CAPP+sees+benefits+reporting+oilsands+tailings/3378646/story.html

Girls developing breasts as early as 7: U.S. study

Early signs of puberty showing up at younger age than in past
Aug 9, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/09/puberty-girls-early-breasts.html

Scientists foresee custom cancer treatment

Aug 9, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/08/09/bc-cancer-genome-sequencing.html

H1N1 is over, but the next pandemic awaits

Canadians cannot afford to be complacent about the proven value of flu vaccines – or about the probability of the next pandemic.
Aug 9, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/h1n1-is-over-but-the-next-pandemic-awaits/article1667310/

Welland Canal safe from ‘Frankenfish’

Aug 9, 2010
Fabiola Carletti and Wendy Gillis
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/845494--welland-canal-safe-from-frankenfish

Harper defends Arctic seismic tests

Aug 9, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/09/arctic-seismic-injunction-reax.html

Nunavut judge grants temporary injunction against seismic testing

Aug 8, 2010
Randy Boswell
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Nunavut+judge+grants+temporary+injunction+against+seismic+testing/3375321/story.html

Lauded economist slams census decision

Accepting award for public policy leadership, Sylvia Ostry says long-form census change is ‘shocking’ and ‘ridiculous’
Aug 7, 2010
Michael Valpy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lauded-economist-slams-census-decision/article1665623/

Alberta Health Services warns against MS treatment

The procedure could cause severe medical problems, says statement
Aug 7, 2010
Jodie Sinnema
Edmonton Journal
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Alberta+Health+warns+against+treatment/3369897/story.html

Chasing MS 'liberation' dream irresponsible use of Alberta funds

Our limited research money mustn't go to risky, unverified procedures
Aug 7, 2010
Paula Simons
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Paula+Simons+Chasing+liberation+dream+irresponsible+Alberta+funds/3372182/story.html

Massive Arctic ice island drifting toward shipping lanes

Aug 7, 2010
Randy Boswell
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Massive+Arctic+island+drifting+toward+shipping+lanes/3372703/story.html

Tough on crime, weak on logic

Aug 6, 2010
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Tough+crime+weak+logic/3365315/story.html

Separating fact from myth in the census saga

Aug 6, 2010
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/844537--goar-separating-fact-from-myth-in-the-census-saga

IVF treatment: regulate, then fertilize

Quebec should be applauded for its decision to fund fertility treatments for women. But a strict regulatory regime is needed to ensure the province can manage the inundation of new patients.
Aug 6, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/ivf-treatment-regulate-then-fertilize/article1662072/

Water as a human right

Aug 6, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/844522--water-as-a-human-right

Where facts are the weapon of choice

Aug 6, 2010
Elizabeth Payne
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Where+facts+weapon+choice/3360612/story.html

Justifying more jails

Aug 6, 2010
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/08/06/full-comment-forum-justifying-more-jails/

Science expedition in the Arctic caught in ‘government quarrel’, say researchers

A German institute planning to conduct seismic tests on the Arctic sea floor say they do not intend to look for oil and gas
Aug 5, 2010
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/science-expedition-in-the-arctic-caught-in-government-quarrel-say-researchers/article1663623/

MS elixir tempts, but still untested

Aug 5, 2010
Scott Stinson
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/elixir+tempts+still+untested/3360820/story.html

Census critics just want easy ride, Clement says

Opponents of voluntary survey ‘got good, quality data and the government of Canada was the heavy’
Aug 5, 2010
Steven Chase and Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/census-critics-just-want-easy-ride-clement-says/article1663469/

The Census: A Compromise and the Seeds of Long-Term Change

Aug 5, 2010
Arthur Sweetman & Herb Emery
Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation
http://www.mowatcentre.ca/opinions.php?opinionID=41

Ideology, Autonomy and the Census

Aug 5, 2010
Debra Thompson
Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation
http://www.mowatcentre.ca/opinions.php?opinionID=42

Health and gut bacteria: Hard to stomach

A Western diet promotes unhealthy gut bacteria in children
Aug 5, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16740669

City of Moose Jaw Fined $55,000 for Violation of Fisheries Act

Aug 5, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/City-of-Moose-Jaw-Fined-55000-for-Violation-of-Fisheries-Act-1300985.htm

Point: Water is a fundamental right

Last week’s UN resolution serves as the template for a more binding resolution
Aug 4, 2010
Maude Barlow
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/point-water-is-a-fundamental-right/article1661763/

Counterpoint: Water is the wrong right

The UN resolution devalues true human rights without helping those who need it most
Aug 4, 2010
Jacob Mchangama
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/counterpoint-water-is-the-wrong-right/article1661785/

Scientist sees hope for rare right whales

Aug 4, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/article/843896--scientist-sees-hope-for-rare-right-whales

Why you can trust the census, but not polls

Aug 1, 2010
Dan Gardner
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/trust+census+polls/3330368/story.html