Was the Northern Gateway project approval a science-based decision?

Karine Morin and Pascal Lapointe, Science Policy co-editors Undoubtedly, the government’s approval on June 17, 2014, of a pipeline to transport oil from Alberta to the coast of British Columbia stands as one of the most important policy decisions of the year. By examining the regulatory framework applied and the review process followed, it’s clear […]

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Evidence for Democracy (E4D) at Genomes to/aux Biomes 2014

Guest post by Dominique Roche and Sandra Binning, Canadian postdoctoral fellows at the Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel Last month, researchers from across the country converged in Montreal for one of the biggest national ecology and evolution meetings ever held in Canada: Genomes to/aux Biomes 2014 (#G2B2014). Over 900 delegates from three academic societies […]

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What’s the buzz (or not) around Canadian science policy?

Pascal Lapointe and Karine Morin, Science Policy co-editors OK, science bloggers, come here, we have to chat about something. Science Borealis is about blogging, right? About Canadian science blogging, right? Now. How is it possible that a quick search on Science Borealis reveals nothing, not one single post, about the federal consultation on science from […]

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Polar Week 5: Science and community – connecting the dots

GUEST POST by Samantha Darling APECS member and Coordinator for First Nations Initiatives, Yukon College As an academic researcher, it can be easy to get caught up in the politics, numbers and deadlines that make up a typical academic setting. In doing so, there is the ongoing danger of forgetting to make the results of […]

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Getting up to speed on Canadian science policy & politics

Karine Morin and Pascal Lapointe, Science Policy co-editors Across the country, Québec has had the biggest science policy news of the last three months: its new science research policy, which has generated support from all sides (a rare feat indeed). Ce n’était pourtant pas gagné d’avance, comme l’écrivait sur son blogue en 2012, Florence Piron, […]

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