The Maple Leaf Flag turns 50, we need to celebrate it meaningfully
OTTAWA—The flag turns 50 and we need to celebrate it meaningfully. Flag day this year, Feb. 15, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Maple Leaf becoming our national flag. A divisive battle it was then, a strong uniting symbol it is now. In a vote of 163 to 78, the bill to create […]
Climate change plan should be priority for political parties in 2015 election: Crane
Welcome to 2015 and a federal election year in Canada. While there will be many political issues, perhaps the most demanding test of our political parties is how they will deal with energy and climate change. It’s an issue that won’t go away. Climate change is real, and significantly threatens future life on the planet […]
Michaëlle Jean a new look for Canada on the world stage
Michaëlle Jean becoming the new secretary general of La Francophonie opens a new era and a new realization for our place in the world. On the world stage, she is a new face for Canada and a new face of the new Canada. And chances are it was not just Canada that was selected for […]
Innovation
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 […]
