Science Canada: April 2011

Friday, April 29, 2011

'We would remove the gag order,' Liberals say
Apr 26, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/26/science-federal-cswa-letter.html

In a first for the U.S., women outnumber men in earning advanced degrees

Apr 26, 2011
Hope Yen
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/in-a-first-for-the-us-women-outnumber-men-in-earning-advanced-degrees/article1999128/

Is the PhD broken?

Apr 28, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/is-the-phd-broken/

To postdoc or not to postdoc?

Apr 25, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/04/25/to-postdoc-or-not-to-postdoc/

Health problems slow oilsands push

Impact on aboriginal life cited among U.S. concerns
Apr 28, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.theprovince.com/news/decision-canada/Health+problems+slow+oilsands+push/4688482/story.html

Massive Greenland iceberg drifts towards N.L.

Apr 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/28/nl-greenland-iceberg-428.html

Science needs to be in social media: report

'Liberation' row highlights need for greater engagement, science journal suggests
Apr 28, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/technology/Science+needs+social+media+report/4690061/story.html

Coca-Cola not ready to drop bisphenol A in can linings

Apr 28, 2011
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Coca+Cola+ready+drop+bisphenol+linings/4685531/story.html

CMAJ 2011 election survey: transparency

Health datasets were unplugged from the very limited transparency initiative unveiled earlier this year by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's federal government
Apr 28, 2011
Lauren Vogel
Canadian Medical Association Journal
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/28april11_election-survey-transparency.dtl

Health Canada approves expanded market for Gardasil

Apr 28, 2011
Paul Taylor
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/sexual-health/health-canada-approves-expanded-market-for-gardasil/article2002354/

U of A studies mercury levels in Arctic food chain

Apr 28, 2011
Hanneke Brooymans
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/canada/studies+mercury+levels+Arctic+food+chain/4693346/story.html

Down syndrome screening falls short, experts say

Using only blood tests, Quebec's method has lower detection, higher error rate
Apr 28, 2011
AARON DERFEL
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Down+syndrome+screening+falls+short+experts/4687044/story.html

Rising gas prices fuel consideration of alternative vehicles - but the net benefit is still not evident

Apr 28, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/28/c7410.html

Harper Creek Mine Project - Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available

Apr 28, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/28/c7637.html

Leading-Edge Technology Company Creating 50 Good Jobs

Ontario is helping Christie, a Kitchener-based visual technologies company, to develop advanced laser technologies and modernize its manufacturing facility. This will create a minimum of 50 new jobs and retain 53 existing jobs in Waterloo Region, and will employ a total of more than 570 people.
Apr 28, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/04/leading-edge-technology-company-creating-50-good-jobs.html

Wind power: Japan's winds of change

Redesigning turbines can wring more power out of mountain winds
Apr 27, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/04/technology_monitor_2

Climate Change, Ghost Issue of 2011 Election

Apr 27, 2011
Geoff Dembicki
The Tyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/News/2011/04/27/ClimateChangeElection/

PM’s callous pitch for votes

Apr 27, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/980765--pm-s-callous-pitch-for-votes

Detour Lake Gold Mine Project - Public Comments Invited and Public Meetings Announced

Apr 27, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/27/c7282.html

Canadian Cancer Society boosts research funding in Ottawa

New investment among 52 new grants announced today
Apr 27, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/27/c7297.html

Smart Grid Technology Coming To Ontario

The Ontario government is investing in a fund to give families and businesses more control over how and when they use electricity.
Apr 27, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/04/smart-grid-technology-coming-to-ontario.html

Canada labelled ‘immoral asbestos pusher’ as Harper visits Quebec mining town

Apr 26, 2011
STEVEN CHASE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/canada-labeled-immoral-asbestos-pusher-as-harper-visits-quebec-mining-town/article1999035/

Alien life search ends due to money woes

Apr 26, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/26/alien-center-shutdown.html

On health reform, creating political will where there is none

Apr 26, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/on-health-reform-creating-political-will-where-there-is-none/article1999960/

There's a dirty secret in Tory greenhouse gas plan

Apr 26, 2011
ANDREW LEACH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/the-economists/theres-a-dirty-secret-in-tory-greenhouse-gas-plan/article1999296/

Sask. going ahead with $1.2B carbon capture project

Apr 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/26/sk-saskpower-carbon-storage-1104.html

Manitoba puts up cash for all-electric bus

Apr 26, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/26/mb-electric-bus-manitoba.html

Fire ants arrive in N.B.

Apr 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/26/nb-fire-ants-0426.html

Can you handle the truth?

Forget the narrative of catastrophe. The Gulf of Mexico is nearly back to normal
Apr 26, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/can-you-handle-the-truth/article1998171/

Building A Reliable, Clean Energy Future

Ontario is making crucial investments to build a clean, modern and reliable electricity system using renewable sources of power, while keeping costs down for families.
Apr 26, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/04/building-a-clean-reliable-energy-future.html

Health policy experts pushing for change in feds' funding for research and development

Federal and provincial governments currently give pharmaceutical companies tax breaks and subsidies to encourage them to devote more of their budgets to developing new drugs.
Apr 25, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/rnd-04-25-2011

Environmental benefits of biofuel technology 'not as clear cut' as originally thought, says Manitoba energy minister

Conservatives have long-touted the GHG reductions that would result from investing government money in developing ethanol as a supplementary fuel to gasoline.
Apr 25, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/biofuel-04-25-2011

Ottawa emerging as a centre for biotech innovation

Skilled workforce and collaboration play key roles in Ottawa's expanding life sciences sector, but industry says attracting outside experts remains an obstacle.
Apr 25, 2011
CHRIS PLECASH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/innovation-04-25-2011

Federal biotech regulation challenged by rapid innovation in life sciences

Industry stresses need for a streamlined regulatory framework and harmonization at the international level.
Apr 25, 2011
CHRIS PLECASH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/regulation-04-25-2011

Chemical law fails to protect kids' health: MDs

Apr 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/25/hazardous-chemicals-risk-children.html

Canada’s 6-per-cent health-care fetish

Apr 25, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canadas-6-per-cent-health-care-fetish/article1998242/

Changes To Drive Clean Testing Proposed

Ontario is proposing changes to Drive Clean testing that would save drivers time and money, while continuing to protect the environment.
Apr 25, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/04/changes-to-drive-clean-testing-proposed.html

Oil rises to the surface as an election issue in B.C.

Apr 24, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/oil-rises-to-the-surface-as-an-election-issue-in-bc/article1997189/

Canadian political climate strangely cool on environment: Author and scientist

Apr 24, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/decision-canada/Canadian+political+climate+strangely+cool+environment+Author+scientist/4667842/story.html

Federal party platforms all offer surprises on digital policy

Apr 24, 2011
Michael Geist
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/978811--geist-federal-party-platforms-all-offer-surprises-on-digital-policy

The National Pharmaceutical Strategy: a 'prescription unfilled'

Apr 24, 2011
David McKie
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/realitycheck/2011/04/the-national-pharmaceutical-strategy-a-prescription-unfilled.html

Future looks bright for green careers

Shortfall of environmental workers predicted in the next five years
Apr 23, 2011
Jacqueline Louie
The Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Future+looks+bright+green+careers/4664400/story.html

On Earth Day, forget gimmicks – think energy

Instead of focusing on feel-good half-measures, Earth Day should target the BIG problems we’re facing
Apr 22, 2011
ANDREW MIALL
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/on-earth-day-forget-gimmicks-think-energy/article1994921/

Fracking protest marks Halifax Earth Day

Apr 22, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/22/ns-fracking-protest-in-halifax.html

Examining green technologies of the future

Apr 22, 2011
RICHARD BLACKWELL
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/examining-green-technologies-of-the-future/article1995125/

Transocean contributed to Gulf oil spill: Coast Guard

Apr 22, 2011
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/transocean-contributed-to-gulf-oil-spill-coast-guard/article1995809/

Gulf oil spill worsened by poor training: report

Apr 22, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/22/gulf-oil-spill-safety-culture.html

Canada needs more geriatricians

Apr 22, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canada-needs-more-geriatricians/article1995780/

Ontario transportation minister ready to talk solar

Solar cars were banned following a fatal crash in 2004.
Apr 21, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/21/tech-solar-car-queens-park.html

Our Surprisingly Expensive Pharmaceuticals

We like to think prescription drugs are cheap in Canada. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Apr 21, 2011
Marc-André Gagnon
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/4789-our-surprisingly-expensive-pharmaceuticals

BP sues partners over oil spill

Apr 21, 2011
CAIN BURDEAU and HARRY R. WEBER
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/bp-sues-partners-over-oil-spill/article1994247/

BP to fund environmental rehab projects

Apr 21, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/21/bp-funds-recovery-projects.html

Retiring the space shuttle: Houston, we have a problem...

As the space shuttles retire, New York gets one but not Houston
Apr 21, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/04/space_shuttle

Renewable Energy Coming To Ontario Schools

This fall, 126 schools will be turning on more cleaner and renewable sources of power, like solar, wind and geothermal, creating cleaner and more sustainable places to learn for Ontario students.
Apr 21, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Education
http://news.ontario.ca/edu/en/2011/04/renewable-energy-coming-to-ontario-schools.html

Canadian nuclear plant safety to be reviewed

Apr 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/20/cnsc-nuclear-plant-task-force.html

BP spill, a year later: dying dolphins, deformed fish, and still some oil

Apr 20, 2011
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/bp-spill-a-year-later-dying-dolphins-deformed-fish-and-still-some-oil/article1993597/

Flyover, vigils mark Gulf oil disaster anniversary

Apr 20, 2011
CAIN BURDEAU AND HARRY R. WEBER
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/flyover-vigils-mark-gulf-oil-disaster-anniversary/article1993421/

Gulf disaster: One year later

Apr 20, 2011
CAIN BURDEAU and HARRY R. WEBER
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/gulf-disaster-one-year-later/article1992414/

‘King Carbon’ label a ‘baseless attack:’ Enbridge

Apr 20, 2011
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/king-carbon-label-a-baseless-attack-enbridge/article1993479/

Iqaluit to host polar bear conservation meeting

Apr 20, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/20/cda-iqaluit-polar-bear-conference.html

Waste disposal: Bottom feeders

Using mushrooms to dispose of disposable nappies
Apr 20, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18584104

Alleged leak of CO2 at Sask. farm to be probed

Apr 19, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/19/tech-carbon-capture-weyburn-saskatchewa.html

Canadians like to help the planet - if it saves us money

Apr 19, 2011
Erin Anderssen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/canadians-like-to-help-the-planet---if-it-saves-us-money/article1991546/

Malahat fuel spill kills off thousands of salmon

Apr 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/19/bc-malahat-fuel-spill.html

Canadarm2 turns 10

Apr 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/19/tech-canadarm2.html

Mediterranean fish in peril: study

Apr 19, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/19/tech-fish-mediterranean.html

Helping Families, Keeping Electricity Costs Down

Ontario families can expect stable electricity bills this summer and fall due to the new Ontario Clean Energy Benefit, which is taking 10 per cent off monthly bills for families, farms and small businesses.
Apr 19, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/04/helping-families-keeping-electricity-costs-down.html

The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science

How our brains fool us on climate, creationism, and the vaccine-autism link.
Apr 18, 2011
Chris Mooney
Mother Jones
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/denial-science-chris-mooney?page=1

As gas prices rise, businesses explore opportunities of electric vehicles

Apr 18, 2011
David Wright
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/as-gas-prices-rise-businesses-explore-opportunities-of-electric-vehicles/article1989380/

Forum to keep forestry industry accountable

Apr 18, 2011
BERTRAND MAROTTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/forum-to-keep-forestry-industry-accountable/article1990162/

Tax hit from emissions’ plans could be in the billions

Apr 18, 2011
ANDREW LEACH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/the-economists/tax-hit-from-emissions-plans-could-be-in-the-billions/article1989174/

Arctic coast eroding up to 8 metres a year: study

Apr 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/18/tech-arctic-coast-retreat-erosion.html

Goldstream fuel spill investigation continues

Apr 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/18/bc-goldstream-fuel-spill.html

Dry Banff hot springs baffles scientists

Apr 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/18/calgary-banff-hot-springs-water.html

Bat disease spreads to N.S.

Apr 18, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/18/ns-bat-fungus.html

CIDA: a broken agency that needs to be overhauled

Transparency, accountability and rigour are needed so that Canada’s precious foreign aid dollars can be spent well
Apr 18, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/cida-a-broken-agency-that-needs-to-be-overhauled/article1990159/

Solar Energy Company Turning The Corner Into Ontario

Ontario is investing in a new solar manufacturing plant that is creating 71 new jobs in Mississauga. The plant will employ up to 200 people at full capacity and distribute solar panels across North America.
Apr 18, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/04/solar-energy-company-turning-the-corner-into-ontario.html

Far North residents weigh offshore drilling’s risk-reward equation

Apr 17, 2011
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/far-north-residents-weigh-offshore-drillings-risk-reward-equation/article1988764/

McGill to establish graduate program in food safety

Apr 17, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mcgill-to-establish-graduate-program-in-food-safety/article1988056/

Dying for a change on safe-injection site

Canadians must tell the federal Conservatives to support evidence-based health and drug policies and to drop their court challenge to Insite
Apr 17, 2011
JULIO MONTANER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/dying-for-a-change-on-safe-injection-site/article1987566/

Vancouver's safe injection site cuts overdose deaths

Apr 17, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/vancouvers-safe-injection-site-cuts-overdose-deaths/article1988758/

Different methods, tough choices in parties’ GHG plans

Apr 8, 2011
ANDREW LEACH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/the-economists/different-methods-tough-choices-in-parties-ghg-plans/article1975786/

Oil giants contest Arctic relief well requirement

Apr 5, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-giants-contest-arctic-relief-well-requirement/article1972323/

Liberals' significant climate plan cloaked in silence

Apr 3, 2011
ANDREW LEACH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/the-economists/liberals-significant-climate-plan-cloaked-in-silence/article1968885/

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Canadian Science Policy Centre - Newsletter: April 2011

Apr 18, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://sciencepolicy.ca/newsletters/11-04

Sunday, April 17, 2011

2010 Canadian Science Policy Conference: full video and audio content now available free online

Apr 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://sciencepolicy.ca/cspc2010_coverage

Élections Canada: La science des partis

le 15 avril 2011
Rob Annan et Pascal Lapointe
Agence Science-Presse
http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualite/2011/04/15/science-partis

Élections canadiennes: zéro climat

le 12 avril 2011
Pascal Lapointe
Agence Science-Presse
http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualite/2011/04/12/elections-canadiennes-zero-climat

U.S. Supreme Court to hear new climate change case

Apr 17, 2011
MARK SHERMAN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/us-supreme-court-to-hear-new-climate-change-case/article1988523/

David Suzuki on environmentalism's mistakes and where to go from here

Apr 15, 2011
Sonia Verma
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/david-suzuki-on-environmentalisms-mistakes-and-where-to-go-from-here/article1987463/

Friday, April 15, 2011

Research policy in party election platforms

Apr 11, 2011
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/research-in-the-election-platforms/

Insight & Impact: Council of Canadian Academies Strategic Plan 2011-2014

Apr 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/annual%20reports/strategicplan2011_en.pdf

Who will save higher education?

As business culture takes over universities, we are losing sight of the value of education as a social good, essential to a thriving democracy
Apr 13, 2011
Henry A. Giroux
Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/opinion/article/516439--who-will-save-higher-education

Canadian universities must boost enrolment to prevent labour shortage: report

Apr 12, 2011
Janet Steffenhagen
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canadian+universities+must+boost+enrolment+prevent+labour+shortage+report/4603562/story.html

Degree still key to success, university bosses told

Apr 13, 2011
Jeff Bell
Times Colonist
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Degree+still+success+university+bosses+told/4606763/story.html

The debate over university differentiation

Apr 12, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-debate-over-university-differentiation/

Matter of priorities: NRC’s market focus raises questions about funding fate of basic research

Apr 14, 2011
Heather Travis
Western News
http://communications.uwo.ca/western_news/stories/2011/April/matter_of_priorities_nrcs_market_focus_raises_questions_about_funding_fate_of_basic_research.html

Minister defends support for asbestos

Apr 15, 2011
Lynn Moore
Montreal Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Minister+defends+support+asbestos/4624834/story.html

North mulls nuclear solution to rising power costs

Micro-reactors may be answer to powering northern lights
Apr 15, 2011
Raf Brusilow
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/12/f-power-nunavut-nuclear.html

Beaufort Sea commercial fishing banned

Apr 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/04/15/beaufort-sea-commercial-fishing-ban.html

Grizzly bears no longer lords of the land

Apr 15, 2011
Jeff Gailus and Faisal Moola
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Grizzly+bears+longer+lords+land/4620076/story.html

Our earth's a hot potato

Apr 15, 2011
Peggy Curran
Montreal Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/decision-canada/earth+potato/4625141/story.html

Energy-efficient light bulb deadline delayed

Apr 15, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/15/cv-election-bulbs-deadline.html

Game-changing Canadian device will let you plug in to save electricity

Apr 15, 2011
PETER CHENEY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/game-changing-canadian-device-will-let-you-plug-in-to-save-electricity/article1986533/

Multinational mining company surrenders land rights to area which inspired Group of Seven

Apr 15, 2011
LAURA JANE CONRAD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/multinational-mining-company-surrenders-land-rights-to-area-which-inspired-group-of-seven/article1986379/

Election outcome could boost fortunes of oilsands producers

Apr 15, 2011
Michael Lewis
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/975488--election-outcome-could-boost-fortunes-of-oilsands-producers

Second case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease confirmed in Canada

Apr 15, 2011
Jana G. Pruden
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Second+case+variant+Creutzfeldt+Jakob+disease+confirmed+Canada/4618566/story.html

Workplace drug plans may face caps - even fold

Apr 15, 2011
Tom Blackwell
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Workplace+drug+plans+face+caps+even+fold/4622536/story.html

Teaching science with beats and rhymes

Apr 15, 2011
Greg Mercer
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/517865--teaching-science-with-beats-and-rhymes

Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project - Comments Invited on the Proposed Environmental Assessment Process

Deadline Extended for Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines
Apr 15, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/15/c4510.html

Studies question narrow-vein theory for MS

Apr 14, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/studies-question-narrow-vein-theory-for-ms/article1985508/

N.B. will fund MS therapy despite study

Apr 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/04/14/nb-ms-therapy-funding.html

Double standard on energy

Subsidies that flow to oil and gas sector bypass Ontario
Apr 14, 2011
Robert Joshi
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/975044--double-standard-on-energy

As smoke clears, Tories, Liberals react to pot ruling

Apr 14, 2011
ADRIAN MORROW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/as-smoke-clears-tories-liberals-react-to-pot-ruling/article1984950/

Medical pot hard to find in PEI

Apr 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2011/04/14/pei-medical-marijuana.html

Carbon pricing: comparing federal party platforms

Apr 14, 2011
Clare Demerse
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/2011/04/14/carbon-pricing-comparing-federal-party-platforms/

Use Of Coal Power Down 90 Per Cent

Ontario's use of coal-fired power is down 90 per cent in the first three months of 2011, when compared to the same timeframe in 2003. This reduction is cleaning up the air our children and grandchildren breathe.
Apr 14, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/04/use-of-coal-power-down-90-per-cent.html

Turning Innovation Into Jobs

Ontario is helping a scientific research company - Integran Technologies - develop leading-edge technology and create 20 new jobs while supporting 29 existing positions in Toronto.
Apr 14, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/04/turning-innovation-into-jobs.html

Quebec Government Gives Conditional Support to Asbestos Mine

Canadian Cancer Society Urges Government to Re-consider
Apr 14, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/14/c4190.html

Should Canada have a cap-and-trade system?

Apr 13, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/13/cv-election-cap-and-trade.html

MS vein blocking doubted

Apr 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/04/13/multiple-sclerosis-ccsvi-buffalo.html

Mountain pine beetle could infect forests across Canada: research

Apr 13, 2011
Hanneke Brooymans
Postmedia News
http://www.canada.com/technology/Mountain+pine+beetle+could+infect+forests+across+Canada+research/4556310/story.html

Marijuana should not be criminalized

An Ontario Court of Appeal ruling helps make the case for the decriminalization of marijuana
Apr 13, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/marijuana-should-not-be-criminalized/article1984417/

Ontario court strikes down Canada’s pot laws

Apr 13, 2011
ADRIAN MORROW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/ontario-court-strikes-down-canadas-pot-laws/article1983105/

McGuinty under fire for not disclosing elevated radiation levels

Apr 13, 2011
KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/mcguinty-under-fire-for-not-disclosing-elevated-radiation-levels/article1983912/

B.C., Ontario hinder California green plan

Apr 12, 2011
SHAWN McCARTHY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bc-ontario-hinder-california-green-plan/article1982893/

More co-operation needed to track toxins: international environmental commission

Apr 12, 2011
Andy Blatchford
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jHRVWbPF8E4J2M1qcH0HInMSB38A?docId=6545646

Improving Ontario's Response To Public Health Emergencies

Ontario is strengthening and improving the coordination of the province's response to future public health emergencies or events, such as a pandemic.
Apr 12, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/04/improving-ontarios-response-to-public-health-emergencies-1.html

Environmentalists hoping for new standards on national air quality regulations

Twenty-three stakeholder groups are currently working on an agreement that would set what the emissions standards will be and how they will be enforced.
Apr 11, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/airquality-04-11-2011

Experts support NRTEE advice, but climate change policy takes back seat on campaign trail

Environment Minister Peter Kent does not agree with the NRTEE's recommendation that Canada implement carbon pricing ahead of the U.S.
Apr 11, 2011
CHRIS PLECASH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/nrtee-04-11-2011

PM Harper promises wildlife advisory panel, but environmentalists concerned it will make protecting endangered species more difficult

There are currently 631 species at risk in Canada, according to November 2010 data from the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
Apr 11, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/advisorypanel-04-11-2011

Feds 'not ready to respond to major oil spill' says Environment Commissioner Vaughan

Every day, on average, one oil spill is reported to the Canadian Coast Guard
Apr 11, 2011
ENVIRONMENT COMMISSIONER SCOTT VAUGHAN
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/notready-04-11-2011

'Still much to do' on environment, climate change, energy, says Minister Kent

Environment Minister Peter Kent says Conservative government has 'made significant progress in a number of areas' including signing Copenhagen accord, new emissions standards for vehicles, and developing a plan to reduce GHG by 17 per cent below 2005 leve
Apr 11, 2011
ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PETER KENT
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/muchtodo-04-11-2011

Environment minister touts Conservative environmental leadership in face of criticism

Environment Minister Peter Kent says the Tories have a proven track record based on environmental regulation and stewardship. But critics say the Tories have been environmental laggards.
Apr 11, 2011
CHRIS PLECASH
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/leadership-04-11-2011

Critics concerned about food safety in Canada-U.S. border agreement

NDP incumbent Paul Dewar says the party is worried an agreement could create less stringent regulations for ensuring safety in food products.
Apr 11, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/foodsafety-04-11-2011

It's been five years of Conservative climate change inaction

After five years of Prime Minister Stephen Harper being in power, I suspect I have run out of different ways to say that he doesn't care about climate change.
Apr 11, 2011
LIBERAL SENATOR GRANT MITCHELL
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/page/view/inaction-04-11-2011

Saturday, April 9, 2011

The value of pure science

Apr 5, 2011
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/value+pure+science/4558925/story.html

A forced merger between Quebec’s three research funding agencies

Quebec’s scientific community regrets the lack of consultation and has concerns about negative effects on the province’s research system.
Apr 4, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-forced-merger-between-quebecs-three-research-funding-agencies.aspx

Canadian businesses need our social science PhDs

Few academic supervisors ever advise their social science PhD students to seek employment in the private sector. It is time that changed.
Apr 4, 2011
Sam Ladner
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/canadian-businesses-need-our-social-science-phds.aspx

Unless governments act, colleges and universities could be priced out of reach for many
Mar 31, 2011
Don Drummond and Daniel R. Woolf
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/967089--who-will-pay-the-bills-for-the-education-dream

Watch Canadian innovators explain their Bold Ideas for solving the world's most persistent health challenges and let us know which ones you think are the best by rating them
Mar 28, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/4859ed9989/1315026949/5f28c264d9/

Impact: Genomics an Society: "Emerging Issues in GE3LS"

GE3LS Newsletter - Issue No. 04, Winter 2011
Genome Canada
http://www.genomecanada.ca/en/ge3ls/newsletters/winter-2011/

Life-changing scholarships

Most privately funded scholarships are awarded to students attending a particular university or to children of a company’s employees. But a few pan-Canadian programs have a bigger objective in mind.
Apr 4, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/life-changing-scholarships.aspx

The Harper government’s 17-per-cent reduction target can’t be met with policies now in place, and every expert knows it. Canadians just don’t care. So the issue is barely mentioned
Apr 7, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/climate-change-not-in-this-campaign/article1975493/

Anything that brings researchers closer to understanding Alzheimer's, such as the discovery of five new genes, is welcome
Apr 5, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/mindmood/brainhealth/article/968993--alzheimer-s-disease-new-clues-for-scientists

Ozone layer depleted by record 40 per cent over Arctic

Apr 5, 2011
ADRIAN MORROW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/ozone-layer-depleted-by-record-40-per-cent-over-arctic/article1971038/

The environmental paradox

Why, if the world’s ecosystems are under siege, do people seem to be prospering? When a group of Canadian researchers posed the question, they touched a nerve.
Apr 4, 2011
Daniel McCabe
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/the-environmental-paradox.aspx

A third-year health-sciences student at McMaster University is helping diabetes sufferers in First Nations communities better manage their disease, and he’s doing it through text messaging.
Apr 4, 2011
Jordon Fallis
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/diabetes-information-just-a-text-message-away.aspx

Stephen Harper’s willingness to provide a federal loan guarantee for the building of an electricity transmission line from the Lower Churchill in Labrador to mainland Nova Scotia is entirely legitimate
Apr 1, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/ottawa-should-underwrite-the-lower-churchill-project/article1967641/

The moment the province decided to blunt criticism last summer by getting rid of unpopular “eco fees” on an expanded recycling program, taxpayers were put on the hook
Mar 29, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/962992--make-producers-pay