‘Devil’s in the details’ of Vanessa’s Law, say front line health-care workers
Stakeholders say they are eager for consultations to begin on the new regulatory framework of Vanessa’s Law because many of the law’s details have been left largely up to interpretation or discretion and doctors and nurses want to know what the new powers and responsibilities on adverse drug reactions will mean for front line health-care […]
Vanessa’s Law one of most profound change to Food and Drugs Act in more than 50 years
Our government works hard every day to protect the health and safety of Canadians. I am particularly proud of the passage of Vanessa’s Law in late 2014 that represents the most profound and important changes to the Food and Drugs Act in over 50 years. My colleague Conservative MP Terence Young worked tirelessly to build […]
‘More money is not the solution to challenges in the health-care system’: Minister Ambrose
Canada’s federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose says although the federal government is the “single largest investor in health research and innovation in the country,” money isn’t what is needed to begin tackling the challenges facing the health-care system. Ms. Ambrose pointed to the creation of an advisory panel to examine the state of innovation in […]
Canada to experience sea change in health-care human resources, say experts
Canada will experience a sea change in its health-care human resources as the sector inevitably undergoes a transition toward more home and community-based care and the transition may not be easy, say some health policy experts. “Health has changed, but health care has not changed,” said Dr. Jeff Turnbull, the chief of staff at the […]
Canada’s global innovation standing continues to drop, says World Economic Forum
Expanding the nation’s capacity to innovate, enhancing business competitiveness and further industry, government and post-secondary collaboration on research and development is needed if Canada wants to see improvements to its global competitiveness ranking, which has fallen once again. Canada was outpaced in the latest World Economic Forum’s (WEF) competitiveness rankings, falling to 15th place of […]
Federal scientists to mount ‘evidence-based’ campaign against government cuts, being muzzled
The upcoming election is going to be the most important election for science that Canada has seen, say the NDP and Liberal science and technology critics. NDP MP Kennedy Stewart (Burnaby-Douglas, B.C.) and Liberal MP Ted Hsu (Kingston and the Islands, Ont.) both said they think science is set to become a bigger election issue […]
Canadian entrepreneurs in good shape, more cooperative than U.S. counterparts
The government and banking industry in Canada are doing a good job at providing financing to entrepreneurs but are failing at properly communicating to the public about how to access that money, experts say. “I think it’s more of an information gap than a financing gap,” said Allan Riding, Deloitte Professor in the Management of […]
GAPP looking at funding shortfall
Genome Canada is attempting to address a funding shortfall for innovative commercial products in health, agriculture, fisheries and forestry through its Genomic Applications Partnership Programs (GAPP), with a third round of funding set to be announced this month. The fund, started in 2013, is involved in many innovations, including trying to bring to market various […]
NRC’s fleet program works on industry fuel consumption
The National Research Council is using its expertise and facilities to pair up with industry to improve costs and reduce fuel consumption in ground fleet vehicles for the trucking industry, the military and public vehicles. “Fleets require a more complex approach to things, because when you talk about a fleet and you talk about maintenance […]
Stakeholders looking for industry element to feds’ new science and tech strategy
While the government is working on a renewed federal science and technology strategy, stakeholders are wondering if it will make a strong move toward intertwining business and academia or if the final document will just be new language around old policies. The move is to update the 2007 government strategy, Mobilizing Science and Technology to […]
