Duplicating success: a Canadian first in animal cloning
Starbuck II, a male calf cloned from a world famous Holstein bull, became the first clone of its kind in Canada when he was born on September 7, 2000 at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Montreal in St. Hyanacinthe, Quebec. The scientists who cloned the bull hope he will be as outstanding […]
We should start charging airline travellers a safety tax of $10
We must start using modern technology to dispel fears our fighter jets are going to knock us out of the sky With the image of jetliners smacking through high rise buildings planted like a bomb in all our heads, it isn’t surprising that the public is shying away from flying. But that image was only […]
First female usher of Black Rod departs historic post for NRC
‘It was quite remarkable, actually. It was a wonderful experience,’ says Mary McLaren after nearly four years [Graph Not Transcribed] Mary McLaren, who made history almost four years ago when she was named the first woman Usher of the Black Rod in Canadian history, has left to become a director general with the National Research […]
Libs must involve provinces in defining principles of medicare
Evidence to date suggests that the Social Union is little more than a public relations exercise, not good Twelve short months ago, our federal political parties were confronting each other in an election campaign, fought in large part on the battlefield of healthcare policy. And while no clear winner energed from this rhetorical war of […]
Labelling standards provide meaningful information
Shoppers at Birbank Farms in Hillsburgh, Ontario, chose genetically modified (GM) sweet corn over conventional varieties, for the second season in a row by a margin of at least 3:2, in a GM labelling study conducted by the University of Guelph, [Graph Not Transcribed] As this study clearly shows, when consumers are given factual, sciencebased […]
Media scaring our pants off
[Graph Not Transcribed] Here’s the scoop: “Poll finds rising fear and stress in Canada.” Is it any wonder? Add to the ongoing efforts of the media to scare the pants off of everyone — which ignores the fact that in the scheme of things, you know, Canada is hardly anybody’s idea of a major target […]
Why Quebec Liberals take wuss approach
[Graph Not Transcribed] QUEBEC CITY–For years now, the Quebec Liberal Party has been struggling to find its rightful place in the constitutional agenda. The party is caught between a federal rock and a sovereigntist hard place. On the one side, the federal Liberals and Jean Chretien have a centralist view of what the Canadian federation […]
No party can claim to have conceived ideal healthcare system
Greatest contribution politicians can make to revitalizing health care is to stop treating it as a partisan issue If any issue should draw policy-makers together, it is health care. After all, we all have families, loved ones, and our own health to consider. Indeed, the issue hits close to home and elected representatives regularly hear […]
Genetically modified crops lead to a greener future
Tomatoes with a gene derived from a cabbage inserted by scientists at the University of Toronto can grow in salty water and even reduce the salt content in soil. The genetically modified (GM) tomatoes are able to thrive in high saline concentrations up to four times greater than the level at which most plants start […]
John P Manley is one disciplined politico
[Graph Not Transcribed] See John Run… Foreign Affairs Minister John Manley is definitely running — in next Sunday’s New York City Marathon, that is. But anyone who thinks it has anything to do with grabbing attention in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Centre has got it all wrong, […]
