Could International Research Collaborations be in Jeopardy?
The uncertainties of digital sequence information and access and benefits sharing While science and business have many things in common, one of the most important …
Over-regulation Kills Innovation
European regulation has driven innovation away for 20 years In 2003, the European Union (EU) revised its functioning risk assessment system for GM crops. Dating …
Global Pandemic Pushes Food Prices Higher
Canada’s 2021 Food Price Report What a year 2020 has been, and through it all, the researchers behind Canada’s Food Price Report have been paying …
The Significance of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Charpentier & Doudna’s science refutes eNGO propaganda The year is coming to an end, and 2020 has popped a balloon filled with myths, untruths and …
Evidence and its Importance for Policy Making
The ability of bias to affect assessment outcomes In the process of gathering information, data or evidence to facilitate policy development processes, the parameters placed …
Returning to work this fall from our couches
This fall most of us are returning to work and school but from the comforts of our homes. Campus life looks very different this fall …
Sunnier Summertime Days Ahead
The summer of 2020 is going to be unlike any other. Our favourite events have been postponed, if not outright cancelled, and international holiday destinations …
Canadian Agriculture Labour and Border Closures
How the lack of harvest labour may affect agriculture and the supply of food Canadians have previously known their grocers to have reliable supply chains, …
Are Canada’s Intellectual Property Laws Facilitating Innovation?
Is the 35-year-old Patent Act getting the job done? The 150th anniversary of Canada’s intellectual property (IP) protection passed unnoticed in 2019. Over its history, …
U of S Student 2020 Views on Environmentally Beneficial GM Crops
If GM crops sequestered more carbon, would students support these crops? The millennial generation has a future full of discussions and decisions to be made …