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- Feed Preview Tracking the Canadian War on Science
"GATINEAU, QC, March 31, 2015 /CNW/ - Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner of Canada, tabled a..."
“ GATINEAU, QC, March 31, 2015 /CNW/ - Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner of Canada, tabled a special report in Parliament today that proposes an in-depth reform of the Access to Inform...
"Documents obtained by DeSmog Canada reveal that Canada’s Ministry of Environment vetoed an interview..."
“ Documents obtained by DeSmog Canada reveal that Canada’s Ministry of Environment vetoed an interview request on toxins in fur-bearing animals in the oilsands, even though the federal scien...
"From 2008-09 to 2010-11, there was an average of 24 such complaints to the CRA each year. This went..."
“ From 2008-09 to 2010-11, there was an average of 24 such complaints to the CRA each year. This went up to 139 complaints in 2011-12 and 159 the year after that. Ethical Oil, the lobby group ...
"The direction of change over the past decade is even more alarming. The OECD average..."
“ The direction of change over the past decade is even more alarming. The OECD average research intensity increased every year, growing from 2.16 per cent in 2003 to 2.40 per cent in 2013. ...
"The Harper government is committing Canada to reduce its carbon emissions by 30 per cent from 2005..."
“ The Harper government is committing Canada to reduce its carbon emissions by 30 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, but offers no plan to rein in the country’s fastest-growing source of gre...
"Stephen Harper semble être devenu l’ennemi public numéro un des écologistes. Plusieurs d’entre eux..."
“ Stephen Harper semble être devenu l’ennemi public numéro un des écologistes. Plusieurs d’entre eux se disent même incapables de nommer une seule mesure positive mise en place par les...
"While the provinces are free to set their own renewable energy goals, climate change knows no..."
“ While the provinces are free to set their own renewable energy goals, climate change knows no boundaries. Currently, there is no national renewable energy target in Canada. That’s unaccept...
"So when I moved back to Canada after 15 years in the United States, I looked for research on marine..."
“ So when I moved back to Canada after 15 years in the United States, I looked for research on marine contamination in my new home in Newfoundland where fish and even marine mammals remain a m...
"Members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) are demanding changes..."
“ Members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) are demanding changes to how the government deals with “public science,” including reinstating government sc...
"Peter Watson has survived Quebec. The chair of the National Energy Board, currently on a..."
“ Peter Watson has survived Quebec. The chair of the National Energy Board, currently on a cross-country tour to assure Canadians that the energy regulator is committed to protecting their s...
"Canada is taking its vast freshwater resources for granted, wrecking them in the process, says a..."
“ Canada is taking its vast freshwater resources for granted, wrecking them in the process, says a scathing new report. Titled Blue Betrayal, it also warns that climate change; industrial fa...
"The biggest overhaul in the 15-year history of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) was..."
“ The biggest overhaul in the 15-year history of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) was meant to rescue biomedical researchers from the endless grant applications and Byzantine ...
"Austerity is sacrificing the common good for corporate profits. It affects everyone. Austerity..."
“ Austerity is sacrificing the common good for corporate profits. It affects everyone. Austerity keeps migrant workers from exercising their rights, rolls back environmental regulations, m...
"David Robinson, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers in Ottawa,..."
“ David Robinson, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers in Ottawa, calls the plan a missed opportunity. “The government continues to miss the fact that real i...
"I’m not sure how to interpret the Canadian situation in light of other jurisdictions. It seems clear..."
“I’m not sure how to interpret the Canadian situation in light of other jurisdictions. It seems clear that within the Canadian context for government science funding that research funding is ...
"Over 30 groups and organizations, representing thousands of Canadians, issued a joint statement to..."
“ Over 30 groups and organizations, representing thousands of Canadians, issued a joint statement to the Canadian government on Wednesday decrying the government’s lack of commitment to dome...
"NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR, Canada’s main granting agencies in support of university research are not..."
“ NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR, Canada’s main granting agencies in support of university research are not doing well. Their total absence from Budget 2015 is only one of many symptoms indicating ho...
"CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian lakes are slated to be officially but quietly..."
“ CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian lakes are slated to be officially but quietly “reclassified” as toxic dump sites for mines. The lakes include prime wilderness fishing lakes from B....
"A scathing indictment of nine years of the Harper agenda, Broken Covenant examines the Harper..."
“A scathing indictment of nine years of the Harper agenda, Broken Covenant examines the Harper government’s impact on our democratic institutions, families and workers, women, First Nations, ...
"A federal environmental assessment panel has just released its report approving a proposal by..."
“A federal environmental assessment panel has just released its report approving a proposal by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to bury nuclear waste on the shores of Lake Huron in a “Deep Geol...