Science Canada: March 2011

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Analysis will set us free

Canada’s challenges are more complex than ever, but instead of evidence and expertise we have turned to simplification and partisanship
Mar 22, 2011
MEL CAPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/analysis-will-set-us-free/article1950531/

NRC boss orders scientists to focus on 'market drivers'

Less time for pure science has researchers fearing for their jobs
Mar 20, 2011
Tom Spears
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/boss+orders+scientists+focus+market+drivers/4472949/story.html

Genome Canada Investment in Applied Genomic Research Strengthens Forestry, Environment, Health and Agriculture Sectors

Minister Goodyear announces $60 million for 16 research projects which will benefit Canadians
Mar 25, 2011
Genome Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Genome-Canada-Investment-Applied-Genomic-Research-Strengthens-Forestry-Environment-Health-1417732.htm

The Tories’ buried budget line: Funding for brain research

Mar 23, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/the-tories-buried-budget-line-funding-for-brain-research/article1954245/

Suzuki at 75: An elder for the planet

Mar 24, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/24/tech-david-suzuki-nature-of-things.html

Arctic research hotter than ever

Mar 24, 2011
ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/arctic-research-hotter-than-ever/article1955915/

Scientist named to boost Canada's sustainable food production

Mar 25, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/scientist-named-to-boost-canadas-sustainable-food-production/article1956075/

NRC is going for the money, but forgetting the basics may not pay off

Mar 25, 2011
Bob McDonald
CBC news
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/quirks-quarks-blog/2011/03/nrc-is-going-for-the-money-but-forgetting-the-basics-may-not-pay-off.html

Government of Canada Launches Next Phase of Canada's Economic Action Plan, Strengthening Canada's Research Advantage

Mar 23, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Launches-Next-Phase-Canadas-Economic-Action-Plan-Strengthening-Canadas-1416477.htm

Harper Government Celebrates Economic Action Plan Investments in Canada's Knowledge Economy

Mar 18, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Celebrates-Economic-Action-Plan-Investments-Canadas-Knowledge-Economy-1413961.htm

Renowned Vancouver geneticist wins Gairdner award

Mar 23, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/renowned-vancouver-geneticist-wins-gairdner-award/article1952291/

B.C. doctor wins Gairdner prize

Mar 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/22/gairdner-awards-medical-research.html

Minister of State Goodyear Applauds B.C. Geneticist, Recipient of Canada's Premier Medical Award

Mar 25, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-State-Goodyear-Applauds-BC-Geneticist-Recipient-Canadas-Premier-Medical-Award-1417703.htm

Perimeter Institute to get $50 million in federal budget

Mar 20, 2011
Brent Davis
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/504436--perimeter-institute-to-get-50-million-in-federal-budget

The oil sands grow up

Mar 26, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/sands+grow/4507462/story.html

Ottawa signs $425-million deal for vaccine if pandemic flu strikes

Mar 25, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-policy/ottawa-signs-425-million-deal-for-vaccine-if-pandemic-flu-strikes/article1956762/

$425.9M pandemic flu deal awarded by Ottawa

GlaxoSmithKline gets 10-year contract, backup supplier deal worth $33M
Mar 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/03/25/flu-vaccine-pandemic-seasonal-health-canada.html

At 75, Suzuki to battle on keeping planet and us alive

Mar 25, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Suzuki+battle+keeping+planet+alive/4506378/story.html

The war against obesity

Mar 25, 2011
Aaron Derfel
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/against+obesity/4506244/story.html

Seals hurting cod recovery: DFO

Mar 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/03/25/nb-seal-cod-study-0325.html

Worst rhino poaching in decade: conservationists

Mar 25, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/25/tech-rhino-africa-poaching.html

Government of Canada to Explore New Options for Tobacco Control

Mar 25, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-to-Explore-New-Options-for-Tobacco-Control-1417758.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Better Treatment for Hepatitis C

Mar 25, 2011
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Better-Treatment-for-Hepatitis-C-1417755.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Montreal Aerospace and Defence Firm

Montreal company R&D will lead to important advancements in military radio technologies
Mar 25, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Montreal-Aerospace-and-Defence-Firm-1417714.htm

Minister Shea Announces $14 Million to Atlantic Lobster Harvesting Groups to Implement Sustainability Measures

Mar 25, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Shea-Announces-14-Million-Atlantic-Lobster-Harvesting-Groups-Implement-Sustainability-1417711.htm

The CFIA Takes Further Action to Slow Emerald Ash Borer

Mar 25, 2011
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/The-CFIA-Takes-Further-Action-to-Slow-Emerald-Ash-Borer-1417724.htm

Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project

Comments Invited on the Proposed Environmental Assessment Process
Mar 25, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/25/c6539.html

Tony Clement urges senators to block generic-drug legislation

Mar 24, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/tony-clement-urges-senators-to-block-generic-drug-legislation/article1955588/

Nuclear second thoughts

Even before the Japanese crisis, the province had reason to rethink its commitment to nuclear energy
Mar 24, 2011
Mark Winfield
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/960373--nuclear-second-thoughts

Mangrove forests key to carbon sequestration: panel

Mar 24, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/24/tech-mangrove-coastal-ecosystem-carbon-sequestration.html

Mercury in fish not heart risk: study

No differences were seen in the rates of heart disease and stroke
Mar 24, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/24/mercury-fish-heart.html

Minister says environmental monitoring of oilsands to be handled by province, feds

Mar 24, 2011
FRANK LANDRY
Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/alberta/2011/03/24/17746401.html

Agent Orange probe appointment a 'conflict of interest,' charges MPP

Mar 24, 2011
Brett Clarkson
QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/03/24/17745776.html

Fish farm sues activist for defamation

Mar 24, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fish-farm-sues-activist-for-defamation/article1955940/

Health of salmon run affects ecosystem of forest

Mar 24, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/health-of-salmon-run-affects-ecosystem-of-forest/article1954772/

A new domain of life: Plenty more bugs in the sea

Tantalising evidence is emerging of a serious gap in biologists’ understanding of the diversity of life on Earth
Mar 24, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18437900

Ask a Scientist: Four rising stars talk chemistry in 140 characters

Mar 24, 2011
National Research Council (NRC)
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/dimensions/issue6/ask_scientist.html

Can smart technologies reduce home energy use?

Intelligent systems for managing energy could take the sting out of seasonal power peaks
Mar 24, 2011
National Research Council (NRC)
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/dimensions/issue6/smart_technology.html

Experts weigh in on sustainable buildings in Canada

How can we ensure tomorrow’s buildings have a minimal impact on the environment?
Mar 24, 2011
National Research Council (NRC)
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/dimensions/issue6/experts_weigh_in.html

The Government of Canada Invests in Canada's Forest Sector

Mar 24, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/The-Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Canadas-Forest-Sector-1417455.htm

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research announces investment in microfluidics technology for the discovery of anti-cancer drugs

Smart Well-Plate Ushers in New Paradigm for High-Throughput Screening Technology
Mar 24, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/24/c6028.html

Government of Canada Invests in Canadian Livestock Genetics

Mar 24, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Canadian-Livestock-Genetics-1417028.htm

Raven Underground Coal Mine Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment

Mar 24, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/24/c6157.html

Our nuclear narrative remains incomplete

We’ve grafted onto Japan’s bleak tale our anxieties about risks, driven largely by sketchy information
Mar 23, 2011
JATIN NATHWANI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/our-nuclear-narrative-remains-incomplete/article1952150/

Japan radiation fears limit food exports

Crews continue mission to stabilize nuclear plant as Canada, U.S. announce food restrictions
Mar 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/23/japan-food-water-safety.html

Rats, fishing hooks threaten isolated branch of albatross, Canadian researchers find

Mar 23, 2011
Randy Boswell
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Rats+fishing+hooks+threaten+isolated+branch+albatross+Canadian/4491472/story.html

Scientists call for experimental cull of 73,000 seals

Mar 23, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/23/ns-seal-cull-experiment.html

Faulty pipe blamed in BP oil disaster report

Blowout preventer and trapped pipe blamed
Mar 23, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/23/bp-blowout-oil-spill.html

Keeping our heads above water, at home and abroad

Although most Canadians have enough for drinking and sanitation, we must help those who are less fortunate
Mar 23, 2011
JEAN CHRÉTIEN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/keeping-our-heads-above-water-at-home-and-abroad/article1952156/

Why arguments against a pop ban fall flat

Mar 23, 2011
MARCUS GEE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/marcus-gee/why-arguments-against-a-pop-ban-fall-flat/article1954309/

Germany weaning itself from nuclear power

Mar 23, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/23/tech-germany-nuclear.html

45 Australian species heading for extinction

Mar 23, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/23/tech-endangered-animals-australia.html

Burning cash to warm Canada's homes

Mar 23, 2011
Benjamin Dachis
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Burning+cash+warm+Canada+homes/4487585/story.html

TORNADO ALLEY Storms into the Ontario Science Centre

Mar 23, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/23/c5692.html

Health Canada 'silent' on drug safety decisions

Mar 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/22/health-canada-open-government.html

Oil sands tax incentives targeted

Mar 22, 2011
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE AND CARRIE TAIT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/budget/business/oil-sands-tax-incentives-targeted/article1952194/

Whitehorse promises more climate-change action

Mar 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/22/whitehorse-wwf-report-reax.html

Greenpeace protest delays Ontario nuclear hearings

Mar 22, 2011
ALLISON JONES
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/greenpeace-protest-delays-ontario-nuclear-hearings/article1951352/

After Japan, Canada's nuclear industry girds for change

Mar 22, 2011
ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/after-japan-canadas-nuclear-industry-girds-for-change/article1952403/

Darlington nuclear hearing protesters arrested

Environmentalists had chained themselves inside meeting room
Mar 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/22/darlington-nuclear-hearings.html

From Greenpeace founder to nuclear defender

Mar 22, 2011
Kevin Libin
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/From+Greenpeace+founder+nuclear+defender/4486526/story.html

Would a shark-fin ban work in Canada?

Mar 22, 2011
Wency Leung
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/trends/trends-features/would-a-shark-fin-ban-work-in-canada/article1951962/

Budget 2011 recognizes vital role of universities in productivity, innovation - AUCC

Mar 22, 2011
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/22/c5643.html

2011 Federal Budget: Another missed opportunity for post-secondary education and research

Mar 22, 2011
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/22/c5538.html

New Award Recognizes Green Achievement

Ontario is now accepting applications for a new award recognizing local green achievement, leadership and innovation.
Mar 22, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/03/new-award-recognizes-green-achievement.html

Canada’s nuclear plants ordered to review safety after disaster in Japan

Mar 21, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-nuclear-plants-ordered-to-review-safety-after-disaster-in-japan/article1950455/

Radioactive contamination of Japanese food ‘serious’: WHO

Mar 21, 2011
Sui-Lee Wee
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/radioactive-contamination-of-japanese-food-serious-who/article1949643/

Increased radiation detected by B.C. monitors

Mar 21, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/21/bc-radiation-monitoring.html

Canadians: think before you flush

Mar 21, 2011
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/canadians-think-before-you-flush/article1950645/

‘If you control water, you control everything’

Canadians should regard water as a national security issue
Mar 21, 2011
Thomas Axworthy
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/956622--if-you-control-water-you-control-everything

Ontario to cover cancer patient’s Herceptin treatment

Mar 21, 2011
LISA PRIEST
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/ontario-to-cover-cancer-patients-herceptin-treatment/article1949413/

New Evidence-Building Program For Cancer Drugs

Ontario is moving forward with a program for specific cancer drugs, where emerging evidence shows strong promise to benefit patients.
Mar 21, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/03/new-evidence-building-program-for-cancer-drugs.html

Eight out of 10 Canadians receive priority area procedures within recommended wait times

Where you live in Canada can make a difference in how long you wait for care
Mar 21, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/21/c4996.html

Researcher suggests ‘salmon leukemia’ is to blame for decline of Fraser sockeye

Mar 20, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/elusive-researcher-suggests-salmon-leukemia-is-to-blame-for-decline-of-fraser-sockeye/article1949268/

Darlington nuclear hearings to begin Monday

Mar 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/20/ontario-nuclearing-darlington-hearings.html

Japan crisis exposed weaknesses in world's disaster response: UN nuclear chief

Mar 20, 2011
ERIC TALMADGE and MARI YAMAGUCH
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japan-crisis-exposed-weaknesses-in-worlds-disaster-response-un-nuclear-chief/article1948737/

Disasters abroad offer chilling look of what quake could do to West Coast

Mar 20, 2011
TOM HAWTHORN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/tom-hawthorn/disasters-abroad-offer-chilling-look-of-what-quake-could-do-to-west-coast/article1949250/

Burger King loses foothold at Sick Kids

Mar 20, 2011
VANESSA FARQUHARSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/burger-king-closes-down-at-sick-kids/article1949017/

Can we scale back our appetite for energy?

What other energy source can sustain the demands of our economy?
Mar 19, 2011
Angelo Persichilli
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/956617--persichilli-can-we-scale-back-our-appetite-for-energy

Our Fukushima moment

Nuclear power is now officially on life support, and the energy problem will be a defining challenge in our evolution as a species
Mar 18, 2011
THOMAS HOMER-DIXON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/our-fukushima-moment/article1946562/

Nukes: Improve them, but don’t even think of abandoning them

Mar 18, 2011
Doug Saunders
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/nukes-improve-them-but-dont-even-think-of-abandoning-them/article1948217/

Canadian nuclear watchdog requests review

Mar 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/18/tech-nuclear-review-945.html

Canada, U.S. play down fears of radiation in imports

Mar 18, 2011
RITA TRICHUR
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-us-play-down-fears-of-radiation-in-imports/article1948156/

Energy minister urges Ottawa to ensure Ontario nuclear plants are safe

Mar 18, 2011
RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/energy-minister-urges-ottawa-to-ensure-ontario-nuclear-plants-are-safe/article1948342/

B.C. to open nine extra radiation monitoring stations

Mar 18, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-to-open-nine-extra-radiation-monitoring-stations/article1948163/

A small cancer tumour, a giant time bomb

If I were Jill Anzarut, I'd probably want Herceptin too. And yet we can't pay for everything
Mar 18, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/a-small-cancer-tumour-a-giant-time-bomb/article1947838/

An act for fish farms

Mar 18, 2011
Ruth Salmon
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/farms/4461587/story.html

Health minister reaches out to cancer patient refused Herceptin

Mar 18, 2011
LISA PRIEST
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/health-minister-reaches-out-to-cancer-patient-refused-herceptin/article1947274/

Dear senators: Pass Bill C-393 now and save lives

Mar 18, 2011
K’NAAN, STEPHEN LEWIS, JAMES ORBINSKI and RICHARD ELLIOTT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/dear-senators-pass-bill-c-393-now-and-save-lives/article1946567/

Announcement of a Major Development in the International Fight Against Malaria: Speaking Points for the Minister of State (Science and Technology)

Mar 18, 2011
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP, Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06465.html

Government of Canada Announces Results in Fight to Save Lives of Women and Children With Malaria

Innovative Canadian research strengthens economic recovery
Mar 18, 2011
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Announces-Results-Fight-Save-Lives-Women-Children-With-Malaria-1414030.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Renewable Energy Projects in Quebec

Mar 18, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Renewable-Energy-Projects-in-Quebec-1413972.htm

Federal Fisheries Minister Shea Supports North American Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Mar 18, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Federal-Fisheries-Minister-Shea-Supports-North-American-Fish-Wildlife-Conservation-1414218.htm

Canada's Fish and Seafood Exports Grow by More Than 7% in 2010

Mar 18, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Canadas-Fish-and-Seafood-Exports-Grow-by-More-Than-7-in-2010-1414205.htm

Government of Canada Helping Dairy Farmers Increase Profits and Reduce Footprint

Mar 18, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Helping-Dairy-Farmers-Increase-Profits-and-Reduce-Footprint-1414200.htm

The Government of Canada Helps Farmers Improve Water Management Practices

Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Project

Availability of $175,000 in Participant Funding
Mar 18, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/18/c3898.html

Climate change and crop yields: One degree over

Data from crop trials underline the threat climate change poses to farmers
Mar 17, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18386161

The new impossible energy no-fly zone

Mar 17, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/impossible+energy+zone/4453527/story.html

The true price of fission

Mar 17, 2011
Anne Applebaum
Slate.com
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/03/17/anne-applebaum-the-true-price-of-fission/

If not nuclear, then what?

Advocates like to say nuclear power is about as safe as it gets, but words like ‘meltdown’ don’t inspire confidence
Mar 17, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/if-not-nuclear-then-what/article1944827/

At DFO, scientists turned to speechwriters in salmon crisis

Mar 17, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/at-dfo-scientists-turned-to-speechwriters-in-salmon-crisis/article1946769/

Canada may fall behind in space business: group

Mar 17, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/17/tech-space-business.html

Ontario cancer patients denied coverage would get a chance under new program

Mar 17, 2011
LISA PRIEST
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/ontario-cancer-patients-denied-coverage-would-get-a-chance-under-new-program/article1946814/

Economic Action Plan Supports Innovation in Dental Health

Innovative BioCeramix Inc. developing next generation bio-ceramic technologies
Mar 17, 2011
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Economic-Action-Plan-Supports-Innovation-in-Dental-Health-1413392.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Research to Improve Pest Management for Potato Growers

Dynamic fight against the Golden Nematode
Mar 17, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Invests-Research-Improve-Pest-Management-Potato-Growers-1413339.htm

Schaft Creek Mine Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment

Mar 17, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/17/c3790.html

U.S. think tank urges preservation of Canada's boreal forest

Mar 16, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/us-think-tank-urges-preservation-of-canadas-boreal-forest/article1945075/

Burnaby oil refinery at earthquake risk

Mar 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/16/bc-chevron-refinery-burnaby-earthquake-report.html

Why Japan embraced nuclear power after suffering the atomic bomb

Mar 16, 2011
JOHN ALLEMANG
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/why-japan-embraced-nuclear-power-after-suffering-the-atomic-bomb/article1945020/

Nuclear’s loss not a worry; the new world power is gas

Mar 16, 2011
ERIC REGULY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/eric-reguly/nuclears-loss-not-a-worry-the-new-world-power-is-gas/article1944482/

Pickering nuclear plant’s water leak will have ‘no impact,’ officials say

Mar 16, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/pickering-nuclear-plants-water-leak-will-have-no-impact-officials-say/article1944271/

Denying a breast-cancer patient funding for Herceptin was a necessary evil

Mar 16, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/health/conditions/cancer/breast-cancer/denying-a-breast-cancer-patient-funding-for-herceptin-was-a-necessary-evil/article1944787/

Salmon farms investigation hampered by incomplete government data

Mar 15, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/salmon-farms-investigation-hampered-by-incomplete-government-data/article1943653/

Bouchard says Quebec shale-gas industry moved too fast, was 'shock' to citizens

Mar 15, 2011
ANDY BLATCHFORD
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec/bouchard-says-quebec-shale-gas-industry-moved-too-fast-was-shock-to-citizens/article1942190/

Canadian provinces continue to back nuclear power

Mar 15, 2011
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadian-provinces-continue-to-back-nuclear-power/article1943333/

Japan’s nuclear crisis dampens Ontarians' enthusiasm for new reactors

Mar 14, 2011
ADAM RADWANSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/japans-nuclear-crisis-dampens-ontarians-enthusiasm-for-new-reactors/article1941934/

Japan’s disaster could put brakes on Canada’s energy aspirations

Mar 14, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/japans-disaster-could-put-brakes-on-canadas-energy-aspirations/article1940622/

Small tumour raises big stink over drug funding

Mar 14, 2011
CHRISTIE BLATCHFORD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/christie-blatchford/small-tumour-raises-big-stink-over-drug-funding/article1942023/

Study rules out usual suspects in decline of Fraser sockeye

Mar 10, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/study-rules-out-usual-suspects-in-decline-of-fraser-sockeye/article1937903/

Shale gas play a no man’s land in Quebec

Mar 9, 2011
BERTRAND MAROTTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/shale-gas-play-a-no-mans-land-in-quebec/article1935124/

Quebec halts shale gas exploration

Mar 8, 2011
RHÉAL SÉGUIN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/quebec-halts-shale-gas-exploration/article1934217/

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Flattening the World: Building the 21st Century Global Knowledge Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2012 Annual Meeting: 16-20 Feb 2012 in Vancouver, Canada
- Call for Symposium Proposals: Submission deadline 26 April 2011
http://www.aaas.org/meetings/2012/program/symposia/submit/

In the new model of innovation people matter

Mar 7, 2011
Chad Gaffield
Canadian Government Executive
http://cge.itincanada.ca/index.php?cid=312&id=13982

Flawed R&D scheme costs taxpayers billions

Mar 11, 2011
BARRIE McKENNA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/flawed-rd-scheme-costs-taxpayers-billions/article1939418/

How Canada's R&D incentive gets abused

Mar 11, 2011
BARRIE McKENNA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/how-canadas-rd-incentive-gets-abused/article1939344/

Subsidizing R&D not the solution

Mar 14, 2011
Stephen Gordon
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/stephen-gordon/subsidizing-rd-not-the-solution/article1940770/

The internal war on innovation

Mar 4, 2011
Glen Milne
Canadian Government Executive
http://cge.itincanada.ca/index.php?cid=312&id=13975

Accelerating innovation

Mar 1, 2011
Tony Dean
Canadian Government Executive
http://cge.itincanada.ca/index.php?cid=312&id=13962

Assimilating science into decision making

Jan 7, 2011
Claire Dansereau
Canadian Government Executive
http://cge.itincanada.ca/index.php?cid=312&id=13782

Harper Government Celebrates Economic Action Plan Investments in Canada's Knowledge Economy

Government of Canada Celebrates Canada Research Chairs at the University of Windsor

Chairs program brings best and brightest researchers to Canada's universities
Mar 14, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Celebrates-Canada-Research-Chairs-at-the-University-of-Windsor-1410727.htm

Is our energy superpower vision slipping away?

Mar 16, 2011
Keith W. Hipel and C.W. (Clem) Bowman
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/955245--is-our-energy-superpower-vision-slipping-away

Saskatchewan, Alberta near agreement on sharing oilsands emissions info

Mar 16, 2011
Jennifer Graham
The Canadian Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/environment/saskatchewan-alberta-near-agreement-on-sharing-oilsands-emissions-info-118133324.html

Canada urged to protect water in boreal forests

Mar 16, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Canada+urged+protect+water+boreal+forests/4449692/story.html

City lowers fluoride in drinking water

Mar 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/03/16/man-flouride-drinking-water-winnipeg.html

Pickering nuclear plant reports water leak

Risk to public is 'negligible,' says Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Mar 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/16/pickering-nuclear-leak.html

Important funding for nanomedicine research to improve diagnosis and treatment

Mar 16, 2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://smr.newswire.ca/en/canadian-institutes-of-health-research-cihr/important-funding-for-nanomedicine-research

Harper Government Supports Social Sciences and Humanities Research on Cyber Scholarship

Mar 16, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Supports-Social-Sciences-Humanities-Research-on-Cyber-Scholarship-1412959.htm

Government of Canada Works with Nunavut to Help Prevent Young People from Taking Illicit Drugs

Mar 16, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Works-with-Nunavut-Help-Prevent-Young-People-from-Taking-Illicit-Drugs-1412828.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Research to Enhance our Understanding of Societal Change

Mar 16, 2011
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Invests-Research-Enhance-our-Understanding-Societal-Change-1412773.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Research on Official Languages

Mar 16, 2011
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Research-on-Official-Languages-1412754.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Canada's Judicial System

Mar 16, 2011
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Canadas-Judicial-System-1412753.htm

Infrastructure gap could be closed by more productive use of existing networks

Mar 16, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/16/c3362.html

Government of Canada Delivers More Transparency on Food Safety Enforcement

Mar 16, 2011
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Delivers-More-Transparency-on-Food-Safety-Enforcement-1412684.htm

Government of Canada Renews Funding for Geospatial Initiative

Mar 16, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Renews-Funding-for-Geospatial-Initiative-1412586.htm

Canada Foundation for Innovation: Finding Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease

Mar 16, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Canada-Foundation-for-Innovation-Finding-Early-Diagnosis-of-Alzheimers-Disease-1412488.htm

Harper Government Highlights Renewed Investment in Small Business Internship Program During Year of the Entrepreneur

Canada's Economic Action Plan supports job creation by investing in small businesses and students
Mar 16, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Highlights-Renewed-Investment-Small-Business-Internship-Program-During-1412811.htm

Government won't act on all sodium recommendations, despite costly panel

Mar 15, 2011
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Government+sodium+recommendations+despite+costly+panel/4438486/story.html

Celebrities recruited to raise awareness of world agriculture crisis

Mar 15, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/celebrities-recruited-to-raise-awareness-of-world-agriculture-crisis/article1943558/

Sask. joins spinal cord research initiative

Mar 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/03/15/sk-hansen-research-11315.html

Canada launched nuclear safety review before meltdown panic in Japan

Mar 15, 2011
Carmen Chai
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+launched+nuclear+safety+review+before+meltdown+panic+Japan/4440890/story.html

The science behind the nuclear crisis: The Japan syndrome

What is actually going on in the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant
Mar 15, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/03/post-earthquake_nuclear_crisis

Critics cry foul over Tory pick for top post

The appointment of a well-known Conservative to head the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation is drawing criticism from the Opposition Liberals.
Mar 15, 2011
Quentin Casey
Telegraph-Journal
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1388645

Seal pups suffer poor ice conditions again

Mar 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/15/pei-seals-ice-hammill-584.html

Fresh evidence for expanding universe

Mar 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/15/tech-hubble-universe-expansion.html

Ontario Helps Thunder Bay Clean Energy Plant Expand

AbitibiBowater will soon be providing more clean power for Northwestern Ontario and adding 56 permanent jobs
Mar 15, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/03/ontario-helps-thunder-bay-clean-energy-plant-expand.html

Government of Canada Helps Producers Boost Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

Mar 15, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Helps-Producers-Boost-Energy-Efficiency-and-Sustainability-1412094.htm

Economic Action Plan Invests in Jobs and Growth in Stratford

Mar 15, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Economic-Action-Plan-Invests-in-Jobs-and-Growth-in-Stratford-1411651.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Geoduck Clam Industry

Mar 15, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Geoduck-Clam-Industry-1411633.htm

The secret’s in: Open data is a foreign concept in Canada

Data that inform Health Canada’s regulatory decision-making processes in such areas as drug reviews are also kept under tight control, often in the name of protecting industry interests, experts say.
Mar 14, 2011
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/14mar11_open-data-is-a-foreign-concept-in-canada.dtl

Next census gathering has begun, passed 'point of no return,' says new StatsCan chief

New Statistics Canada Chief Wayne Smith says it's unrealistic to expect it will gather equal data without the long-form mandatory census.
Mar 14 2011
JESSICA BRUNO
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/census-03-14-2011

The nuclear risk merits actions, but not global shutdowns

The situation at the Fukushima reactors is serious, even dire, but it ought not to sound the death knell of nuclear power, or delay the construction of new nuclear facilities
Mar 14 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-nuclear-risk-merits-actions-but-not-global-shutdowns/article1941822/

Nuclear 2.0: Japan Shouldn't Stop Us From Embracing It

Mar 14 2011
Ford Vox
The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/03/nuclear-20-japan-shouldnt-stop-us-from-embracing-it/72422/

Nuclear hubris played a role in Japanese disaster

Mar 14, 2011
Peter Goodspeed
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/03/14/peter-goodspeed-nuclear-hubris-played-a-role-in-japanese-disaster/

Yellowknifers vote down geothermal heating plan

Mar 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/14/yellowknife-con-geothermal-referendum.html

U.S. sued over syphilis tests in Guatemala

Mar 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/14/syphilis-guatemala-obama-lawsuit.html

Economic Action Plan Supports Innovative Green Energy Research and Development in New Brunswick

Atlantic Hydrogen developing greener hydrogen-rich energy
Mar 14, 2011
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Economic-Action-Plan-Supports-Innovative-Green-Energy-Research-Development-New-Brunswick-1410839.htm

Harper Government Supports Health Sciences Career Training at St. Clair College in Windsor

Mar 14, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Supports-Health-Sciences-Career-Training-St-Clair-College-Windsor-1410856.htm

Harper Government Invests in Canada's Forest Sector

Statement by the Honourable Christian Paradis, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resources on the International Year of Forests

Mar 14, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Statement-Honourable-Christian-Paradis-PC-MP-Minister-Natural-Resources-on-International-1410481.htm

Route 167 North Project in the Direction of the Otish Mountains

Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
Mar 14, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/14/c2468.html

Jackpine Mine Expansion Project and Pierre River Mine Project - Availability of $300,000 in Participant Funding

Mar 14, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/14/c2543.html

Government of Canada Plants Seeds to Help Floriculture Industry Bloom

Mar 14, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Plants-Seeds-to-Help-Floriculture-Industry-Bloom-1410764.htm

Asian carp threat prompts crisis exercise

Federal, Ont. experts practice emergency response to possible carp invasion in Great Lakes
Mar 11, 2011
Sharon Oosthoek
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/11/tech-asian-carp-emergency-invasive-species.html

No N.B. hydro-fracking moratorium: Northrup

Mar 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/11/nb-northrup-hydrofracking-741.html

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research welcomes announcement of renewal of funding for the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Mar 11, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/11/c2244.html

Supporting Innovation And Creating Jobs In Halton Region

Halton Region’s HalTech is now part of the Ontario Network of Excellence (ONE)
Mar 11, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/ONE031111.asp

Chair Named To Lead Independent Panel On Herbicide

Dr. Leonard Ritter has been named the chair of the Independent Fact-Finding Panel on Herbicide 2,4,5-T to look into its past use in Ontario in the 1950s, 60s and 70s and possibly the 80s.
Mar 11, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
http://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2011/03/chair-named-to-lead-independent-panel-on-herbicide.html

Harper Government Highlights Renewed Investment in Small Business Internship Program During Year of the Entrepreneur

Canada's Economic Action Plan supports job creation by investing in small businesses and students
Mar 11, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Highlights-Renewed-Investment-Small-Business-Internship-Program-During-1409916.htm

Made-In-Canada Technology: Virtual Brain Surgery Centre Launched in Toronto

Government of Canada investment revolutionizes medical training, reduces risks from brain surgery
Mar 11, 2011
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Made-In-Canada-Technology-Virtual-Brain-Surgery-Centre-Launched-in-Toronto-1409910.htm

Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project

Funding Awarded for Participation in the Environmental Assessment
Mar 11, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/11/c2102.html

Government of Canada Helps Grow Canada's Horticulture Markets

Mar 11, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Helps-Grow-Canadas-Horticulture-Markets-1409901.htm

Government of Canada Supports Canadian Renderers Association

Mar 11, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Supports-Canadian-Renderers-Association-1409922.htm

Government of Canada Announces Further Investment Into Livestock Traceability System

Mar 11, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Announces-Further-Investment-Into-Livestock-Traceability-System-1410066.htm

Government and Industry Partnership Delivers Results: Canadian Pulse Producers Get Increased Market Access to China

Mar 11, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Industry-Partnership-Delivers-Results-Canadian-Pulse-Producers-Get-Increased-1409955.htm

Last-ditch effort for Ontario breast-cancer drug funding turned down

Mar 10, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT, LISA PRIEST AND TAMARA BALUJA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/ontario-rejects-womans-last-ditch-plea-for-breast-cancer-drug/article1937369/

Ontario asks agency to review breast-cancer treatment guidelines

Mar 9, 2011
LISA PRIEST AND KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-asks-agency-to-review-breast-cancer-treatment-guidelines/article1935967/

Dead seals mystery not solved by scientists' tests

Mar 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/09/nl-dead-seals.html

Wildlife habitat cuts cause concern

Mar 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/09/nb-wildlife-deer-1035.html

Gene tests for child athletes add pressure: MDs

Mar 9, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/09/gene-tests-sports-kids.html

New data shows Earth-like planet is uninhabitable

KOI 326.01 too hot to support human life, Kepler team says
Mar 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/09/earth-sized-planet-uninhabitable-kepler.html

Monitoring of oilsands impact inadequate: panel

Mar 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/09/edmonton-oilsands-water-panel.html

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Public Policy Forum calls for first ministers' conference on innovation in Canada

Mar 13, 2011
Public Policy Forum
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/13/c2383.html

Innovation Next: Leading Canada to Greater Productivity, Competitiveness and Resilience

Mar 13, 2011
Public Policy Forum
http://www.ppforum.ca/sites/default/files/innovation_web_final.pdf

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Show the love for the Canada Research Chairs

It's appreciation time
Mar 7, 2011
David Mitchell
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/show-the-love-for-the-canada-research-chairs.aspx

No more free access to Canadian science journals

Privatization of NRC Research Press means public, scientists now pay $10 per article
Mar 8, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/01/science-canadian-science-publishing.html

Review of Federal Support to Research and Development: Submissions

Mar 9, 2011
Expert Review Panel on Research and Development
http://rd-review.ca/eic/site/033.nsf/eng/h_00006.html

Higher education and innovation: The Canada-US story

Mar 2011
Heather Munroe-Blum
March 2011 issue of Policy Options, Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/mar11/munroe-blum.pdf

Submissions to R&D Review Panel Available

Mar 9, 2011
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/submissions-to-rd-review-panel-available/

Bob McDonald puts anti-aging industry to the test

Mar 4, 2011
Jennifer Wells
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/948825--bob-mcdonald-puts-anti-aging-industry-to-the-test?bn=1

Our knowledge-based economy can’t afford to be smug

The challenge is to create opportunities that didn’t exist before
Mar 7, 2011
TODD HIRSCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/our-knowledge-based-economy-cant-afford-to-be-smug/article1930604/

A call to the CIHR community

Mar 8, 2011
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/call-to-the-cihr-community/

Lack of women in science needs to be addressed

Mar 8, 2011
The Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Lack+women+science+needs+addressed/4400391/story.html

The real barriers to women in science

It’s a lot more complicated than blaming men, stereotypes, culture or tradition
Mar 10, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-real-barriers-to-women-in-science/article1935701/

Understanding current causes of women’s underrepresentation in science

Feb 22, 2011
Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
http://www.pnas.org/content/108/8/3157.full.pdf+html?sid=cb62b357-e3b3-4c07-96a4-ac09bee640d5

Universities to pay Access Copyright the same rates, for now

Copyright Board ends confusion over rates with an interim tariff, but digital environment and a new copyright bill could change the rules again
Mar 7, 2011
John Lorinc
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/universities-to-pay-access-copyright-the-same-rates-for-now.aspx

Labour markets and universities

Made to measure
Mar 7, 2011
Doug Owram
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/labour-markets-and-universities.aspx

Hawking to open new wing that bears his name

Mar 7, 2011
Greg Mercer
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/497594--hawking-to-open-new-wing-that-bears-his-name

NSERC InPartnership E-Bulletin

Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2011
http://www.nsercpartnerships.ca/_docs/bulletin_7_eng.pdf

Managing Innovation Prizes in Government

Feb 2011
Luciano Kay
IBM Center for The Business of Government
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/report/managing-innovation-prizes-government

Greening Household Behaviour: The Role of Public Policy

Mar 7, 2011
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://browse.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/pdfs/browseit/9710141E.PDF

Innovating for clean energy technology and winning the future

Mar 2011
Dan Gagnier
March 2011 issue of Policy Options, Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/mar11/gagnier.pdf

Shared continent, shared environment

Mar 2011
Peter Kent
March 2011 issue of Policy Options, Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/mar11/kent.pdf

Environmental Collaboration: Lessons Learned About Cross-Boundary Collaborations

Mar 2011
Dr. Kathryn Bryk Friedman & Dr. Kathryn Foster
IBM Center for The Business of Government
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/Environmental%20Collaboration.pdf

A Guide for Local Government Executives on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

Mar 2011
Nathan J. Francis & Richard C. Feiock
IBM Center for The Business of Government
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/A%20Guide%20for%20Local%20Government%20Executives%20on%20Energy%20Efficiency%20and%20Sustainability.pdf

Four Canadian schools on list of world’s best

Mar 10, 2011
Lesley Ciarula Taylor
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/951113--four-canadian-schools-on-list-of-world-s-best?bn=1

Four Canadian universities boast top global reputations: Report

Mar 10, 2011
Sheena Goodyear
QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/03/10/17562806.html

H1N1 pandemic response flawed: report

Mar 10, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/10/h1n1-who.html

Water review backs scientists

Fresh start needed in monitoring for oilsands toxins: Chipewyan chief
Mar 10, 2011
Hanneke Brooymans
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Water+review+backs+scientists/4414670/story.html

This dirty water won't wash off easily

U of A prof finally receiving backing on his oilsands concerns
Mar 10, 2011
Graham Thomson
Edmonton Journal
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/This+dirty+water+wash+easily/4414718/story.html

Symposium reflects changes in forestry, challenges for future

Mar 10, 2011
Julia Prinselaar
Westerly News
http://www.canada.com/Symposium+reflects+changes+forestry+challenges+future/4416403/story.html

1st MS pill approved in Canada

Mar 10, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/03/10/ms-drug-oral-gilenya-fingolimod.html

Shipment of used generators safe: doctor

Mar 10, 2011
JESSICA MURPHY
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/03/10/17573336.html

Subsidizing a carcinogen

Mar 10, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Subsidizing+carcinogen/4413756/story.html

The aircraft of the future: Plane truths

How to build greener planes that airlines will actually want to fly
Mar 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18329444

Federal government commits $250M to cancer research group

Mar 10, 2011
Megan O'Toole
National Post
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/03/10/federal-government-commits-250m-to-cancer-research-group/

Canadian Cancer Society Welcomes Renewed Funding for Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Mar 10, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/10/c9909.html

Gordon F. Stovel Appointed to Board of Directors of the Canada Foundation for Innovation

Mar 10, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Gordon-F-Stovel-Appointed-Board-Directors-Canada-Foundation-Innovation-1409386.htm

Government of Canada Marketing Canadian Spuds

Mar 10, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Marketing-Canadian-Spuds-1409347.htm

Oil sands leaking contaminants into Alberta watersheds

Mar 9, 2011
BOB WEBER
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/oil-sands-leaking-contaminants-into-alberta-watersheds/article1936008/

Alberta calls for more study of oil sands effects on environment

Mar 9, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/alberta-calls-for-more-study-of-oil-sands-effects-on-environment/article1935307/

More wind than science in turbine debate

We know the dangers of coal and nuclear so what’s behind the anger about wind power?
Mar 9, 2011
Derek Satnik
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/951453--more-wind-than-science-in-turbine-debate

House approves generic-drug bill meant to help poor countries

Mar 9, 2011
GLORIA GALLOWAY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/house-approves-generic-drug-bill-meant-to-help-poor-countries/article1935976/

Ottawa needs to pass generic-drug bill

Mar 9, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/ottawa-needs-to-pass-generic-drug-bill/article1935348/

K’naan to MPs: Voting down generic-drug bill would be slight to world’s poor

Mar 9, 2011
GLORIA GALLOWAY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/knaan-to-mps-voting-down-generic-drug-bill-would-be-slight-to-worlds-poor/article1935277/

Green except when it costs

Mar 9, 2011
William Watson
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Green+except+when+costs/4406872/story.html

Control Great Lakes phosphorus, report urges

Mar 9, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/09/tech-ijc-great-lakes.html

Go green and boost business

Mar 9, 2011
Andrew Seale
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/green+boost+business/4407842/story.html

The Honourable James S. Edwards Reappointed Member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Mar 9, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Honourable-James-S-Edwards-Reappointed-Member-Natural-Sciences-Engineering-Research-1408765.htm

Robert Warren Appointed Member of National Research Council Canada

Mar 9, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Robert-Warren-Appointed-Member-of-National-Research-Council-Canada-1408584.htm

Government of Canada Helps Forage Industry Compete Around the World

Mar 9, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Helps-Forage-Industry-Compete-Around-the-World-1408629.htm

U.S. targeted EU on GM foods: WikiLeaks

Mar 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/08/genetically-modified-food.html

Nuclear shipments safe, agency head says

Environmental groups launch court challenge of nuclear safety agency decision
Mar 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/08/bruce-nuclear-hearing030811.html

Battling AIDS: A life and death vote

Bill C-393 would make it easier for our generic firms to sell affordable life-saving drugs to poor countries.
Mar 8, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/950735--battling-aids-a-life-and-death-vote

K’naan presses MPs to help world’s poor as generic-drug vote looms

Mar 8, 2011
GLORIA GALLOWAY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/knaan-presses-mps-to-help-worlds-poor-as-generic-drug-vote-looms/article1933809/

Que. report urges halt on shale gas drilling

Study says 'Fracking' exploration can still proceed, but only for environmental study purposes
Mar 8, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/08/bape-shale-gas-report.html

Tuna catch and release could expand: study

Mar 8, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/08/pei-tuna-catch-release-study-584.html

Sylvain Laporte Appointed to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Mar 8, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Sylvain-Laporte-Appointed-to-the-Canadian-Intellectual-Property-Office-1408019.htm

Government of Canada and Heart and Stroke Foundation take action on obesity

Mar 8, 2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/08/c8942.html

Canadian Cancer Society urges Spring Break vacationers to be safe in the sun

Ontario's Largest Ever Survey on Sun Safety Released Today for Health Professionals and Policy-Makers
Mar 8, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/08/c8952.html

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research announces enhancements to its intellectual property development and commercialization program

Expands eligibility criteria, increases funding, duration and flexibility for investments
Mar 8, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/08/c8859.html

Supporting At-Risk Families: Researcher Helps Women be Better Mothers

Mar 8, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/CFI-News-Brief-Supporting-At-Risk-Families-Researcher-Helps-Women-be-Better-Mothers-1407587.htm

Minister Aglukkaq Appoints Chairperson and Vice-Chair to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Mar 8, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Aglukkaq-Appoints-Chairperson-Vice-Chair-Patented-Medicine-Prices-Review-Board-1408139.htm

The Government of Canada and the Home Depot Team Up to Educate Canadians About Potential Environmental Hazards in the Home

Mar 8, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-Canada-Home-Depot-Team-Up-Educate-Canadians-About-Potential-Environmental-1408193.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Canadian Pet Food Industry

Mar 8, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Invests-in-Canadian-Pet-Food-Industry-1408077.htm

New kid on the block

Harvey Weingarten and the agency over which he presides, the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, are trying to stir things up in Canada’s postsecondary education sector.
Mar 7, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/new-kid-on-the-block.aspx

Alien life existed, NASA scientist claims

NASA releases a statement distancing itself from the study
Mar 7, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/07/tech-nasa-fossil-alien-life-extra-terrestrial-meteorite.html

New ideas open doors for women around the world

Mar 7, 2011
Veena Ravichandran
International Development Research Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/07/c8741.html

Place to live first – recovery will follow, mental health study suggests

Mar 7, 2011
TAMARA BALUJA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/place-to-live-first-recovery-will-follow-mental-health-study-suggests/article1932013/

Dr. Robert Gibbs Appointed Member of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Mar 7, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Dr-Robert-Gibbs-Appointed-Member-Social-Sciences-Humanities-Research-Council-Canada-1407122.htm

Ginny Dybenko Appointed Member of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Mar 7, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Ginny-Dybenko-Appointed-Member-Social-Sciences-Humanities-Research-Council-Canada-1407165.htm

Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Projects

Public Consultation on Joint Review Agreements
Mar 7, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/07/c8504.html

Canadian Diabetes Association supports national dialogue on healthy weights

Initiative Crucial in the Fight against Diabetes
Mar 7, 2011
Canadian Diabetes Association
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/07/c8727.html

Harper Government Announces Renewed Investment in Small Business Internship Program During Year of the Entrepreneur

Canada's Economic Action Plan supports job creation by investing in small businesses and students
Mar 7, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Announces-Renewed-Investment-Small-Business-Internship-Program-During-1407263.htm

Government of Canada Strengthens Commitment to Mineral Exploration

Mar 7, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Strengthens-Commitment-to-Mineral-Exploration-1406985.htm

Government of Canada Helps Albacore Tuna Harvesters Develop Global Markets

Mar 7, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Helps-Albacore-Tuna-Harvesters-Develop-Global-Markets-1407244.htm

Improving Access To Devices For People With Severe Hearing Loss

Ontarians with severe hearing loss will now have quicker access to special medical devices that will improve their hearing and quality of life.
Mar 7, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/03/improving-access-to-devices-for-people-with-severe-hearing-loss.html

Climate change: Claws!

Crabs are invading the shallow waters of the Southern Ocean
Mar 3, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18276244

New hope for solving our plastic problem

Mar 2, 2011
GRANT BUCKLER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/innovation/solving-our-plastic-problem/article1925598/

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development

Mar 9, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://www.grandchallenges.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Saving-Lives-At-Birth-News-Release.pdf

Canada, embrace this Grand Challenge

It is a bit of the Own the Podium spirit – Canada setting out to solve the world’s big problems (including neglected tropical diseases and the lack of diagnostic tools where they’re needed) with $250-million over five years from the federal government.
Mar 9, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canada-embrace-this-grand-challenge/article1934332/

Monday, March 7, 2011

Let’s ‘Own the Podium’ in health research

Unless there is a major infusion of new funding, Canada could lose it’s competitive position.
Mar 2, 2011
Reinhart Reithmeier
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/947633--let-s-own-the-podium-in-health-research

Harper Government Highlights Canadian Commercialization Success

Research and development investments strengthen economy, improve quality of life
Feb 28, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Highlights-Canadian-Commercialization-Success-1402868.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Highlights-Canadian-Commercialization-Success-1402887.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Highlights-Canadian-Commercialization-Success-1402900.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Highlights-Canadian-Commercialization-Success-1402897.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Highlights-Canadian-Commercialization-Success-1402988.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Harper-Government-Highlights-Canadian-Commercialization-Success-1403052.htm

Sask. spending $30M on nuclear research centre

Mar 2, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/03/02/sk-nuclear-money-1102.html

Silicon Valley: A big bright heat lamp for startup incubation

In his book, The Way Ahead: Meeting Canada’s Productivity Challenge, Tom Brzustowski, RBC professor for the commercialization of innovation at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management, talks about the “social contract between science and society in the U.S.” that arose in the late 1940s and gave rise to that unique ecosystem we know today as Silicon Valley.
Mar 2, 2011
Francis Moran and Leo Valiquette
Ottawa Business Journal
http://www.obj.ca/Technology/2011-03-02/article-2294254/Silicon-Valley%3A-A-big-bright-heat-lamp-for-startup-incubation/1

CRKN National Agreement for Elsevier SciVerse ScienceDirect Assures Broadest Access to Critical Research Content

National collaboration among libraries keeps Canada's universities at the forefront of innovation despite tough economic times
Mar 4, 2011
Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/04/c8036.html

Mapping Canada’s math skills reveals huge disparities

Mar 4, 2011
JAMES BRADSHAW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mapping-canadas-math-skills-reveals-huge-disparities/article1931149/

Vaccine giant's expansion may be a prescription for a better economy

Mar 4, 2011
ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/globe-to/vaccine-giants-expansion-may-be-a-prescription-for-a-better-economy/article1930980/

We've Come a Long Way, Baby: New Video Highlights Canadian Women Excelling in Science

Mar 2, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Weve-Come-a-Long-Way-Baby-New-Video-Highlights-Canadian-Women-Excelling-in-Science-1405010.htm

Best, brightest must be wooed

Role models will draw women to professions in engineering, geoscience
Mar 3, 2011
Kim Farwell
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Best+brightest+must+wooed/4376576/story.html

UNB seeking female computer science students

Lack of women in the program a 'big concern' says professor
Mar 1, 2011
STEPHEN LLEWELLYN
CanadaEast News Service
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1384427