Science Canada

Sunday, February 10, 2013

For more Canadian science policy news, visit the Canadian Science Policy Conference's LinkedIn group

Jeff Sharom now posts links to Canadian science policy news in the LinkedIn group of the Canadian Science Policy Conference: http://www.li...

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Alberta immerses in innovation policy discussions at CSPC 2012

Oct 4, 2012 Mehrdad Hariri and Anton Neschadim Biotechnology Focus http://biotechnologyfocus.ca/?p=1736

Monday, July 9, 2012

New watchdog targets bad science in policy and regulation nationwide

July 9, 2012 Bad Science Watch http://www.badsciencewatch.ca/new-watchdog-targets-bad-science-in-policy-and-regulation-nationwide/

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Call for Session Proposals: Canadian Science Policy Conference 2012

Apr 18, 2012 Canadian Science Policy Centre http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/-1645776.htm

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Science literacy is good for society

Jan 31, 2012 David Suzuki Straight.com http://www.straight.com/article-596081/vancouver/david-suzuki-science-literacy-good-society

Ineffective R&D funding system faces overhaul

Jan 31, 2012 Susan Lunn CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/story/2012/01/31/pol-research-randd-funding-changes.html

Canada looks to Israel for R&D reform ideas

Feb 2, 2012 Louise Egan Reuters http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE81120B20120202

The innovation challenge – and the misallocation of capital

Jan 29, 2012 BARRIE McKENNA Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-innovation-challenge-and-the-misallocation-...

Flaherty budget to finally put business innovation at top of agenda

Feb 1, 2012 Julian Beltrame The Canadian Press http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/national-news/flaherty-budget-to-finally-put-business-innovat...

Canadian businesses feel less pressure to innovate than global competitors

Conference Board of Canada launches new centre for business innovation to improve performance among firms Jan 31, 2012 Conference Board of C...

Can Ottawa spark innovation? It hasn’t yet

Feb 1, 2012 Jeffrey Simpson Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/jeffrey-simpson/can-ottawa-spark-innovation-it-hasnt...

We need a new way to measure innovation

Feb 1, 2012 Leo Charbonneau University Affairs http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/we-need-a-new-way-to-measure-innovation/

Canada's falling far behind in research

We need a facility to attract and train top talent, with the goal of both making discoveries and getting them to market Feb 3, 2012 JOHN BER...

The worst of both worlds: high drug prices, low R&D

Canadians are among the biggest consumers of pharmaceuticals in the world Feb 2, 2012 JEFFREY SIMPSON Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandm...

AstraZeneca cuts 132 jobs, shuts Montreal facility

Feb 2, 2012 The Canadian Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/02/02/astrazeneca-layoffs-montreal-cp.html

Canadian biotech firms ‘missing the boat’ in Asia

Jan 30, 2012 Andy hoffman Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadian-biotech-firms-missing-the-boat-in-asia/a...

Harper Government invests in personalized medicine

Improving the quality of life of Canadians by developing more effective treatments Jan 31, 2012 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR...

Genome Canada New Competition Announcement and Launch: Genomics and Personalized Health

Speaking Points of The Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP, Minister of State (Science and Technology) Jan 31, 2012 Industry Canada http://www....

Scientific publishing: The price of information

Academics are starting to boycott a big publisher of journals Feb 4, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21545974

We’re ripe for a great disruption in higher education

The digital revolution will turn our current university model upside down – and it's for the best Feb 4, 2012 MARGARET WENTE Globe and M...

University leaders want more Canadians to study abroad

Feb 2, 2012 James Bradshaw Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/university-leaders-want-more-canadians-to-study-abroa...

Innovation centre seen as spark for high-tech sector

'Incubator' would help out new businesses Feb 1, 2012 Matthew Gauk Daily News http://www.canada.com/Innovation+centre+seen+spark+hig...

After Kyoto and Durban: A question of balance

Feb 2012 Peter Kent Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/kent.pdf

Coming down the pipe(line) in 2012

Feb 2012 Todd Hirsch Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/hirsch.pdf

Harnessing energy for change

Feb 2012 Velma McColl Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/mccoll.pdf

The Equinox Summit: Imagining a lower-carbon, electrified future

Feb 2012 Wilson da Silva Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/dasilva.pdf

Beyond Kyoto and Keystone

Feb 2012 Robin V. Sears Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/sears.pdf

Why Keystone failed and how to fix it

Feb 2012 Donald Barry Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/barry.pdf

Becoming increasingly unconventional: Why energy is in need of a strategy

Feb 2012 Kevin G. Lynch and Kathy Sendall Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/lynch.pdf

Making Canadians energy wise

Feb 2012 John Manley Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/manley.pdf

Reversing the curse: Starting with energy

Feb 2012 David L. Emerson Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/emerson.pdf

Sustainable energy: A driver for economic, environmental and social well-being

Feb 2012 Daniel Gagnier Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/gagnier.pdf

Nuclear in the oil sands: Building on Canada’s strengths

Feb 2012 John Stewart Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/stewart.pdf

Energy for nation-building in the 21st Century

Feb 2012 Jim Prentice Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/prentice.pdf

Hydroelectricity: Green and renewable

Feb 2012 Thierry Vandal Policy Options http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/feb12/vandal.pdf

Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada

Canada would benefit from a serious look at European countries’ efforts to align incentives within their health systems to encourage better ...

Russian Federation: Health System Review

Feb 2012 European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/157092/HiT-Russia_EN_web-wi...

Sick on the Job? Myths and Realities about Mental Health and Work

Feb 3, 2012 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/social-issues...

Mortality Risk Valuation in Environment, Health and Transport Policies

Feb 4, 2012 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/m...

Scientists studying bird flu must have biosecurity: Canada

Feb 4, 2012 The Canadian Press http://m.ctv.ca/topstories/20120204/health-birdflu-study-research-20120204.html

'Yellow-cedar decline' mystery solved: study

Tree deaths attributed to lack of snow to protect shallow roots Feb 4, 2012 Randy Boswell Postmedia News http://www.vancouversun.com/technol...

Scientists censure McGill University over ties to asbestos industry

Feb 4, 2012 Michelle Lalonde The Gazette http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/02/04/scientists-censure-mcgill-university-over-ties-to-asbes...

Federal food safety surveillance program stalled

Feb 4, 2012 David McKie CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/03/pol-mckie-thehouse-disease-centres.html

Desk-bound lifestyles proving hazardous, researchers say

Feb 4, 2012 Shelley Page Postmedia News http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Desk+bound+lifestyles+proving+hazardous+researchers/6103581/st...

Harper in China: Juggling oil sales and core principles

Feb 4, 2012 Charles Burton Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/article/1126179--harper-in-china-juggling-oil-sales-and-core-principles

Former NRC scientist abandons remaining lawsuit against employer

Ottawa physicist, 69, cites health, money concerns for ending human rights battle Feb 4, 2012 Andrew Duffy The Ottawa Citizen http://www.ott...

The nature of humanity: What’s a man?

Studies of brain genetics are starting to reveal what makes humans human Feb 4, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21545972

Minister Ashfield Announces a 2011 National Recreational Fisheries Award Winner in Quebec

Feb 4, 2012 Fisheries and Oceans Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-ashfield-announces-2011-national-recreational-fishe...

McGill responds to charges it's in bed with asbestos industry

Feb 3, 2012 Michelle Lalonde Postmedia News http://www.canada.com/business/McGill+responds+charges+with+asbestos+industry/6100016/story.html

Where Canada goes from Keystone

We shouldn’t have all our energy eggs in one basket, and we should be seeking a more strategic approach to our energy future Feb 3, 2012 Kev...

Imperial Oil okays $2-billion Cold Lake expansion

Feb 3, 2012 Carrie Tait Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/imperial-oil-okays-2-billion-cold-lake-expansion/articl...

Scientists win historic battle over oilsands monitoring

Feb 3, 2012 William Marsden Postmedia News http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Scientists+historic+battle+over+oilsands+monitoring/6100226/...

Alberta, Ottawa beef up oil sands monitoring

New system will increase number of testing stations, but will not be independently run Feb 3, 2012 Josh Wingrove Globe and Mail http://www.t...

Supreme Court opens trade secrets in Merck ruling

Feb 3, 2012 The Canadian Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/03/trade-secrets-pharmaceuticals-scoc.html

Merck Frosst loses information-protection appeal

Feb 3, 2012 Sheila Dabu Nonato and Brad Bouzane Postmedia News http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Merck+Frosst+loses+information+protection+...

Tanning bed ban urged for under-18s

Feb 3, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/03/tanning-bed-ban.html

Girl has 6 organs replaced at once

Feb 3, 2012 The Associated Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/03/f-multiple-organ-transplants-esophagus.html

Clark stakes B.C.’s energy future on liquefied natural gas

Christy Clark faces one major hurdle – finding the energy to turn natural gas into LNG Feb 3, 2012 Justine Hunter AND Wendy Stueck Globe and...

One breath away from diagnosing disease

Researchers are closing in on commercially-viable devices to detect cancers by analyzing human breath Feb 3, 2012 Rick Pilger Globe and Mail...

The case for biofuels in our energy mix

Feb 3, 2012 Tim Haig Financial Post http://business.financialpost.com/2012/02/03/the-case-for-biofuels-in-our-energy-mix/

Fuel economy: Going along for the ride

People say they want more fuel-efficient cars, but few actually buy them Feb 3, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/20...

Life on Mars unlikely on dry surface

Planet's relatively brief wet period occurred billions of years ago Feb 3, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/02...

Health Authorities Launch Blitz Against Toxic Lawn Products — pesticide ad campaign a first in BC history

Feb 3, 2012 Canadian Cancer Society http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/915667/health-authorities-launch-blitz-against-toxic-lawn-products-pesti...

Ontario Science Centre Hosts Unique Facebook Live Event Inside Da Vinci Exhibition

Panel of Experts Debate How to Inspire Young Minds Feb 3, 2012 Ontario Science Centre http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/915863/ontario-science...

Report says science, not minister should rule Canada's fisheries

Feb 2, 2012 Wendy Cox The Canadian Press http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/report-says-science-not-minister-should-rule-c...

Canada failing its oceans, biodiversity panel finds

Feb 2, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/02/02/bc-canada-biodiversity-oceans.html

McGill asbestos study flawed, epidemiologist says

Government plans to approve asbestos sales to developing world Feb 2, 2012 Gil Shochat and Joseph Loiero CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/hea...

Tracking Lyme disease

Feb 2, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/02/lyme-disease-tick-map.html

Energy regulator approves export licence for BC LNG

Feb 2, 2012 Carrie Tait AND Nathan Vanderklippe Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-re...

Ottawa must consider cost of prison expansion -- in addition to pension reform

If everything is on the table, why do the billions of dollars being added to the federal corrections budget feel untouchable? Feb 2, 2012 Gl...

Why not try after-hours care the Dutch way?

Feb 2, 2012 GARY MASON Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/why-not-try-after-hours-care-...

2 new Kepler planets with double suns discovered

Now 3 such known systems in the galaxy Feb 2, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/02/02/sci-kepler-new-planets-nasa.h...

New study building framework to bring personalized medicine to the clinic

Feb 2, 2012 Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/915093/new-study-building-framework-to-bring-person...

Slowing economic growth and rising health care pressures squeeze Ontario's finances

Feb 2, 2012 Conference Board of Canada http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/914711/slowing-economic-growth-and-rising-health-care-pressures-squee...

Harper Government Investments to Help Dairy Farmers Boost Exports

Feb 2, 2012 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-investments-to-help-dairy-farmers-boo...

Ontario's Clean Energy Workforce Continues to Grow

Ontario's sustainable energy technology programs are helping build a skilled workforce to meet the demand for clean energy jobs and stre...

Government of Canada Helping Young Girls Explore Careers in Science

Feb 2, 2012 Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-helping-yo...

Strengthening Measures to Protect Canada From the Asian Long-Horned Beetle

Feb 2, 2012 Canadian Food Inspection Agency http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/strengthening-measures-to-protect-canada-from-the-asian-...

Tax 'toxic' sugar, doctors urge

Age restriction for sugary drinks proposed Feb 1, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/01/sugar-toxic-regulate.html

Decision on proposed Glacier Discovery Walk in Jasper National Park delayed

Parks Canada has delayed a decision on a controversial multi-million dollar tourist attraction proposed for Jasper National Park in order to...

Ottawa heart researchers lauded

Their work shows the use of next-generation pacemakers helps patients with moderate heart failure Feb 1, 2012 Tom Spears The Ottawa Citizen ...

Harper Government Secures Jobs Through Forest Sector Innovation and Renewal

Feb 1, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-secures-jobs-through-forest-sector-innovation...

Collaboration between food industry and government regulators would make a good system better

Feb 1, 2012 Conference Board of Canada http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/914113/collaboration-between-food-industry-and-government-regulators-...

Flu research and public safety: Too dangerous for words

The would-be censors of research into deadly flu strains publicly air their fears Jan 31, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/blogs/...

Canadian researchers develop disease-outbreak surveillance systems

Jan 31, 2012 Carmen Chai Postmedia News http://www.canada.com/Canadian+researchers+develop+disease+outbreak+surveillance+systems/6080541/sto...

Canada’s role in the global selective abortion debate

Routine ultrasound improves prenatal health, and restricting abortions could worsen maternal deaths from unsafe abortions. Jan 31, 2012 Prab...

The downside to Ontario’s health-care reforms

Jan 31, 2012 Thomas Walkom Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1124376--walkom-the-downside-to-ontario-s-health...

Does Holland have the key to our health-care future?

Jan 31, 2012 Tom Blackwell National Post http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/31/blackwell-on-health-does-holland-have-the-key-to-our-health...

Stop navel-gazing, learn from healthcare abroad

Jan 31, 2011 C.D. Howe Institute http://www.cdhowe.org/stop-navel-gazing-learn-from-healthcare-abroad/16400

Court Imposes Significant Fine for Damage to Northern Pike Habitat

Jan 31, 2012 Fisheries and Oceans Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/court-imposes-significant-fine-for-damage-to-northern-pike-...

Statement by the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, on Enforcement of the Cracking Down on Tobacco Marketing Aimed At Youth Act

Jan 31, 2012 Health Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-leona-aglukkaq-minister-health-on-enforcement-cracki...

Minister Oliver Addresses Canada Mining Stakeholders About the Need for Regulatory Reform to Support Economic Growth

Jan 31, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-addresses-canada-mining-stakeholders-about-nee...

Covering the oilsands

Journalists discuss tension between economic and environmental issues. Jan 30, 2012 Gillian Steward Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/opin...

Gingrich promises Canadians he will authorize Keystone if elected

Jan 30, 2012 Konrad Yakabuski Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/gingrich-promises-canadians-he-will-authorize-keyston...

UN report calls for 'ever-green' energy revolution

Extols use of more wind, solar and other renewable sources of energy Jan 30, 2012 The Associated Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/sto...

B.C. not ready to tip its hand on Gateway project

Jan 30, 2012 Justine Hunter Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-not-ready-to-tip-its...

Alberta STD rates drop for 1st time since 2004

More work needs to be done, says chief medical officer Jan 30, 2012 The Canadian Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/30/edmont...

Yukon youth want more support for drugs, alcohol addiction

Friends of teen who died a year ago say there is still not enough help from government Jan 30, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/s...

Liberals outline Ontario health reforms

Jan 30, 2012 The Canadian Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/30/toronto-ontario-healthcare.html

Extreme tuberculosis raises alarms in Canada

Jan 30, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/30/tuberculosis-resistant-india.html

Killer whales finding prey further north as Arctic ice melts, Inuit tell scientists

Jan 30, 2012 Kenyon Wallace Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/article/1123942--killer-whales-finding-prey-further-north-as-arctic-ice-melt...

Canada's most prominent health organizations launch campaign calling on the Ontario government to invest to prevent Ontario's looming health crisis

Jan 30, 2012 Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA) http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/912873/canada-s-most-prominent-health-organ...

Ontario's Action Plan To Transform Health Care

Ontario is launching an Action Plan to transform the health care system and deal with the demographic challenges as well as the province...

Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Projects Public Consultation on Revised Joint Review Panel Agreements

Jan 30, 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/912961/jackpine-mine-expansion-and-pierre-river-mine-p...

Scientists 'in shock' after Canada's premiere icebreaker docked for repairs

Jan 29, 2012 Margaret Munro Postmedia News http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Scientists+shock+after+Canada+premiere+icebreaker+docked+r...

Oil sands companies brace for higher costs

Jan 29, 2012 Nathan Vanderklippe Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/oil-san...

Keep jobs in Canada: Build refineries for oilsands

Jan 29, 2012 Stephen Hume Vancouver Sun http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Keep+jobs+Canada+Build+refineries+oilsands/6070305/story.html

CIDA funds seen to be subsidizing mining firms

Jan 29, 2012 Daniel Leblanc Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cida-funds-seen-to-be-subsidizing-mining-firms/artic...

Alberta First Nation outraged at lack of caribou protection

Environment minister declined emergency order to protect animal last week Jan 29, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012...

Government of Canada Takes Action to Improve Energy Efficiency

Jan 29, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-takes-action-to-improve-energy-efficiency...

Embryonic stem cells: Looking up

Stem-cell research is now bearing fruit Jan 28, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21543471

Colony collapse disorder: Bee off

A possible explanation of why beehives sometimes vanish Jan 28, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21543469

Canada’s resource project reviews risk lost investment opportunities: Oliver

Jan 27, 2012 Janet Mcfarland Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/canadas-res...

The Digital Rescue of health care

Innovation, not more money, is needed Jan 27, 2012 Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-digital-rescue...

Gateway panel urged to affirm it’s impartial

Jan 27, 2012 Nathan Vanderklippe Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/gateway...

Federal documents spark outcry by oil sands critics

Jan 26, 2012 Nathan Vanderklippe Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/federal-documents-spark-outcry-by-oil-sands-cr...

Obama straddles middle in touting homegrown oil, gas

Jan 26, 2012 Shawn Mccarthy Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/obama-straddles-middle-in-touting-homegrown-oil-gas/art...

Six Canadian firms among globe's most sustainable

Jan 25, 2012 Richard Blackwell Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/six-canadian-firms-among-globes-most-sustain...

U.S. group wants trade ban on Canada for polar bear hunt

Centre for Biological Diversity says Arviat quota increase violates a 1973 convention Jan 25, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/no...

Ottawa promises speedier review of oil sands projects

Jan 25, 2012 Nathan Vanderklippe AND Shawn McCarthy Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ottawa-promises-speedie...

Innovation is key to improving health care

Jan 24, 2012 Colin Busby Calgary Herald http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Busby+Innovation+improving+health+care/6045064/story.html

Northern Gateway panel hears from Albertans opposed to pipeline

Jan 24, 2012 Josh Wingrove Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/northern-gateway-panel-hears-from-albertans-opposed-t...

Cherishing Canada’s beauty goes ‘beyond borders’

Jan 23, 2012 Nathan Vanderklippe AND Carrie Tait Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/cherishing-canadas-beauty-goes-...

Air Oil Sands: a new flight path in Alberta

Jan 21, 2012 Nathan Vanderklippe Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/air-oil...

With Keystone, it's Harvard vs. the heartland

Jan 21, 2012 MARGARET WENTE Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/margaret-wente/with-keystone-its-harvard-vs-the-hear...

Sunday, January 29, 2012

A pivotal year for science and innovation policy

Jan 12, 2012 Mehrdad Hariri IT in Canada http://www.itincanada.ca/index.php?cid=0&id=15768&np=1

Harper signals Canada's looming R&D revamp

Jan 27, 2012 Barrie Mckenna Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-signals-looming-rd-revamp/article2317539/

Research and development spending intentions

Jan 13, 2012 Statistics Canada - The Daily http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120113/dq120113d-eng.htm

Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development in Canada (GERD), and the Provinces

National estimates 2001 to 2011 / Provincial estimates 2005 to 2009 Jan 2012 Statistics Canada http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/88-221-x/88-221-...

CFI awards $33.6 million

Leaders Opportunity Fund awards go to 38 universities Jan 25, 2012 University Affairs http://www.universityaffairs.ca/cfi-awards-33-million....

Oil, gas studies get $800K boost

Ottawa, Sask. offer equal funds Jan 28, 2012 Leader-Post http://www.leaderpost.com/business/studies+800K+boost/6065107/story.html

Canada backs off on research into icebound energy reserves

Jan 24, 2012 Tom Spears Postmedia News http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Canada+backs+research+into+icebound+energy+reserves/6045106...

Environment Canada to get rid of 60 scientists

Jan 12, 2012 Kathryn May The Ottawa Citizen http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Environment+Canada+scientists/5981982/story.html

Sneak peek at Canada's next innovation hub

Jan 25, 2012 Dianne Buckner CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/01/25/f-vp-buckner-startup.html

Canadian business want simpler, faster innovation plan, report says

Jan 19, 2012 Dana Flavelle Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/article/1117961--canadian-business-want-simpler-faster-innovation-plan-report...

Ontario universities, hospitals ‘in shock’ after $66-million funding cut

Jan 9, 2012 Karen Howlett AND James Bradshaw Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-universities-hospitals-in-...

McGuinty defends cuts to university research grants

Jan 9, 2012 Tanya Talaga Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1112731--mcguinty-defends-cuts-to-university-research-grant...

Ontario’s teaching hospitals fear loss of $100M in funding because of cuts

Jan 10, 2012 Tanya Talaga Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1113643

Hospitals, universities slam research cuts

Ontario Liberals say $66M budget reduction just the start as they look to fulfil regional development pledges Jan 11, 2012 Lee Greenberg And...

Hospital researchers upset over Ontario funding cuts

Jan 11, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/01/11/ottawa-research-health-funding-cut.html

University research grants scrapped by Liberals

Jan 6, 2011 Tanya Talaga Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1111885--university-research-grants-scrapped-by-liberals

Starving arts education is a mistake

Corporatist strategy will produce a population unable to think critically Jan 21, 2012 David Marples Edmonton Journal http://www.edmontonjou...

How much is too much research on pedagogy?

And other problems with teaching-only universities Jan 25, 2012 Alan Slavin University Affairs http://www.universityaffairs.ca/how-much-is-t...

Can student cheating be weeded out?

New research on academic integrity at universities. Jan 18, 2012 Cathy Bolton, Mebs Kanji and Soheyla Salari University Affairs http://www.u...

A modest proposal to recognize undergraduate teaching

Recently there’s been a surge in criticism about the relative resources and time that universities put into undergraduate teaching. Jan 9, 2...

Yes, Canadian universities do discriminate against their own graduates

The following is a response to the 2009 article, “PhD: To what end?,” which showed that Canadian philosophy grads are less likely than forei...

Academic reform: tread carefully

Ontario’s system isn’t broken, just stressed. Before we try more radical fixes, why not encourage a robust college-university transfer syste...

Mobilizing knowledge

Sharing our research more effectively Jan 9, 2012 Ben Levin University Affairs http://www.universityaffairs.ca/mobilizing-knowledge.aspx

Does Ontario really need three new universities?

Too many current graduates enter the job market without the qualifications to find meaningful work Jan 14, 2012 Rick Miner Toronto Star http...

Canadian schools falling behind in online learning, report says

Jan 24, 2012 Kate Hammer Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-schools-falling-behind-in-online-learning-repo...

The decade to innovate in India

India is fast becoming the Promised Land for startups and dynamic entrepreneurs Jan 26, 2012 Postmedia News http://www.theprovince.com/busin...

From solar energy to security, NRC spins out ideas

Jan 11, 2012 Bert Hill Ottawa Citizen http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/From+solar+energy+security+spins+ideas/5977265/story.html

U of S nuclear centre readies for research

Jan 9, 2012 Jeremy Warren The StarPhoenix http://www.thestarphoenix.com/technology/nuclear+centre+readies+research/5965175/story.html

U of O sees health sciences building as a priority, says president

Jan 5, 2012 Mark Brownlee The Ottawa Citizen http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/sees+health+sciences+building+priority+says+president/5...

Integrating Emerging Technologies into Chemical Safety Assessment

The Expert Panel on the Integrated Testing of Pesticides Jan 17, 2012 Council of Canadian Academies http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/...

Intellectual Assets and Innovation: The SME Dimension

Jan 17, 2012 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/industry-and-...

Financing High-Growth Firms: The Role of Angel Investors

Jan 17, 2012 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/industry-and-...

Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels

Jan 2, 2012 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/in...

OECD Green Growth Studies: Food and Agriculture

Jan 12, 2012 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/agriculture-a...

POSTnote: Open Access to Scientific Information

Jan 25, 2012 UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-397.pdf

POSTnote: Solar Photovoltaics

Jan 25, 2012 UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-398.pdf

POSTnote: Measuring Energy Security

Jan 23, 2012 UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-399.pdf

Beyond the Hospital Walls: Activity Based Funding Versus Integrated Health Care Reform

Jan 16, 2012 Marcy Cohen, Margaret McGregor, Iglika Ivanova, Chris Kinkaid Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives http://www.policyalternat...

Transformation Lessons from Disease-based Strategies: An Environmental Scan

Dec 2011 Anne Brasset-Latulippe, Jennifer Verma, Gillian Mulvale and Kevin Barclay Canadian Health Services Research Foundation http://www.c...

Provincial and Territorial Health System Priorities: An Environmental Scan

Dec 2011 Anne Brasset-Latulippe, Jennifer Verma, Gillian Mulvale and Kevin Barclay Canadian Health Services Research Foundation http://www.c...

Value-Based Pricing of Pharmaceuticals in Canada: Opportunities to Expand the Role of Health Technology Asessment?

Dec 2011 Don Husereau, Chris G. Cameron Canadian Health Services Research Foundation http://www.chsrf.ca/Libraries/Commissioned_Research_Rep...

The Use of Health Technology Assessment to Inform the Value of Provider Fees: Current Challenges and Future Oportunities

Oct 2011 Don Husereau, Chris G. Cameron Canadian Health Services Research Foundation http://www.chsrf.ca/Libraries/Commissioned_Research_Rep...

Oil and gas industry the "gorilla in the room" for Canada's environmental policies: Environment Canada

Jan 28, 2012 Mike De Souza Postmedia News http://www.vancouversun.com/business/industry+gorilla+room+Canada+environmental+policies+Environme...

Tear down barriers to energy conservation

Recent regulatory rulings put short-term price control ahead of deeper cost savings Jan 28, 2012 Jack Gibbons Toronto Star http://www.thesta...

Attention to energy sector is overdue

Jan 28, 2012 Deborah Yedlin Calgary Herald http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Attention+energy+sector+overdue/6066583/story.html

Canada behind in development of nuclear fusion, scientist says

Jan 28, 2012 Richard Watts Times Colonist http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Canada+behind+development+nuclear+fusion+scientist+says/60...

Prescriptions of second-generation antipsychotics on the rise

Jan 28, 2012 Sharon Kirkey Postmedia News http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Prescriptions+second+generation+antipsychotics+rise/6067755/sto...

P.E.I. considers free HPV vaccine for boys

Jan 28, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2012/01/28/pei-hpv-vaccine-boys.html

Peter Kent announces plans for bison in Banff

Introducing bison back into the Yukon proves to be too successful Jan 28, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/01/...

Flu research and public safety: Influenza and its complications

When, if ever, are scientific results too sensitive to make public? Jan 28, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21543472

Visible-light communication: Tripping the light fantastic

A fast and cheap optical version of Wi-Fi is coming Jan 28, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21543470

Federal push for oilsands lists allies, 'adversaries'

First nations, activists listed among foes Jan 27, 2012 Mike De Souza Postmedia News http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Federal+push+oilsa...

Switch off the lights, here comes the sun

Transporting natural sunlight into the interior of buildings could one day make electric lighting a thing of the past Jan 27, 2012 Rick Pilg...

Research teams making progress collecting critical data on CCSVI: MS society

Jan 27, 2012 The Canadian Press http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/style/research-teams-making-progress-collecting-critical...

'Radical' federal remarks boost support for enviro groups

Jan 27, 2012 The Canadian Press http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120127/federal-remarks-boost-environmental-groups-120127/

Are we over-diagnosing autism? The psychiatric debate

Jan 27, 2012 Brent Bambury CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/27/f-vp-bambury-autism.html

Remote reserve declares emergency over prescription drug abuse

Jan 27, 2012 Sheila Dabu Nonato Postmedia News http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Remote+reserve+declares+emergency+over+prescription+drug+a...

Swine flu cases rise in Mexico

No changes in virus, U.S. experts say Jan 27, 2012 The Associated Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/27/swine-flu-h1n1-mexico...

Canadian-made orange juice seized by FDA

Canadian, Brazilian products affected, U.S. government says Jan 27, 2012 The Associated Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/27...

Forestry sector sees hope in new technology

Nanocrystalline cellulose plant opens in Quebec Jan 27, 2012 LYNN MOORE The Gazette http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Forestry+sector+...

NASA's Kepler mission finds 26 new planets

Sizes range from 1.5 times the radius of Earth to larger than Jupiter Jan 27, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/...

Asteroid makes close approach to Earth

Jan 27, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/27/sci-asteroid-earth.html

Researchers make key finding in loss of tumour-fighting gene

Jan 27, 2011 Tori Stafford Whig-Standard http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3450923

Canadian Health Policy Research - Many Voices, Much Complexity

Jan 27, 2012 Conference Board of Canada http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/911863/canadian-health-policy-research-many-voices-much-complexity

Drug Reform Providing Better Care For Families

Ontarians have saved an additional $100 million in new savings thanks to the province's drug system reforms. Jan 27, 2012 Ontario Minist...

Minister Oliver Discusses Moving Forward with Canada's Natural Resources

Jan 27, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-moving-forward-with-canadas-natural-...

Government of Canada Grows New Opportunities for Sunflower Sector

Jan 27, 2012 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-grows-new-opportunities-for-sunfl...

Minister of State Goodyear Celebrates Grand Opening of Conestoga College Cambridge Campus

Jan 27, 2012 Industry Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-celebrates-grand-opening-conestoga-college-camb...

Stephen Harper got it right in Davos: businesses aren't investing enough in innovation

At the Davos economic summit Stephen Harper praised Canada as a great place to invest. That’s good advice for our own businesses, too. Jan 2...

Oilsands 'allies' and 'adversaries' named in federal documents

Jan 26, 2012 Meagan Fitzpatrick CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/26/pol-oilsands-campaign.html

Minister’s Calgary visit highlights pipeline innovation

Jan 26, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/01/26/calgary-pipeline-technology-innovation.html

U.S. navy sued over possible sonar impact on whales

Environmental law firm files suit after increased training exercises off west coast Jan 26, 2012 The Associated Press http://www.cbc.ca/news...

New device will detect infections, cancer in minutes

Jan 26, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/26/toronto-health-detector.html

Heart patient's stem cells harnessed for healing

Jan 26, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/26/heart-stem-cells.html

RSC Expert Panel: Sustaining Canadian Marine Biodiversity

Jan 26, 2012 The Royal Society of Canada http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/911209/rsc-expert-panel-sustaining-canadian-marine-biodiversity

Six New Family Health Teams Open In Toronto

Torontonians in need of a family doctor now have more access to care as six more Family Health Teams (FHTs) have opened in the city. Jan 26,...

Minister Joe Oliver Helps Open World's First Commercial-scale Nanocrystalline Cellulose Plant

Jan 26, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-joe-oliver-helps-open-worlds-first-commercial-scale-n...

Government of Canada Buzzing About Food Safety

Jan 26, 2012 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-buzzing-about-food-safety-1611484...

Government of Canada Sparks Innovation in 14 Southern Ontario Businesses

Jan 26, 2012 Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-sparks-in...

Canadians finally getting it: crime is on the decline

Jan 25, 2012 Kirk Makin Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadians-finally-getting-it-crime-is-on-the-decline/art...

Provincial ministers ask Ottawa to share costs of new crime bill

Jan 25, 2012 Kim Mackrael Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/provincial-ministers-ask-ottawa-to-share-costs-of-new-...

Innovation in health care starts in B.C

Jan 25, 2012 Nasir Jetha Vancouver Sun http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Innovation+health+care+starts/6047829/story.html

Gingrich promises U.S. moon base by 2020

Jan 25, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/25/gingrich-moon.html

Wild bison could once again roam in Banff

Jan 25, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/25/calgary-banff-bison-talks-return.html

Eider duck population declining in Arctic as polar bears devour eggs

Jan 25, 2012 Anita Li Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1121509--eider-duck-population-declining-in-arctic-as-polar-be...

Mapping the Human Brain Sheds Light on Autism

Lecture series launches by delving into Canada's world-leading expertise in brain research Jan 25, 2012 Canada Foundation for Innovation...

Minister Oliver Discusses Canada's Energy Future in Calgary

Jan 25, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-canadas-energy-future-in-calgary-161...

Harper Government Continues to Focus on Jobs and Growth

Jan 25, 2012 Industry Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-continues-to-focus-on-jobs-and-growth-1611088.htm

Ministers Ashfield and Shea Present 2011 National Recreational Fisheries Award to PEI Volunteer

Jan 25, 2012 Fisheries and Oceans Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ministers-ashfield-shea-present-2011-national-recreational-...

Science museum pressured by corporate sponsor over oilsands exhibit

Jan 24, 2012 Tom Spears The Ottawa Citizen http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Science+museum+pressured+corporate+sponsor+over+oilsands+exhibi...

Massive solar storm bombards Earth tonight

Canada, northern U.S. may get 'amazing' aurora borealis Jan 24, 2012 The Associated Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/20...

Environmentalist’s departure sheds light on tension felt by green groups

Jan 24, 2012 Nathan Vanderklippe AND Shawn McCarthy Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/environmentalists-departure-...

Solar energy: Starting from scratch

A new business model may help people in poor countries light their homes with solar power Jan 24, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.co...

Government of Canada Announces Research Funding to Improve Quality of Life and Economic Prosperity

Jan 24, 2012 Canada Foundation for Innovation http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-research-funding-improve-q...

Government of Canada Announces Research Funding to Drive Job Creation and Economic Growth

Jan 24, 2012 Canada Foundation for Innovation http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-research-funding-drive-job...

Joint Review Panel established for the deep geologic repository for low and intermediate level radioactive waste project

Jan 24, 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/910133/joint-review-panel-established-for-the-deep-geo...

Arnaud Mine Project - Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available

Jan 24, 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/910269/arnaud-mine-project-public-comments-invited-and...

Site C Clean Energy Project Funding Awarded for Participation in Environmental Assessment

Jan 24, 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/910223/site-c-clean-energy-project-funding-awarded-for...

Conservative crime bill would cost Ontario more than $1-billion

Jan 23, 2012 The Canadian Press http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/conservative-crime-bill-would-cost-ontario-more-than-1-billion/...

Imperial Oil's role in museum's energy exhibit questioned

Foundation contributed $600,000 over 6 years to exhibit Jan 23, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/01/23/ottawa-s...

Minister Oliver Discusses the Importance of Innovation, Diversification and Investment to the Canadian Economy

Jan 23, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-discusses-importance-innovation-diversificatio...

Minister of State Goodyear Tours Upgraded University of Victoria Campus and Meets With Victoria Business and Technology Leaders

Jan 23, 2012 Industry Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-tours-upgraded-university-victoria-campus-meets...

Government of Canada Invests in Skills Development to Help Canadian Manufacturers Compete Globally

Jan 23, 2012 Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-skil...

Hats off to Canadian researchers making a difference

2011 CIHR-CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research Awards Jan 23, 201 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) http://www.newswire.ca/e...

Government of Canada Supports the Development of a Home Care Planning and Evaluation Tool

Jan 23, 2012 Health Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-development-home-care-planning-evaluation-tool...

New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project Public Comment Period and Participant Funding

Jan 23, 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/909667/new-prosperity-gold-copper-mine-project-public-...

Writers want Ottawa to let scientists ‘speak for themselves’

Jan 22, 2012 MARK HUME Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/writers-want-ottawa-to-let-sci...

Climate skeptics gathering influence in Tory Senate seats

Jan 21, 2012 Mike De Souza Postmedia News http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Climate+skeptics+gathering+influence+Tory+Senate+seats/6...

The day the oil-sands battle went global

Jan 21, 2012 Shawn McCarthy Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/the-day-the-...

Eradicating polio: A Rotary engine

Can a businessmen’s club eradicate polio from the world? Jan 21, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21543126

How Harper seized control of pipeline and health-care debates

Jan 20, 2012 JENNIFER DITCHBURN The Canadian Press http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/how-harper-seized-control-of-pipeline-and-he...

'Extinct' monkey still lives in Borneo

Canadian scientist led team that spotted langur at mineral lick where animals congregate Jan 20, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/techno...

Life-like robot being built in Ottawa lab

Scientist believes humans, robots can have symbiotic relationship Jan 20, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/20/t...

Minister praises premiers but leaves no wiggle room on health funding

Jan 20, 2012 Gloria Galloway Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/minister-praises-premiers-but-leave...

The politics of Harper’s medicare decision

Jan 20, 2012 JEFFREY SIMPSON Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/jeffrey-simpson/the-politics-of-harpers-medicare-de...

Radioactive medicine without the nuclear headache

Jan 20, 2012 Hannah Hoag Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/radioactive-medicine-without-the-nuclear-head...

Environment Canada given $78.7 million boost to improve weather warning systems

Jan 20, 2012 Valerie Hauch Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1118901

Prevention gets left out of health-care debate

Obesity epidemic puts added pressure on budgets. Jan 20, 2012 Chris Jones Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/artic...

Water management: Waste not, want not

With demand outstripping supply, people will have to start drinking waste-water Jan 20, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/blogs/ba...

Watchdogs Call on Shoppers Drug Mart to Remove Ineffective Homeopathic Treatments

Jan 20, 2012 Centre for Inquiry Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/watchdogs-call-on-shoppers-drug-mart-to-remove-ineffective-ho...

Government of Canada Welcomes Investment in Canada's Energy Future

Jan 20, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-welcomes-investment-in-canadas-energy-fut...

The Harper Government is Taking Action to Improve Efficiency of Healthcare System

Jan 20, 2012 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/908867/the-harper-government-is-taking-action-to-...

The Harper Government and Saskatchewan Partner to Bring More Doctors and Nurses to Province

Jan 20, 2012 Health Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-saskatchewan-partner-bring-more-doctors-nurses-province...

Politics, not principle, doomed Keystone pipeline

Obama's decision had no redeeming virtues beyond the symbolism. Jan 19, 2012 Robert J. Samuelson Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/opi...

The provinces got what they asked for on health funding

Jan 19, 2012 GARY MASON Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/the-provinces-got-what-they-...

Drug maker Roche should release all data on Tamiflu

Drug maker Roche should release the clinical trial data independent researchers say is needed to determine whether Tamiflu is as effective a...

Health budget math doesn’t add up

Alarmist projections mislead Ontarians and stifle public debate on medicare. Jan 19, 2012 Carol Goar Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/opi...

Champix: Updated Safety Information for the Smoking-Cessation Drug

Jan 19, 2012 Health Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/champix-updated-safety-information-for-the-smoking-cessation-drug-1608827...

Minister Shea Presents 2011 National Recreational Fisheries Award to Kamloops Volunteer

Jan 19, 2012 Fisheries and Oceans Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-shea-presents-2011-national-recreational-fisheries...

Ontario Supports Clean Tech Sector And Helps Create Jobs

Ontario is helping Pond Biofuels build cutting-edge technology that will help clean the air we breathe while creating 10 new full-time and p...

Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project - Environmental Assessment Referral to Review Panel and Availability of Funding

Jan 19, 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/908359/frontier-oil-sands-mine-project-environmental-a...

Ottawa has never been medicare’s best friend

A pan-Canadian health-care system has only ever existed in the minds of those who craft partisan rhetoric Jan 18, 2012 Chantal Hébert Toront...

Will any government stand up for medicare?

Who’ll speak up for medicare and for the vast Canadian public that cherishes it? Jan 18, 2012 Thomas Walkom Toronto Star http://www.thestar....

Alberta coy on how new health dollars to be spent

Jan 18, 2012 Josh Wingrove Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/alberta-coy-on-how-new-health-dollars-to-be-spent/art...

To Harper’s ‘profound disappointment,’ Obama rejects Keystone

Jan 18, 2012 Shawn McCarthy AND Nathan Vanderklippe Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/to-harpers-profound-disappoi...

U.S. rejects Keystone XL but lets TransCanada reapply

Jan 18, 2012 Shawn McCarthy AND Nathan Vanderklippe Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-a...

Enbridge undeterred by B.C. chiefs’ rebuke of Northern Gateway

Jan 18, 2012 Wendy Stueck Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/enbridge-undeterred-by-bc-chiefs-rebu...

Iqaluit: Gateway to Greenland’s resource riches

Jan 18, 2012 Paul Waldie Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/iqaluit-gateway-to-greenlands-resource-riches/article2...

Economics biggest threat to embattled oil sands

Jan 18, 2012 MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/economics-biggest-threat-to-embattled-oil-sand...

Native chiefs overturn deal with Enbridge on Gateway pipeline

Jan 18, 2012 Reuters http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/native-chiefs-overturn-deal-with-enbridge-on-gateway-pipe...

How the oil sands stretch all the way to New Brunswick

Jan 18, 2012 David Campbell Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/daily-mix/how-the-oil-sands...

In oil boom, petroleum engineers the hottest commodity

Jan 18, 2012 KRISTEN HAYS Reuters http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/in-oil-boom-petroleum-engineers-the-hottest-comm...

Arizona town bitterly split over copper mine

Jan 18, 2012 Paul Waldie Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/arizona-town-bi...

Medical technology: The kindness of strangers

A new, open-source robot should make surgery safer and more effective Jan 18, 2012 The Economist http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012...

Helping More Ontarians Quit Smoking

To help more Ontarians quit smoking, people undergoing treatment for drug addictions will soon have access to free counselling supports, nic...

On Weedless Wednesday British Columbians and Yukoners are invited to "break up" with tobacco for National Non-Smoking Week

Jan 18, 2012 Canadian Cancer Society http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/907261/on-weedless-wednesday-british-columbians-and-yukoners-are-invite...

Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Revises Some Dates and Locations for Community Hearings

Jan 18, 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/907281/joint-review-panel-for-the-enbridge-northern-ga...

Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, on the Keystone XL Pipeline

Jan 18, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resourc...

Are the Conservatives making Northern Gateway pipeline hearings irrelevant?

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has already shaped the Northern Gateway pipeline debate and he could change the rules to give his cabinet the ...

Confessions of a radical environmentalist

Former chair of Tides Canada comes clean after being called out by Ottawa Jan 17, 2012 Alan Broadbent Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/op...

Ottawa is right on health care, Mr. Romanow

Jan 17, 2012 LYSIANE GAGNON Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lysiane-gagnon/ottawa-is-right-on-health-care-mr-rom...

Provinces eye Alberta's gains in bid to rebalance health funding

Jan 17, 2012 Justine Hunter AND Ian Bailey Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/provinces-eye-albertas-gains-in-bid-t...

Ottawa's per-capita health transfers a windfall for Alberta

Jan 17, 2012 Josh Wingrove Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawas-per-capita-health-transfers-a-windfall-for-al...

Premiers see health-care innovation as way to pressure Ottawa for more money

Jan 17, 2012 Petti Fong Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1117270--premiers-see-health-care-innovation-as-way...

Tamiflu side-effects still unclear

Jan 17, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/tamiflu.html

Iris implants threaten vision

Jan 17, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/16/iris-implants.html

Virtual reality exercise boosts mental fitness

Jan 17, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/exergaming-brain-virtual-reality.html

Biological clock's effects underappreciated

Jan 17, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/childbirth-pregnancy-biological-clock.html

Ending Alzheimer's goal set in U.S.

Jan 17, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/alzheimer-obama.html

Mandatory helmets urged for skiers, snowboarders

Jan 17, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/01/17/helmets-ski-snowboard-injuries.html

Lost Darwin fossils found by U.K. scientists

314 slides of specimens collected by Darwin and his inner circle Jan 17, 2012 The Associated Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2...

Up to 6.7 million bats dead of fungus

White-nose syndrome found in four provinces and 16 U.S. states Jan 17, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/17/bat-...

Horizon Health Network to Expand Smoking Cessation Model Throughout Atlantic Canada

Jan 17, 2012 Health Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/horizon-health-network-to-expand-smoking-cessation-model-throughout-atlan...

The Council of Canadian Academies Releases an Expert Panel Report

Integrating Emerging Technologies into Chemical Safety Assessment Jan 17, 2012 Council of Canadian Academies http://www.newswire.ca/en/story...

More than 5,600 Canadians seriously injured every year from winter activities

Skiing and snowboarding lead to twice as many hospitalizations as hockey Jan 17, 2012 Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) http:...

Ontario should call Europe’s bluff on Green Energy Act

Advice from Alberta could prove useful Jan 16, 2012 Stuart Trew Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1116574...

Oilsands satire peers into the future

New novel goes behind the headlines Jan 16, 2012 Gillian Steward Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/111656...

Premiers don’t need slush fund to innovate in health care

Financial necessity best motivation of all Jan 16, 2012 Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/premiers-dont...

Premiers appeal to older voters in bid to pressure Harper on health

Jan 16, 2012 Justine Hunter AND Ian Bailey Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/premiers-appeal-to-older-voters-in-b...

Charest demands debate on ‘unacceptable’ federal health deal

Jan 16, 2012 Gary Mason Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/charest-demands-debate-on-unacceptable-federal-health-de...

The haves and have-nots of medicare

Jan 16, 2012 GARY MASON Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/the-haves-and-have-nots-of-m...

Why medicare needs Ottawa

Jan 16, 2012 Roy Romanow, Linda Silas AND Steven Lewis Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/why-medicare-need...

Drug costs driving B.C. residents to skip medication, study finds

Jan 16, 2012 Rod Mickleburgh Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/drug-costs-driving-bc-...

Selective abortions prompt call for ultrasound rules

Canadian Medical Journal says new rules could curb female feticide in certain groups Jan 16, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/sto...

Canadian Medical Association Journal goes too far in fighting selective abortion of female fetuses

Keeping the sex of an unborn child from all Canadian expectant mothers is the wrong way to block selective abortion of female fetuses. Jan 1...

Hospital's water wall source of Legionnaires' Disease

Eight people in U.S. exposed to water droplets while visiting hospital Jan 16, 2012 The Canadian Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2...

Harper says pipeline debate should be left to Canadians

Canada not 'giant national park' for U.S., prime minister says Jan 16, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/1...

La Nina linked to flu pandemics

Weather pattern alters bird migration, promotes development of new flu strains Jan 16, 2012 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story...

Russia wonders if U.S. radar caused Mars probe failure

U.S. says Russia should look for causes of the failure at home Jan 16, 2012 The Associated Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/201...

Ontarians Breathing Easier During National Non-Smoking Week

During the 35th annual National Non-Smoking Week, Ontario is celebrating the progress made to create a healthier province and is reiterating...

Canadian Cancer Society announces new Health Canada-funded smoking cessation campaign aimed at young adults

Canadians invited to "break up" with tobacco for National Non-Smoking Week Jan 16, 2012 Canadian Cancer Society http://www.newswir...

Hammond Reef Gold Mine Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment

Jan 16, 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/905913/hammond-reef-gold-mine-project-federal-funding-...

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Seeks Comments on Proposed Regulatory Amendments for Wine Labelling

Jan 16, 2012 Canadian Food Inspection Agency http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadian-food-inspection-agency-seeks-comments-on-propo...

Minister Oliver Highlights Canada's Role as a Global Energy Superpower at the University of Toronto

Jan 16, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-highlights-canadas-role-as-global-energy-super...

Labour leaders call on premiers to unite and defend health care

An open letter to Canada’s premiers Jan 15, 2012 Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1115540--labour-leader...

Premiers divided over new federal health-care plan

Jan 15, 2012 Ian Bailey Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/premiers-divided-over-new-federal-health-care-plan/artic...

Clark touts sinks and heath-care innovation as premiers meet

Jan 15, 2012 Justine Hunter Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/clark-touts-sinks-and-heath-care-innovation-as-premi...

Lone B.C. chief backs Enbridge pipeline to bring in more jobs

Jan 15, 2012 Dirk Meissner The Canadian Press http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/lone-bc-chief-backs-enbridge-pipeline-to-bring-in...

Dalton McGuinty can’t play Captain Canada to rescue medicare

There is a perfect storm brewing on Ontario’s shores, and the way out of the province’s own health care ills lies in its backyard, not on th...

Liberals see party’s future success in ‘transformative’ health care policies

Former PM Paul Martin accuses Conservatives of ‘abolition of responsibility’ on health file Jan 14, 2012 CHRIS PLECASH The Hill Times http:/...

Government of Canada Invests in Southern Ontario's Future Scientists and Engineers

Jan 14, 2012 Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-i...

Ottawa’s new health-care approach an opportunity, not a crisis, for provinces

Administration, delivery of health care are provincial responsibilities, and it is the provinces that have the collective ability to fix the...

Heated health-care debate ahead as each premier defends own interests

Jan 13, 2012 GARY MASON Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/heated-health-care-debate-ah...

Brad Wall prescribes collaborative federalism to improve health care

Jan 13, 2012 Jane Taber Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/brad-wall-prescribes-collaborative-federalism-to-improve...

B.C. balks at federal health-funding plan

Jan 13, 2012 Justine Hunter Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bc-balks-at-federal-hea...

What the Gateway commission could learn from an oil sands pioneer

Jan 13, 2012 Ian Brown Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/what-the-gateway-commission-could-learn-from-an-oil-sands...

Global warming won't heat up cold Canadian winters

Rising temperatures during the other three seasons actually cooling off winters Jan 13, 2012 The Canadian Press http://www.cbc.ca/news/techn...

Glacier time-lapse images reveal 'epochal change'

U.S. photography wants to bring time-lapse cameras to B.C. coastal glacier Jan 13, 2012 Max Paris CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/s...

Government of Canada Announces Funding for Implementation Phase of the Port Hope Area Initiative

Jan 13, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-funding-implementation-phase-port-...

Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Announced for 2012

Jan 13, 2012 Natural Resources Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/most-fuel-efficient-vehicles-announced-for-2012-1606516.htm

Curbing health transfers could cripple provinces, watchdog says

Jan 12, 2012 Bill Curry Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/curbing-health-transfers-could-cripple-p...

In Canada’s energy sector, foreign influence cuts both ways

Jan 12, 2012 CAMPBELL CLARK Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/in-canadas-energy-sector-foreign-influence-cuts-both...