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Alors que nous nous préparerons à des élections fédérales au cours des douze prochains mois, il est donc à propos de passer en revue les promesses du parti Libéral par le biais de ce bilan du gouvernement. Pour entamer cet […]

Depuis plus de cent ans, les universités canadiennes sont engagées dans la recherche fondamentale et appliquée. Cet engagement s'est d'abord manifesté en médecine, en sciences naturelles, en génie et en agriculture. Le Conseil national de recherches du Canada a commencé […]

The Liberal Record Most of us romanticize our undergraduate days. For me, the memories are of excitements at the University of Saskatchewan -- a compelling introduction to history, logic taught by a hilariously absent-minded instructor, American literature given by someone […]

Recent federal government policies have clearly precipitated a funding crisis in university research -- this despite a century of commitment at Canadian universities to both basic and applied research projects. When Arthur May was president of the Natural Sciences and […]

As knowledge and information become the cornerstones of the world economy, it is imperative that Canada remain competitive in its education and research activities. In the face of the federal government's fiscal constraints, excellence in these areas can only be […]

The Liberal government's decision not to renew the National Strategy on AIDS -- along with its indecision about how else to tackle the disease -- has clearly placed AIDS research in jeopardy in this country. The Liberals in Power As […]

Historically Canadian universities have been pioneers in environmental research, and they welcomed the decision of the Mulroney government to develop in a large scale the Green Plan as announced in December 1990. The government of the day was reacting to […]

The recent federal budget cuts to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) removed funding for essentially all the basic science facilities at AECL's Chalk River Laboratories and for fusion research, notably at the Centre canadien de fusion magnétique. Earlier cuts […]

As we prepare for a federal election in the next twelve months, it is timely to review the promises of the Liberal Party of Canada with its record in government. The best place to begin is with the Red Book […]

For many years by far the largest amount of federal money for post-secondary education has come through federal transfers to the provinces. This system was created after World War II by the Liberals and culminated in the creation of Established […]

Jeu de pouvoir au Manitoba Le gouvernement du Manitoba a déposé au printemps le projet de loi 32 qui vise à accroître sensiblement le pouvoir des politiciens sur le fonctionnement interne des universités du Manitoba. En vertu du projet de […]

Le Comité de direction a pris position, cet été, au sujet du code de déontologie sur la recherche utilisant les sujets humains proposé par les trois conseils de recherches, et s'y est vivement opposé. Les trois conseils disposent déjà de […]