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Government shakes up research council to focus on serving industry
Toronto :: Canada | 15 days ago
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The Harper government wants the National Research Council to focus more on practical, commercial science and less on fundamental science that may not have obvious business applications. Gary Goodyear, minister of state for science and technology,
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Canadian firms lag foreign competitors in research investment, Minister says
Ottawa :: Canada | 20 days ago
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Canadian firms still lag behind their competitors in other advanced economies in terms of investing in research, Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, conceded Thursday in a keynote speech to the American Association for the
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Tories take heat in House on science policy, closing research station
Toronto :: Canada | 2 months ago
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Watch Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, a crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, gestures prior the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec...Associated Press Watch
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Research budget cuts cause concern for brain drain
Ottawa :: Canada | 10 months ago
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In the aftermath of massive budget cuts to scientific and research organizations, concerns are brewing over whether this could have a brain-drain effect, where the best and brightest scientific minds in Canada are forced abroad. "The erosion of
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University of Windsor gets $1M for auto research
Windsor :: Canada | 1 year ago
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The school will partner with five other corporations and government agencies to develop the technology. Minister of State Gary Goodyear said the government's funding will create jobs. (CBC News) "If we can make our cars lighter with better fuel
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National Research Council to 'refocus' to serve business
Ottawa :: Canada | 1 year ago
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Gary Goodyear wants to refocus the National Research Council, once dedicated to basic research, to provide services to businesses. (CBC) Canada's national government research and development agency is being transformed and "refocused" into a service
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Canada: Campaign against government attempts to muzzle scientists
In Vancouver at a meeting of the American Association of the Advancement of Science a campaign is being mounted by some Canadian scientists against attempts by the government to muzzle scientists working for the government. &
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Conquering Parliament among the uphill battles for Research in Motion
Ottawa :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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Gaining ground in the Apple-dominated tablet computer market has been akin to pushing a rock up a mountain for Research in Motion. And there's a hill they're at risk of dying on: Parliament Hill. Continued Below Political Ottawa remains addicted to
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What’s happening March 18, 2011
Saskatoon :: Canada | 2 years ago
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EDT Not a McHappy Day on Parliament Hill continues. Today, the Commons procedure and House affairs committee meets to discuss a possible contempt charge against Bev Oda for misleading Parliament about the alteration of a government document.
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Feds lie low in wake of Vaughan hospital gift
Oakville :: MO :: USA | 2 years ago
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Wednesday's announcement raised eyebrows, as it followed suggestions by Julian Fantino, campaigning in the federal by-election in Vaughan last year, that he could get federal cash to help build a new hospital. Gary Goodyear, minister of state for the
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