Government Research Directory: A Descriptive Guide to about 7,300 U.S. and Canadian Government Research and Development Centers, Institutes, Laboratories, Bureaus, Test Facilities,
Chasing Dragons (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Five years ago I spent nine months as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow of the Canadian Consortium on Human Security, an academic research initiative that was funded by the Human Security Program in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. I was primarily interested in analyzing instances in which the overseas operations of Canadian corporations contributed to dynamics...
Overview Petitions (Free subscription) | yesterday
Over 3/4 of Canadians are embarassed by the Government slacking in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They continue to delay the release of regulations to fight climate change, and downplays expectations that a deal will be reached! The Canadian Government also may be kicked out of the Commonwealth, because of Stephen Harper's refusal to fight against global warming though...
The GREEN MARKET (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
COP15 convenes today in Copenhagen yet many are suspicious about the Canadian government's sincerity on climate change management. Despite the Canadian Conservative government's politically motivated adoption of absolute emission targets, cap-and-trade and even regulation, they are likely try to protect dirty industries in Alberta and Saskatchewan from the effects of curbing...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Today Canada's banks, financial regulators and the Canadian government have a unique opportunity to build on our financial sector's current position of strength to develop a vision of financial services as a key strategic industry for this country. That was the message delivered by Nancy Hughes Anthony, President and CEO of the Canadian Bankers Association,...
The GREEN MARKET (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
External and domestic pressures pushed the ruling Conservatives to reform their climate change management policy . The Canadian government has indicated that it will now harmonize its policy with the US by supporting absolute emissions caps, a cap-and-trade system and if need be regulation. Canadian opposition parties worked together to adopt a motion calling on the government...
GayandRight (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
It's about time..there's no way the government should fund NGOs to then lobby the government. The Conservative government is set to slash millions of dollars in funding to Alternatives, a Montreal-based nongovernmental organization associated with a number of left-leaning causes and which has been critical of Canada's involvement in the war in Afghanistan. Alternatives was...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) On the heels of the controversial story about emails and data stolen by hackers from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, it has now been revealed that individuals posing as network technicians attempted to infiltrate another climate data center operated by the Government of Canada.
VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
If you haven’t noticed, Canada is making a bid to be the video game giant of the world. Yesterday, video game publisher THQ announced it would build a studio in Montreal with 400 employees, thanks to subsidies from the Quebec provincial government. THQ plans to add those jobs over the next five years. That’s interesting because THQ cut a lot of jobs in a variety of locations late...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 12/05/09 -- On the heels of the controversial story about emails and data stolen by hackers from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, it has now been revealed that individuals posing as network ..
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
If you haven’t noticed, Canada is making a bid to be the video game giant of the world. Yesterday, video game publisher THQ announced it would build a studio in Montreal with 400 employees, thanks to subsidies from the Quebec provincial government. THQ plans to add those jobs over the next five years. That’s interesting because THQ cut a lot of jobs in a variety of locations late...
All Politics Is Local (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The Ugandan parliament is considering a bill to criminalize homosexuality. In fact, they want to make it punishable by life in prison. The death penalty is also on the table. This is in blatant contradiction of Canadian values. Canadian values govern our aid efforts all over the world. At least they're supposed to. If this bill is passed, which would be disastrous, the Canadian...
GayandRight (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
CIDA has cut funding to Kairos - a left-wing NGO that lobbies the government on global warming and a host of other left-wing causes. Yay!!!! The Canadian government’s decision to cut funding to KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives will have a devastating impact on KAIROS’ overseas partners and the thousands of marginalized people in local communities...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
On the heels of the controversial story about emails and data stolen by hackers from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, it has now been revealed that individuals posing as network technicians recently attempted to infiltrate another climate data center operated by the Government of Canada. According to sources at the University of Victoria, two people claiming to be...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
[JURIST] The Canadian government on Wednesday released more than 40 redacted e-mails sent by former diplomat Richard Colvin to then-foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay raising concerns about the torture of detainees who were transferred to Afghan prisons by Canadian authorities. The e-mails, which Colvin alleges were sent in violation of instructions to avoid written communication,...
Socialist Project (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The Canadian government's war effort in Afghanistan has been shaken by new accusations that Afghans detained by Canadian forces were tortured and abused. The charges were made by Richard Colvin, a highly placed diplomat in the Canadian embassy in Kabul during 2005-07, the years when Canada escalated its military role in Afghanistan.
