Canada's Innovation Underperformance: Whose Policy Problem is it?

Oct 14, 2011
Tijs Creutzberg
Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation
http://www.mowatcentre.ca/pdfs/mowatResearch/36.pdf

Study urges drastic cuts to federal R&D tax breaks

Oct 14, 2011
Barrie McKenna
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/study-urges-drastic-cuts-to-federal-rd-tax-breaks/article2200463/

Closing the innovation gap

After 30 years of unproductive spending, it’s clear the government needs a new innovation strategy
Oct 20, 2011
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1073531--goar-closing-the-innovation-gap

Federal Scientific Activities 2011/2012

Oct 18, 2011
Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/88-204-x/88-204-x2011001-eng.pdf

Federal government spending on science and technology

Oct 18, 2011
The Daily, Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/111018/dq111018b-eng.htm

Science Statistics: October 2011 Edition

Scientific and technological activities of provincial governments and provincial research organizations, 2005/2006 to 2009/2010
Oct 2011
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/88-001-x/88-001-x2011002-eng.pdf

R&D funding needs streamlining, federal panel says

Oct 17, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/17/pol-goodyear-research-panel.html

R&D tax scheme too rich: federal panel

Oct 17, 2011
BARRIE McKENNA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/rd-tax-scheme-too-rich-federal-panel/article2203628/

Research and development overhaul urged

Despite spending $5 billion a year, Canada is not getting value for its funding, experts panel says
Oct 18, 2011
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Research+development+overhaul+urged/5565689/story.html

Panel finds federal R&D funding too complex

Oct 17, 2011
Daniel Proussalidis
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/17/panel-finds-federal-rd-funding-too-complex

Expert panel calls for overhaul in R&D funding

Oct 17, 2011
Robert Hiltz
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Expert+panel+calls+overhaul+funding/5563366/story.html

Canada’s R&D funding system ‘unnecessarily complicated,’ panel finds

Oct 17, 2011
Jameson Berkow
Financial Post
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/10/17/canadas-rd-funding-system-unnecessarily-complicated-and-confusing-panel-finds/

R&D system too complex, says blue-ribbon panel

Oct 17, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1071341--r-d-system-too-complex-says-blue-ribbon-panel

Panel's recommendations evoke feelings of déjà vu

Plans to help R&D companies could retard growth or make things worse
Oct 18, 2011
Don Cayo
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Panel+recommendations+evoke+feelings+d%C3%A9j%C3%A0/5565770/story.html

Shaping the future of Canadian innovation: the Jenkins panel report

R&D Tax Update
Oct 17, 2011
Deloitte & Touche LLP
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Assets/Documents/Tax/EN/2011/ca_en_tax_RD_ShapingFuture_of_Canadian_innovation_Jenkins_Review_171011.pdf

AUCC applauds expert panel's vision for innovation

Universities welcome recognition of leadership in talent, discovery and ideas
Oct 17, 2011
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/860087/aucc-applauds-expert-panel-s-vision-for-innovation

Centralize Ottawa's $5B in R&D funding

Oct 18, 2011
John Manley
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Centralize+Ottawa+funding/5564939/story.html

Handbacks, not handouts

Oct 18, 2011
Neil Seeman
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Handbacks+handouts/5564938/story.html

Dim-bulb R&D policy

Oct 19, 2011
Peter Foster
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/bulb+policy/5571407/story.html

A chance to fix our broken R&D model

Oct 16, 2011
BARRIE McKENNA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/barrie-mckenna/a-chance-to-fix-our-broken-rd-model/article2202881/

Confronting Canada's Innovation Gap

The lack of a common approach to intellectual property ownership in our academic institutions is stifling our ability to bring products to market.
Oct 20 2011
Karen Mazurkewich
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/7130-confronting-canada-s-innovation-gap

Canadian researchers launch national index of wellbeing

Index, 12 years in the making, tracks quality of life in Canada.
Oct 19, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/canadian-researchers-to-launch-national-index-of-wellbeing.aspx

Universities get an F for failing undergrads

‘The trends are for classes to get larger, for courses to be less available, and for more and more of the teaching to be done by sessional and itinerant instructors’
Oct 21, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/universities-get-an-f-for-failing-undergrads/article2208088/

The search for sustainability in higher ed

Oct 19, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-search-for-sustainability-in-higher-ed/

NSERC InPartnership Newsletter October 2011

Volume 2 - Issue 4
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
http://www.nsercpartnerships.ca/_docs/Media-Media/Bulletins-Bulletins/Vol2-Issue4-EN.pdf

Towards better use of evidence in policy formation: a discussion paper

Apr 2011
Sir Peter Gluckman
Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
http://www.pmcsa.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Towards-better-use-of-evidence-in-policy-formation.pdf

The future of productivity: An eight-step game plan for Canada

Jun 15, 2011
Deloitte & Touche LLP
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Assets/Documents/Consulting/ca_en_productivity_complete_150611.pdf

How's Life?

Measuring well-being
Oct 12, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/economics/how-s-life_9789264121164-en

Fisheries and Aquaculture Certification

Oct 10, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/fisheries-and-aquaculture-certification_9789264119680-en

Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in the European Union

Oct 5, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/evaluation-of-agricultural-policy-reforms-in-the-european-union_9789264112124-en

Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in Turkey

Oct 13, 2011
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/evaluation-of-agricultural-policy-reforms-in-turkey_9789264113220-en

Student Standardised Testing: Current Practices in OECD Countries and a Literature Review

Oct 11, 2011
Allison Morris
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/student-standardised-testing_5kg3rp9qbnr6-en

Alignment in Complex Education Systems: Achieving Balance and Coherence

Oct 5, 2011
Janet W. Looney
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/alignment-in-complex-education-systems_5kg3vg5lx8r8-en

Igniting Innovation: Rethinking the Role of Government in Emerging Europe and Central Asia

Sep 30, 2011
Itzhak Goldberg, John Gabriel Goddard, Smita Kuriakose, Jean-Louis Racine
World Bank
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/09/30/000356161_20110930033352/Rendered/PDF/647000PUB0EPI000Box361544B00PUBLIC0.pdf

Bridging The Innovation Execution Gap: Next Practices in Innovation Management

Sep 2011
Paul R. Williams
American Institute for Innovation Excellence
http://thinkforachange.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2011-03-Innovation-Execution-Gap-Research-Report.pdf

Health professional mobility and health systems: Evidence from 17 European countries

Oct 19, 2011
Edited by Matthias Wismar, Claudia B. Maier, Irene A. Glinos, Gilles Dussault, Josep Figueras
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/152324/e95812.pdf

SciencePages: Smart Grids

Jun 2011
Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE)
http://www.sciencepages.ca/issues/sp_smartgrids_en.pdf

POSTnote: Livestock Disease

Oct 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/pagefiles/504/postpn392_livestock-disease.pdf

Female shift workers may face higher heart risks

Oct 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/21/health-shift-workers-heart-risk.html

Minister Oliver Objects to the European Union's Discrimination of Canadian Crude Oil

Oct 23, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-objects-to-the-european-unions-discrimination-of-canadian-crude-oil-1576471.htm

Are we reaching ‘peak car’?

Oct 22, 2011
Anita Elash
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/are-we-reaching-peak-car/article2210139/page1/

Climate change: The heat is on

A new analysis of the temperature record leaves little room for the doubters. The world is warming
Oct 22, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21533360

Mental health strategy on time: MHCC

Oct 22, 2011
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Mental+health+strategy+time+MHCC/5592775/story.html

Thousands of dead birds wash up on Ontario shores, botulism blamed

Oct 22, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/thousands-of-dead-birds-wash-up-on-ontario-shores-botulism-blamed/article2210591/

Steve Jobs 'regretted trying to beat cancer with alternative medicine for so long'

Steve Jobs died regretting that he had spent so long attempting to treat his cancer with alternative medicine before agreeing to undergo surgery, his biographer has disclosed.
Oct 21, 2011
Jon Swaine
The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8841347/Steve-Jobs-regretted-trying-to-beat-cancer-with-alternative-medicine-for-so-long.html

Cellphone study finds no cancer risk

Oct 21, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/21/health-cellphone-cancer-study.html

Mercury ban may threaten vaccination programs

No 'allowable use exemption' in draft UN treaty
Oct 21, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/21/science-mercury-ban-vaccines.html

U of C ceremony showcases $205M high-tech digital library

Taylor family donates $25M to facility
Oct 21, 2011
Sean Myers
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ceremony+showcases+205M+high+tech+digital+library/5585687/story.html

Quarter of Manitobans obese, says study

But that doesn't necessarily mean extra weight on the health system
Oct 21, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/21/mb-obesity-study-manitoba.html

Scientist speaks out after finding ‘record’ ozone hole over Canadian Arctic

Oct 21, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/21/scientist-speaks-out-after-finding-record-ozone-hole-over-canadian-arctic/

Lifestyle changes can boost lifespan 10 years: doctor

Oct 21, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/21/health-lifestyle-changes.html

Canadian researcher traces AIDS to single bush hunter from 1921

Oct 21, 2011
Ingrid Peritz
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadian-researcher-traces-aids-to-single-bush-hunter-from-1921/article2210046/

Ottawa infection control breach points to need to scope all clinics

Oct 21, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/ottawa-infection-control-breach-points-to-need-to-scope-all-clinics/article2209860/

Government of Canada Supports Partnerships Between Mohawk College and Local Businesses

Oct 21, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-partnerships-between-mohawk-college-local-businesses-1576376.htm

Government of Canada Supports Economic Growth in Eastern Ontario

Oct 21, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-economic-growth-in-eastern-ontario-1576271.htm

Government of Canada Celebrates Organic Week by Helping Boost International Markets for Producers

Minister Ritz Makes Announcement During National Organic Week
Oct 21, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-celebrates-organic-week-helping-boost-international-markets-producers-1576273.htm

Harper Government Investing in New Market Opportunities for Flax and Hemp Farmers

Oct 21, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-investing-in-new-market-opportunities-for-flax-and-hemp-farmers-1576352.htm

Spanish Mountain Gold Mine Project - Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available

Oct 21, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/863047/spanish-mountain-gold-mine-project-public-comments-invited-and-federal-funding-available

Environment agency says cuts will limit oversight

Oct 20, 2011
Margo McDiarmid
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/10/20/pol-environmental-assessment-committee.html

Health Canada licenses revolutionary skin cancer detector

Oct 20, 2011
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Health+Canada+licenses+revolutionary+skin+cancer+detector/5576466/story.html

Steve Jobs chose herbal medicine, delayed cancer surgery

Oct 20, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/20/steve-jobs-bio.html

Measles among vaccinated Quebec kids questioned

Oct 20, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/20/measles-quebec-vaccine-schedule.html

Canadian wins in Dance Your PhD contest

Oct 20, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2011/10/20/dance-your-phd-winner.html

Government of Canada Supports New Business in Vaughan

Oct 20, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-new-business-in-vaughan-1575921.htm

Minister Oliver Promotes Canada's International Energy Interests in Paris and London

Oct 20, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-promotes-canadas-international-energy-interests-in-paris-and-london-1575803.htm

Facebook may be changing our brains, says study

Oct 19, 2011
Ben Hirschler
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/facebook-may-be-changing-our-brains-says-study/article2206333/

Health Canada to review COLD-FX claim

Oct 19, 2011
David Baines
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Health+Canada+review+COLD+claim/5572290/story.html

Put the Healthcare of Canadians First

Make Affordable Access to Cancer Drugs a Priority of Upcoming Health Accord Negotiations, Advocates Say
Oct 19, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/861551/put-the-healthcare-of-canadians-first

PM’s big oil ‘no-brainer’ an emotional issue in U.S.

The Harper government risks being dragged into the U.S. presidential campaign if the Keystone pipeline becomes an issue.
Oct 18, 2011
Tim Harper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1072206--tim-harper-pm-s-big-oil-no-brainer-an-emotional-issue-in-u-s

Get on with the Darlington upgrade

New nuclear units will sustain Ontario’s economic development while protecting its environment.
Oct 18, 2011
Ron Oberth, Ian Howcroft and John Mutton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1072167--get-on-with-the-darlington-upgrade

Medicine’s feminine mystique

Until relatively recently doctors didn’t understand there are important differences between men and women’s health, besides the reproductive ones
Oct 18, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1072144--medicine-s-feminine-mystique

Critics of omnibus bill ‘advocate for criminals,’ Conservatives charge

Oct 18, 2011
Heather Scoffield
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/critics-of-omnibus-bill-advocate-for-criminals-conservatives-charge/article2205213/

Colon cancer tumours harbour bacteria

Oct 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/18/colon-cancer-bacteria.html

Down syndrome blood test comes to U.S.

Oct 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/18/down-syndrome-blood-test.html

Ottawa health hotline flooded after clinic infection scare

Oct 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/18/ottawa-clinic-hotline-calls.html

TV time discouraged for kids under 2

Playtime is better for developing brains
Oct 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/18/babies-toddlers-tv.html

Transplant donors, recipients want to be identified

Oct 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/18/health.html

Black bears to be tracked via satellite collars

N.W.T. government hopes to learn more about the bears' behaviour
Oct 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/18/north-bear-satellite-collars.html

Medical technology: Safe and sound

Taking ultrasound images from inside the heart will lead to more effective and safer treatment
Oct 18, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/10/medical-technology

Strengthening Health Care, Creating Jobs

Ontario's investment in the new Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute is attracting talent from around the world and creating good jobs for Ontario families.
Oct 18, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/10/strengthening-health-care-creating-jobs.html

A little legalizing, a big peace dividend

Ending the war on drugs should be a straightforward economic proposition
Oct 17, 2011
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/a-little-legalizing-a-big-peace-dividend/article2201408/

Animal shrinking blamed on global warming

Oct 17, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/17/science-animals-and-plants-shrinking.html

ADHD guidelines add Ritalin as option for 4-year-olds

ADHD guidelines shift younger
Oct 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/17/adhd-preschool.html

Cliffs Chromite Project

Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available
Oct 17, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/859847/cliffs-chromite-project

Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project in Ontario

Funding Awarded for Participation in the Environmental Assessment Phase II
Oct 17, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/859877/marathon-platinum-group-metals-and-copper-mine-project-in-ontario

Tomorrow's Northern Opportunities Depend on Education Today

Oct 17, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/859475/tomorrow-s-northern-opportunities-depend-on-education-today

A next-generation biofuel strategy

Biofuels and healthy food supplies need not be mutually exclusive.
Oct 16, 2011
Warren Mabee and Donald L. Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1070363--a-next-generation-biofuel-strategy

Global population to hit 7 billion by October's end

Oct 16, 2011
DAVID CRARY
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/global-population-to-hit-7-billion-by-octobers-end/article2202573/

Nearly 7,000 people urged to get tested for HIV, hepatitis in Ottawa

Oct 15, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/nearly-7000-people-urged-to-get-tested-for-hiv-hepatitis-in-ottawa/article2202447/

Climate and the solar cycle: Chilling out in the winter sun

Stratospheric changes can lead to nasty cold snaps
Oct 15, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21532246

The genetics of happiness: Transporter of delight

Happiness is in your DNA; and different races may have different propensities for it
Oct 15, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21532247

Electromagnetic weapons: Frying tonight

Warfare is changing as weapons that destroy electronics, not people, are deployed on the field of battle
Oct 15, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21532245

Prostate testing's dark side

Oct 14, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/13/f-prostate-psa-test.html

Diagnosing cancer: Blissful ignorance

Do men really need to be tested regularly for prostate cancer?
Oct 14, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/10/diagnosing-cancer

Medical archaeology: The birth of the Black Death

The genetics of a medieval pestilence
Oct 12, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/10/medical-archaeology

Black Death bug hasn’t changed, but we have

Oct 12, 2011
Anne McIlroy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/black-death-bug-hasnt-changed-but-we-have/article2198665/

Malfunction stalls Arctic mapping project

Oct 11, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/malfunction-stalls-arctic-mapping-project/article2198107/

How wireless technology can affect the body

Oct 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/05/f-cellphone-health-wireless.html

Record Arctic ozone hole raises fears of worse to come

Oct 3, 2011
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/record-arctic-ozone-hole-raises-fears-of-worse-to-come/article2188525/

Around the Corner in Ottawa: Canadian Science Policy Conference 2011

Early Bird Registration Before October 21st
Oct 20, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/around-the-corner-in-ottawa-canadian-science-policy-conference-2011-1575834.htm

Federal R&D Panel reports with six major recommendations

Oct 17, 2011
Review of Federal Support to Research and Development
http://rd-review.ca/eic/site/033.nsf/eng/home

Innovation Canada: A Call to Action

Review of Federal Support to Research and Development – Expert Panel Report
Oct 17, 2011
Industry Canada
http://rd-review.ca/eic/site/033.nsf/vwapj/R-D_InnovationCanada_Final-eng.pdf/$FILE/R-D_InnovationCanada_Final-eng.pdf

Minister of State Goodyear Receives Panel's Final Report on Improving Federal Support to Business R&D

Oct 17, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-receives-panels-final-report-on-improving-federal-support-business-1574029.htm

Policy Briefing: Innovation

Oct 3, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/pb/view/2011-10-03

Jump-Starting Innovation in Canada

By investing in the research coming out of universities, colleges, and institutes, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has turned the old "brain drain" into a "brain gain."
Oct 5, 2011
Gilles Patry
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/6955-jump-starting-innovation-in-canada

Innovation imperative in Atlantic Canada

Oct 13, 2011
DAVID JOHNSTON
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Letters/1268239.html

Don’t push research, pull it

R&D doesn’t just respond to tax ­subsidies, or push factors
Sep 22, 2011
Mark Parsons
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/09/22/don%E2%80%99t-push-research-pull-it/

Canadian universities must reform or perish

The reformist wave that is transforming health-care delivery in Canada must now reach undergraduate education at our publicly-funded universities
Oct 11, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canadian-universities-must-reform-or-perish/article2195025/

Why our scientific discoveries need to surprise us

Let’s recognize that there’s nothing to beat the most innovative science for the highest degree of relevance
Oct 3, 2011
JOHN POLANYI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/why-our-scientific-discoveries-need-to-surprise-us/article2186778/

Universities aren’t about teaching v. research, they’re about teaching and research

Private researchers focus on their employers’ needs and often won’t share what they learn. Universities are all about sharing information and serving the public good
Sep 30, 2011
STEPHEN SAIDEMAN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/universities-arent-about-teaching-v-research-theyre-about-teaching-and-research/article2184781/

Science cheats must be exposed: MP

Oct 12, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/12/science-cheats-must-be-found-mp/

Adding Shades of Grey into Science Policy

Oct 2, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/02/adding-shades-of-grey-into-science-policy/

Laval launches ambitious teaching chairs program

University plans to create 50 chairs over five years to foster innovation in teaching.
Oct 11, 2011
Mark Cardwell
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/laval-launches-ambitious-teaching-chairs-program.aspx

Europe labels crude from oil sands dirty fuel

Oct 11, 2011
Carrie Rait AND Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/european/europe-labels-crude-from-oil-sands-dirty-fuel/article2191203/

Universities to showcase new buildings to the public

Pan-Canadian event is meant to celebrate success of the KIP program.
Oct 11, 2011
Susan Peters
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/universities-to-showcase-new-buildings-to-the-public.aspx

Do faculty prefer research over teaching?

Oct 11, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/do-faculty-prefer-research-over-teaching/

A university degree is not a risky investment

Oct 3, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/a-university-degree-is-not-a-risky-investment/

Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada

Sep 29, 2011
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
http://nrtee-trnee.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paying-the-price.pdf

Improving Graduate Education to Support a Branching Career Pipeline

Recommendations Based on a Survey of Doctoral Students in the Basic Biomedical Sciences
Fall 2011
CBE—Life Sciences Education, Vol. 10, 239–249
http://www.lifescied.org/content/10/3/239.full.pdf

Policy Briefing: Biotechnology

Sep 12, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/pb/view/2011-09-12

Policy Briefing: The Oil Sands

Aug 8, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/pb/view/2011-08-08

Policy Briefing: The Green Economy

Jul 11, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/pb/view/2011-07-11

Driving the Genomics evolution: Ontario Genomics Institute's Annual Report 2011

Oct 2011
Ontario Genomics Institute
http://www.ontariogenomics.ca/sites/default/files/OGI%20Annual%20Report%202011%20and%20Financials.pdf

NRC Dimensions: Canadian Science and Technology

Issue 8
October 2011
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/dimensions/index.html

Creativity and Prosperity: the Global Creativity Index

Oct 4, 2011
Martin Prosperity Institute
http://martinprosperity.org/media/GCI%20Report%20Sep%202011.pdf

The Misguided War against Medicines 2011

Sep 26, 2011
Mark Rovere & Brett J. Skinner
Fraser Institute
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/misguided-war-against-medicines-2011.pdf

Public Research Institutions

Mapping Sector Trends
Sep 28, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/science-and-technology/public-research-institutions_9789264119505-en

Future Prospects for Industrial Biotechnology

Sep 27, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/science-and-technology/future-prospects-for-industrial-biotechnology_9789264126633-en

Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2011

OECD Countries and Emerging Economies
Sep 21, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-and-food/agricultural-policy-monitoring-and-evaluation-2011_agr_pol-2011-en

Invention and Transfer of Environmental Technologies

Sep 27, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/invention-and-transfer-of-environmental-technologies_9789264115620-en

POSTnote: Clinical Trials

Oct 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/pagefiles/504/postpn390_Clinical-Trials.pdf

POSTnote: An Ageing Workforce

Oct 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/pagefiles/504/postpn391_Ageing-Workforce.pdf

Regional Innovation News: Sehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifp 2011

Sep 2011
Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA)
http://www.trra.ca/en/about/RINgov.asp

How does the Canadian R&D tax regime compare?

R&D Tax Update
Oct 11, 2011
Deloitte
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Content/Articles/Services/Tax/EN/R&D/2011/ca_en_tax_RD_Canadian_RD_%20tax_%20regime_GlobalSurvey_111011.pdf

Global Survey of R&D Tax Incentives

Jul 2011
Deloitte
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Assets/Documents/Tax/EN/2011/ca_en_tax_RD_Global_RD_Survey_TaxIncentives_111011.pdf

Restoring U.S. Competitiveness: Navigating a Path Forward Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Sep 7, 2011
Center for Public Policy Innovation
http://www.cppionline.org/images/CPPI%20SPECIAL%20REPORT_09062011.pdf

Productivity Gains from R&D Investment: Are High-Tech Sectors Still Ahead?

Sep 2011
Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Mariacristina Piva, Marco Vivarelli
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
http://ftp.iza.org/dp5975.pdf

Drawing users into Innovation Policy: a study of the Danish policy on User-Driven Innovation

Sep 1, 2011
Susumu Ogawa, Kritinee Pongtanalert, Stephen Flowers
Kobe University, University of Brighton
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1920818_code1300359.pdf?abstractid=1920818&mirid=1

Op Ed: Manning awards celebrate our amazing Canadian innovators

Edmonton's Randy Marsden honoured tonight for Clean-Keys
Oct 14, 2011
Bruce Fenwick
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Manning+awards+celebrate+amazing+Canadian+innovators/5548237/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

Philanthropist donates $100M for university scholarships

Oct 14, 2011
Valerie Hauch
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1069986--philanthropist-donates-100m-for-university-scholarships?bn=1

New universities for Ontario

Oct 14, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1070425--new-universities-for-ontario

Charting arctic change

Oct 14, 2011
PETER GORRIE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Charting+arctic+change/5553543/story.html

Environmental network forced to close doors

Decision tied to loss of federal government funding
Oct 14, 2011
Margo McDiarmidCBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/14/pol-.html

Food aid nutrition called 'sub-standard'

Oct 14, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/14/food-aid-nutritional-standards.html

Greenpeace launching Rainbow Warrior III

Oct 14, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/14/greenpeace-new-rainbow-warrior.html

Ontario kids earn poor grades for fitness

Oct 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/14/hi-physical-activity-kids-ontario.html

1 in 6 cellphones have fecal E. coli traces

Oct 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/14/cellphones-handwash-e-coli.html

Antidepressant Celexa reviewed over heart concerns

Oct 14, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/14/antidepressant-.html

Government of Canada Celebrates Research and Development Success

Ottawa-based Energate Inc. grows and delivers positive results in Canada
Oct 14, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-celebrates-research-and-development-success-1573278.htm

Government of Canada Funding Helps Southern Ontario Graduates and Businesses Through New Internship Program

Oct 14, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-funding-helps-southern-ontario-graduates-businesses-through-new-internship-1573346.htm

Government of Canada Supports Increased Safety and Quality of Canadian Dairy

Oct 14, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-increased-safety-and-quality-of-canadian-dairy-1573427.htm

Launch of the National Science and Technology Week 2011

Oct 14, 2011
Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/858671/launch-of-the-national-science-and-technology-week-2011

CBC/Radio-Canada's 75th anniversary exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

Oct 14, 2011
Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/858673/cbc-radio-canada-s-75th-anniversary-exhibition-at-the-canada-science-and-technology-museum

Bilingualism may buffer against Alzheimer's

Oct 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/13/bilingual-alzheimer-delay.html

Manitoba Universities and Project Partners Awarded $6.4-Million from Canadian International Food Security Research Fund for International Research

Principal Investigators include Professors Kirit Patel, Canadian Mennonite University, and Wolé Akinremi, University of Manitoba
Oct 13, 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/858417/manitoba-universities-and-project-partners-awarded-6-4-million-from-canadian-international-food-security-research-fund-for-international-research

Harper Government Secures Jobs Through Forest Sector Innovation and Renewal

Oct 13, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-secures-jobs-through-forest-sector-innovation-and-renewal-1572870.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-secures-jobs-through-forest-sector-innovation-and-renewal-1572912.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-secures-jobs-through-forest-sector-innovation-and-renewal-1572901.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-secures-jobs-through-forest-sector-innovation-and-renewal-1572932.htm

Minister Oliver Discusses Business Opportunities Provided by Canada's Natural Resources

Oct 13, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-business-opportunities-provided-canadas-natural-resources-1572727.htm

Government of Canada Supports Green Agriculture Technology

Oct 13, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-green-agriculture-technology-1572814.htm

Citalopram: Health Canada Reviewing Dose-Related Heart Risk

Oct 13, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/citalopram-health-canada-reviewing-dose-related-heart-risk-1572987.htm

Canadian firms warming to climate-change measures

Oct 12, 2011
Richard Blackwell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/canadian-firms-warming-to-climate-change-measures/article2197896/

Public hearings lacking for Ring of Fire

Mining Watch Canada says 'largely paper process' shuts out public input
Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/story/2011/10/12/tby-cliffs-enviro-assessment.html

Pine genetics producing trait-specific trees

Breakthrough promises more trees for bioenergy
Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/12/pine-tree-breeding.html

Harper Tories endorse heroin research project

Oct 12, 2011
Rod Mickleburgh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/harper-tories-endorse-heroin-research-project/article2199476/

Doubling world's food production target of plan

Greater yields and reduced environmental impact possible
Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/12/world-food-production.html

Black Death genome revealed

Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/12/black-death-genome.html

Catastrophic drug plan advocate dies of cancer

Oct 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/12/nb-andrew-goodridge-obit-611.html

Quebec to open supervised-injection clinics

Oct 12, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/quebec-to-open-supervised-injection-clinics/article2199070/

Lax sperm donor laws in U.S., Canada spawn debate

Disease, incest risks caused by repeated use from same source
Oct 12, 2011
Agence France-Presse http://www.vancouversun.com/health/sperm+donor+laws+Canada+spawn+debate/5536887/story.html

Acclaimed Moncton science teacher was voted best in the country

Oct 12, 2011
Philip Fine
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/deaths/acclaimed-moncton-science-teacher-was-voted-best-in-the-country/article2199485/

Help save the sharks

Asking Ottawa to ban shark fin imports instead of taking action at the municipal level, here in Toronto, would be a spineless move.
Oct 12, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1068682--help-save-the-sharks

An apple a day: not such a good idea

A British study shows apple eaters and juice drinkers are almost four times more likely to suffer tooth damage than people who prefer soda pop.
Oct 12, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1068693--an-apple-a-day-not-such-a-good-idea

Harper Government Invests in Jobs and Growth Through Science and Technology

Oct 12, 2011
Western Economic Diversification Canada
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/harper-government-invests-in-jobs-and-growth-through-science-and-technology-2011-10-12

Harper Government Announces Investments in Arctic Science Infrastructure

Oct 12, 2011
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/harper-government-announces-investments-in-arctic-science-infrastructure-2011-10-12

Harper Government Invests in Research Excellence at Canadian Post Secondary Institutions Creating Jobs of the Future

Canadian universities attract the brightest and best researchers with federal funding
Oct 12, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-invests-research-excellence-canadian-post-secondary-institutions-creating-1572089.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-invests-research-excellence-canadian-post-secondary-institutions-creating-1572255.htm

Government of Canada Signs Research Agreement with the University of Waterloo

Oct 12, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-signs-research-agreement-with-the-university-of-waterloo-1572139.htm

Hebron Development Project - Public Comments Invited on the Comprehensive Study Report

Oct 12, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/857171/hebron-development-project-public-comments-invited-on-the-comprehensive-study-report

The governor general of Canada and his vision for the country

No previous governor general of this country has known universities as intimately or as broadly as the one who currently holds the office.
Oct 11, 2011
Peggy Berkowitz
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/governor-general-of-canada-and-his-vision-for-the-country.aspx

Canadian education awaits a hard lesson, watchdog warns

Oct 11, 2011
KATE HAMMER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-education-awaits-a-hard-lesson-watchdog-warns/article2197017/

Risk and common sense

Oct 11, 2011 The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Risk+common+sense/5529544/story.html

Cancer specialist, comedian Dr. Robert Buckman dies

Oct 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/11/toronto-robert-buckman-obit.html

A meeting of minds in Montreal

June 6, 1911: the day Canada’s universities joined together in a national body.
Oct 11, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-meeting-of-minds-in-montreal.aspx

Quebec primed for safe injection sites

Landmark Supreme Court ruling over Vancouver site clears way for Quebec
Oct 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/11/quebec-safe-injection-clinics.html

Quebec opens door to setting up safe-injection sites

Oct 11, 2011
Rhéal Séguin AND Ingrid Peritz
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/quebec-opens-door-to-setting-up-safe-injection-sites/article2198093/

B.C. program improves mental health care

Pilot project fills gap in medical training.
Oct 11, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1068016--b-c-program-improves-mental-health-care

New Zealand says leaking ship environmental disaster

Oct 11, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/11/new-zealand-ship-environment.html

Software aims to stop whale crashes

Computer program designed to protect whales in St. Lawrence Estuary
Oct 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/11/sci-whales-st-lawrence.html

Government of Canada Launches New Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges Grants

Oct 11, 2011
Government of Canada
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/government-of-canada-launches-new-industrial-research-chairs-for-colleges-grants-2011-10-11

Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop: The Exhibition Opens at Ontario Science Centre

Highly Anticipated Exhibition Runs Through March 2012
Oct 11, 2011
Ontario Science Centre http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/856605/leonardo-da-vinci-s-workshop-the-exhibition-opens-at-ontario-science-centre

Minister Shea Opens the Catch Certification Program: Operations Centre

Oct 11, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-shea-opens-the-catch-certification-program-operations-centre-1571625.htm

Feds accused of creating a climate change plan ‘designed to fail’

Federally-funded reports highlight mounting costs of climate change.
Oct 10, 2011
CHRIS PLECASH
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/news/news/2011/10/10/feds-accused-of-creating-a-climate-change-plan-%E2%80%98designed-to-fail%E2%80%99/28419

Big bucks but little progress on climate change

Oct 10, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1067191--big-bucks-but-little-progress-on-climate-change

How Montana’s medicare could soon look a lot like Saskatchewan’s

Oct 10, 2011
Andre Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/how-montanas-medicare-could-soon-look-a-lot-like-saskatchewans/article2196749/

Landmark Insite decision threatens peace between judges and legislators

Oct 10, 2011
Kirk Makin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/landmark-insite-decision-threatens-peace-between-judges-and-legislators/article2196941/

Future of tiny fish caught in web of politics

Oct 9, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/future-of-tiny-fish-caught-in-web-of-politics/article2196219/

21st century Thanksgiving: Food challenges and choices

Our fate is still fundamentally tied to the health of the food systems we rely on.
Oct 9, 2011
Andrew Heintzman
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1066917--21st-century-thanksgiving-food-challenges-and-choices

To cull or not to cull

Review: Little evidence killing seals helps cod
Oct 9, 2011
MICHAEL MACDONALD
The Canadian Press
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1267497.html

The 2011 Nobel prizes: Expanding horizons

This year’s prizes were awarded for work on the immune system, the expansion of the universe and quasicrystals
Oct 8, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21531419

Stem cells: The nuclear option

A new way to create pluripotent human stem cells
Oct 8, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21531416

Diagnosing dementia: Advance warning

How to detect Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear—if you are a woman
Oct 8, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21531417

Patents and business: Programmed nonsense

Sloppily approved patents for software are hindering innovation
Oct 7, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/10/software-patents

Cancer has no respect for party lines

Canadian Cancer Society ready to work with minority government to implement cancer-fighting policies
Oct 7, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/855311/cancer-has-no-respect-for-party-lines

Minister Oliver Announces New Chair and CEO of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Oct 7, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-announces-new-chair-and-ceo-of-atomic-energy-of-canada-limited-1570650.htm

At war over the war on drugs

Drug policy is too important to be left to the ideologues
Oct 6, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/at-war-over-the-war-on-drugs/article2192300/

Health Canada cellphone advice not enough for scientist

Health Canada warns cellphone users under 18 should limit their talking time
Oct 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/10/06/nb-health-canada-cell-warning.html

Harper Government Announces New Measures to Support Families

New Approach on Energy Drinks
Oct 6, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-announces-new-measures-to-support-families-1570129.htm

Canadian elected to lead international science council

Oct 5, 2011
QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/05/canadian-elected-to-lead-international-science-council

Intellectual property: A new arms race, with patents as ammo

To spur innovation and economic growth, Canada needs an IP framework that balances the rights of creators, consumers and society as a whole
Oct 5, 2011
John Manley
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/intellectual-property-a-new-kind-of-arms-race-with-patents-as-ammo/article2190761/

Supervised injection sites: Ideology comes with big blinkers

Oct 5, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/supervised-injection-sites-ideology-comes-with-big-blinkers/article2191042/

Ontario Election 2011: CFI Quizzes Candidates on Science

Oct 5, 2011
Centre for Inquiry Canada
http://www.cficanada.ca/blogs/entry/ontario_election_2011_cfi_quizes_candidates_on_science/

Minister Oliver Honours Outstanding Achievement in the Canadian Energy Sector

Oct 5, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-honours-outstanding-achievement-in-the-canadian-energy-sector-1569734.htm

Dr. Chad Gaffield Reappointed President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Oct 5, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/dr-chad-gaffield-reappointed-president-social-sciences-humanities-research-council-canada-1569415.htm

New Cornwall Bridge to Be Built With Stronger Concrete Developed by the NRC

Durable concrete will increase the average lifespan of bridge decks by more than 20 years
Oct 5, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-cornwall-bridge-to-be-built-with-stronger-concrete-developed-by-the-nrc-1569537.htm

Poor management puts climate plans at risk, audit finds

Oct 4, 2011
Allan Woods
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1064239--poor-management-puts-climate-plans-at-risk-audit-finds?bn=1

Europe proposes including oil sands in green fuel law

Oct 4, 2011
Charlie Dunmore and Barbara Lewis
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/europe-proposes-including-oil-sands-in-green-fuel-law/article2190850/

Canada's climate change goals falling short

Oct 4, 2011
Meagan Fitzpatrick
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/04/pol-enviro-commissioner-report.html

Environment watchdog warns of lacking data on oilsands

Oct 4, 2011
Tobi Cohen
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Environment+watchdog+warns+lacking+data+oilsands/5499732/story.html

Ottawa’s grasp on oil sands pollution insufficient, watchdog warns

Oct 4, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawas-grasp-on-oil-sands-pollution-insufficient-watchdog-warns/article2190480/

U.S. oil production a threat to Canadian energy industry

Oct 4, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/us-oil-production-a-threat-to-canadian-energy-industry/article2191152/

Energy grid capacity frustrates solar providers

Hydro One has a seven per cent renewable energy limit, European Union's limit is 20 per cent
Oct 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/03/ottawa-solar-energy-microfit-program.html

Cellphone usage limits urged by Health Canada

Oct 4, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/cellphone-calls.html

San Francisco cellphone retailers must issue warnings

Oct 4, 2011
Erica Johnson
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/cellphones-san-francisco-radiation.html

Worsening obesity epidemic calls for new approach

Oct 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/obesity-vital-sign.html

Researchers say thinness inherited by children

Oct 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/thinness-inherit.html

Concussion legislation resurrected by NDP

Oct 4, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/pol-concussions-ndp-bill.html

Physics Nobel winners discovered an accelerating universe

Oct 4, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/04/nobel-prize-physics.html

Flu shots OK'd for those with egg allergies

Oct 4, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/flu-shots-egg-allergies.html

Cervical cancer virus fuelling oral cancer

Oct 4, 2011The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/04/hpv-oral-cancer.html

Political gridlock on transportation

All we’re getting are stump speeches promising whatever the candidates believe voters want to hear.
Oct 4, 2011
Greg Gormick
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1064580--political-gridlock-on-transportation

Today, 10 Canadians will kill themselves

We need a national strategy to fight a suicide rate that, per capita, is three times that of the United States’. Let’s make a start by having Parliament come together on this issue
Oct 4, 2011
Bob Rae
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/today-10-canadians-will-kill-themselves/article2189563/

Research Highlights for Oct. 4: Canadian Stroke Congress

Oct 4, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/04/c8208.html

Telestroke the next best thing to being there, study finds

Innovative technology improves care and reduces costs
Oct 4, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/04/c8070.html

Health Canada Offers Practical Advice on Safe Cell Phone Use

Oct 4, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-offers-practical-advice-on-safe-cell-phone-use-1569060.htm

Minister Oliver Reinforces Strategic Canada-U.S. Energy Relationship

Oct 4, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-reinforces-strategic-canada-us-energy-relationship-1569003.htm

A world expert on cigarette warning labels

Geoffrey Fong wants you to be shocked when you look at a cigarette package.
Oct 3, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-world-expert-on-cigarette-warning-labels.aspx

Arctic ozone loss 'unprecedented,' scientists say

Environment Canada cuts could disable future Canadian measurements
Oct 3, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/03/arctic-ozone-hole.html

EU trade deal is riding on changes to Canada’s drug-patent laws

Oct 3, 2011
Rita Trichur
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/eu-trade-deal-is-riding-on-changes-to-canadas-drug-patent-laws/article2189928/

MS, blocked veins show positive link

Oct 3, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/03/multiple-sclerosis-ccsvi-review.html

Montreal-born doctor gets posthumous Nobel honour

Nobel committee had been unaware of recipient's recent death
Oct 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/03/nobel-prize-medicine.html

Q&A: Understanding the immune system

Oct 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/10/03/f-q-and-a-immune-system-scott-halperin.html

Government expands chemicals in consumer products to be safety tested

Oct 3, 2011
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Tory+government+test+chemicals+consumer+products/5493774/story.html

Despite Insite victory, Canada’s drug strategy is deeply flawed

Oct 3, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/despite-insite-victory-canadas-drug-strategy-is-deeply-flawed/article2189187/

Critics continue to slam feds’ omnibus crime bill

NDP says governing Conservatives playing to their base support on criminal justice reforms.
Oct 3, 2011
BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/news/legislation/2011/10/03/critics-continue-to-slam-feds%E2%80%99-omnibus-crime-bill/28335

Fusion experiment by B.C. firm raises concerns

Oct 3, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/03/bc-fusion-energy-project.html

Highlights for October 3: Canadian Stroke Congress

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8214.html

Ontario's 14 health networks get their first stroke report cards

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8042.html

More screening needed to identify depression, vision loss after mild stroke

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8052.html

Animal Health Week: Protecting the Health of all Species

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/animal-health-week-protecting-the-health-of-all-species-1568227.htm

Joint Review Panel - Information Sessions - Proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine project

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8722.html

Joint Review Panel Invites Public Comment for the Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion Project

Oct 3, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2011/03/c8812.html

Nortel patent sale shows need for Canadian intellectual property strategy

Oct 2, 2011
Barrie Mckenna
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/nortel-patent-sale-shows-need-for-canadian-intellectual-property-strategy/article2188309/

Canadians are an inventive lot, but have trouble making it pay

Oct 2, 2011
Barrie Mckenna
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/canadians-are-an-inventive-lot-but-have-trouble-making-it-pay/article2188308/

Protecting Canada’s intellectual resources

Oct 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/protecting-canadas-intellectual-resources/article2188310/

Huge ‘tribal park’ with stunning ecosystem to span B.C.-Alberta

Oct 2, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/huge-tribal-park-with-stunning-ecosystem-to-span-bc-alberta/article2188214/

The future of physics: So long, and thanks for all the quarks

As an announcement is made in Europe that may shake physics to its foundations, America’s largest particle accelerator is to be switched off
Oct 1, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21530946

Top Canadian climate scientist to head international council

Sep 30, 2011
Eric Reguly
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/top-canadian-climate-scientist-to-head-international-council/article2186542/

Supreme Court ruling opens doors to drug injection clinics across Canada

Sep 30, 2011
Kirk Makin, Sunny Dhillon AND Ingrid Peritz
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/supreme-court-ruling-opens-doors-to-drug-injection-clinics-across-canada/article2186191/

‘Disappointed’ Tories to review top court’s drug-injection ruling

Sep 30, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/disappointed-tories-to-review-top-courts-drug-injection-ruling/article2186558/

Addicts deserve treatment too

Supreme Court rules in favour of Vancouver’s safe-injection centre
Sep 30, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/addicts-deserve-treatment-too/article2186823/

Canadian Stroke Congress provides insight, answers on major public health issue

Sep 30, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/30/c7561.html

Site C Clean Energy Project Environmental Assessment Process and Draft Agreement Released for Public Comment

Sep 30, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/30/c8193.html

Government of Canada Has Regained Export Opportunities for the Canola Industry

Sep 30, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-has-regained-export-opportunities-for-the-canola-industry-1567521.htm

Economic costs of climate change will be high, panel warns

Sep 29, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economic-costs-of-climate-change-will-be-high-panel-warns/article2183729/

Climate change could cost billions a year by 2020

Adaptation key to limiting costs, report says
Sep 29, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/29/pol-ntree-report-climate-change-costs.html

8 key conclusions of report on climate change

Sep 29, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/climatechange-report/index.html

Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf from global warming

Sep 29, 2011
CHARMAINE NORONHA
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-arctic-nearly-loses-entire-ice-shelf-from-global-warming/article2185500/

B.C. natives ask court to force Alcan to release water into Nechako River

Sep 29, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-natives-ask-court-to-force-alcan-to-release-water-into-nechako-river/article2185666/

The next great pipeline debate – and U.S. funding

The Canadians on the front lines of these environmental initiatives are every bit as Canadian as I am, but their billionaire funders aren’t
Sep 29, 2011
GARY MASON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-next-great-pipeline-debate-and-us-funding/article2183615/

Trans-Pacific trade in oil and gas could be on the horizon

A new report released by the Pacific Economic Co-operation Council suggests Canada and Asia could both be big winners
Sep 29, 2011
Yuen Pau Woo
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/trans-pacific-trade-in-oil-and-gas-could-be-on-the-horizon/article2183751/

Environmental scientists join bid to protect part of boreal forest

Sep 29, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/environmental-scientists-join-bid-to-protect-part-of-boreal-forest/article2185825/

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Releases Canada's First Analysis of the Costs of Climate Change

Climate change could be expensive for Canada
Sep 29, 2011
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nrt-releases-canadas-first-analysis-of-the-costs-of-climate-change-1566797.htm

MaRS Awarded $1.3 Million By Rockefeller Foundation and J.W. McConnell Family Foundation to Launch Centre For Impact Investing

Leading national and global foundations announce their support for Canada's first Centre for Impact Investing
Sep 29, 2011
MaRS Discovery District
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/29/c7618.html

Minister Oliver Highlights the Contribution of the Canadian Pipeline Industry to Energy Security and the Economy

Sep 29, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-highlights-contribution-canadian-pipeline-industry-energy-security-economy-1567325.htm

Cohen panel winds down evidence hearings on ironic note

Sep 28, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/cohen-panel-winds-down-evidence-hearings-on-ironic-note/article2184043/

Breaking the habit

Ottawa is forcing tobacco companies to package cigarettes with radical new messages.
Sep 28, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1061472--breaking-the-habit

Canadian ice shelves breaking up at record speed

Region lost almost half its ice shelves in last six years
Sep 28, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/09/28/north-ice-shelves.html

It's official - our sky really is bluer

Sep 28, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/official+really+bluer/5467780/story.html

Nobel laureates press Harper to oppose Alberta oil-sands expansion

Sep 28, 2011
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/nobel-laureates-press-harper-to-oppose-alberta-oil-sands-expansion/article2183726/

Medical marijuana law under review

Current law pits doctors against patients and creates backlogs, critics say
Sep 28, 2011
David McKie
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/28/pol-mckie-medical-marijuana-talks.html

We must be a ‘first mover’ on pipelines and terminals

Sep 28, 2011
GORDON GIBSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/we-must-be-a-first-mover-on-pipelines-and-terminals/article2182289/

CQDM Explore competition announces its first award winners

Six research-based pharmaceutical companies combined efforts to fund four highly innovative research projects
Sep 28, 2011
Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/28/c7183.html

Minister Oliver: Natural Gas Holds a Prominent Place in Canada's Energy and Economic Future

Sep 28, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-natural-gas-holds-prominent-place-canadas-energy-economic-future-1566540.htm

World Rabies Day: Vaccinate to Protect Against Rabies

Sep 28, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/world-rabies-day-vaccinate-to-protect-against-rabies-1566421.htm

Oil sands necessary: Greenpeace co-founder

Sep 27, 2011
Bradley Bouzane
Postmedia News
http://www.nationalpost.com/sands+necessary+Greenpeace+founder/5462081/story.html

Keeping the oil sands honest

Sep 27, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1060667--keeping-the-oil-sands-honest

NASA satellite likely deep in Pacific

Sep 27, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/27/satellite-lands-pacific.html

What became of the plan for aging at home?

Sep 27, 2011
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1060622--goar-what-became-of-the-plan-for-aging-at-home

Healthy lessons from B.C.

Sep 27, 2011
Garey Mazowita and Marcus Hollander
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1060621--healthy-lessons-from-b-c

Energy: Power to Choose exhibition officially launched at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

Sep 27, 2011
Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/27/c7120.html

Election race polls may be split but public support for cancer issues remains strong

Canadian Cancer Society CEO responds to leaders' debate
Sep 27, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/27/c7192.html

Canadian Cancer Society applauds approval of larger picture health warnings for cigarette packages

Sep 27, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/27/c6900.html

Harper Government Takes Action With Tough New Warning Messages for Tobacco Products

Sep 27, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-takes-action-with-tough-new-warning-messages-for-tobacco-products-1565868.htm

Government of Canada Investing in New Bovine TB Screening Tests

Sep 27, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-investing-in-new-bovine-tb-screening-tests-1566031.htm

Ottawa’s ‘ethical’ oil-sands campaign heats up

Sep 26, 2011
Campbell Clark AND Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawas-ethical-oil-sands-campaign-heats-up/article2181234/

Environmentalists, natives and unions denounce ‘biocidal’ oil-sands policy

Sep 26, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/environmentalists-natives-and-unions-denounce-biocidal-oil-sands-policy/article2180507/

Heed Paul Martin’s advice on fixing health care

Sep 25, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/heed-paul-martins-advice-on-fixing-health-care/article2179631/

Oncology and genetics: Grabbing cancer by the short and curlies

A new technique for analysing tumours promises better understanding and more effective treatment
Sep 24, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21530080

Pipelines key to increasing energy exports: Natural Resources Minister

Sep 23, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/pipelines-key-to-increasing-energy-exports-natural-resources-minister/article2178092/