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Announcing the 4th Canadian Science Policy Conference
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
The 4th Canadian Science Policy Conference will be held at the TELUS Spark Centre in Calgary, Alberta from November 5 to 7, 2012. Under the motto of "Building Bridges for the Future of Science Policy", the conference will provide a unique opportunity to facilitate discussion among diverse groups of science policy stakeholders.
K* Conference takes place next week!
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
K* Conference takes place next week!

Next week, practitioners working across the knowledge-policy interface will gather in Hamilton, Canada for the 2012 K* Conference to foster connections between knowledge intermediaries and advance K* theory and practice to help improve science-policy linkages. CSPC is a Community Partner in the Conference, and CSPC Chair, Dr. Mehrdad Hariri has been a member of the International Advisory Committee for the conference and will represent CSPC at the event. In this blog, CSPC Advisory Committee Member and K* Conference Chair Dr. Alex.

1th annual RE$EARCH MONEY conference: Panel on Budget 2012 and Canada's innovation strategy
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
"Budget 2012: Canada's new innovation strategy for an age of austerity?"
11th annual RE$EARCH MONEY conference
16-17 May 2012, Minto Suites, Ottawa
Student rates available!!
The federal Budget 2012 contains much that is of interest to Canada's innovation community. What does it tell us about the government's priorities?  Which adjustments are necessarily in this age of austerity, and which take us in the wrong direction?
United Nations to appoint a chief scientific adviser
Nature Editorial
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
The United Nations (UN) could soon have its own chief scientist or panel of science advisers, the Planet Under Pressure conference in London heard last week. In a video address to the conference, Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general of the UN, said that he is taking forward a recommendation to appoint a chief scientific adviser or scientific board, as suggested to him by a panel of experts on global sustainability.
stephen harper budget
Canadian budget hits basic science
Nature
Monday, April 9th, 2012
Canada's latest budget will slash spending on the environment and push for more collaboration between basic researchers and industry. The changes are aimed at stimulating the economy and balancing the budget by 2015, but researchers fear that they will undermine the country's long-term competitiveness. The budget is the first since the Conservative party gained a majority in parliament last year.
Leading journal demands Harper set Canada’s scientists free
The Globe and Mail
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
One of the world's leading scientific journals has criticized the federal government for policies that limit its scientists from speaking publicly about their research. The journal, Nature, says in an editorial in this week's issue that it is time for the Canadian government to set its scientists free.
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Canadians sparkle in galaxy of science stars
The Globe and Mail
Monday, February 20th, 2012

There were probably more PhD’s per square metre at the Vancouver Convention Centre than anywhere else on the planet over the weekend, as the American Association for the Advancement of Science held its annual conference.  The event drew more than 8,000 researchers, policy makers and science communicators from 60 countries, to hold more than 170 lectures on everything from astronomy to zoology. Canadians played key roles in the event.

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Canadian government is 'muzzling its scientists'
BBC News
Saturday, February 18th, 2012

The Canadian government has been accused of "muzzling" its scientists.  Speakers at a major science meeting being held in Canada said communication of vital research on health and environment issues is being suppressed.

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Editorial Contact: Masoud Yeganegi
editor@sciencepolicy.ca
Dear Friends:
The CSPC offers the opportunity to publish your views on Chapter 3 of the 2012 Canadian Federal Budget as it relates to Science, Technology & Innovation, a copy of which can be found at http://www.budget.gc.ca/2012/plan/chap3-1-eng.html .

Send us your opinion (maximum 500 words) and we will post your response on the CSPC website at: http://sciencepolicy.ca/

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