B.C. Aerospace Industry Association to collaborate with AIAC
British Columbia’s aerospace industry is looking to take better advantage of global growth opportunities through closer collaboration with a major national industry group. The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) recently announced it will join forces with the Aerospace Industries Association of British Columbia (AIABC) as the province looks to revitalize its aerospace association. […]
National Defence withdraws from two NATO surveillance programs ‘to better focus defence spending’
When the Canadian government indicated it would cancel funding for NATO’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programs last year, the move would save as much as $90-million in contributions to the internationally-owned programs. But opposition critics say the government has yet to fully explain their decision to […]
Aerospace industry players praise feds’ technology development project
Industry Canada has begun accepting proposals for a new program that it hopes will get ideas and theories out of research labs and into the marketplace. In early September, Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced the creation of the Technology Demonstration Program to help researchers show that their concepts are […]
Aerospace industry players say feds’ support good, but more needs to be done
A year after a comprehensive report on the aerospace sector was released, the federal government has moved on implementing some recommendations but needs to do more, say industry stakeholders. “I would say, on the whole, the government’s being very supportive of our industry. Having said that, a lot of the work we started through […]
Why breastfeeding breaks for working moms pay off
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—How many new moms in Canada and the U.S. will be able to participate in national breastfeeding week (Oct. 1-7)? In Canada and in the U.S., each for different reasons, it’s up to their employers. In most of the world, mothers and their children don’t need to rely on chance. Sixty-four per […]
Saving our health system means reining in costs for doctors, tests and drugs
OTTAWA—The Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) recently painted a frightening portrait of Canadian health-care, with projected costs growing to the point where little money will be left in provincial budgets for anything else—roads, schools, jails. While the report is solid, it is gentle in identifying the real issues we need to tackle. The actuaries […]
Add healthy years to your life: stop acting like a man
VANCOUVER, B.C.—As November approaches, men across Canada will once again sport whiskered upper lips (perhaps to the chagrin of their companions) to raise awareness about prostate cancer and men’s mental health. The cause is a noble one—Prostate Cancer Canada estimates that 23,600 men in Canada will be diagnosed with the disease this year, and […]
A healthy strategy for kids
OTTAWA—Canadians are facing one of the most widespread health epidemics we’ve ever known. Among children, the incidence has doubled in a generation—and shows no signs of slowing down. In a much-lauded speech to the Canadian Medical Association in August, Health Minister Rona Ambrose focused on the federal government’s desire to ensure the long-term viability […]
Moving stem cell breakthroughs from the lab to the bedside
Chances are, you know someone who has benefitted from a stem cell treatment. Every day in North America, more than 1,000 people receive such therapies, most often to treat burns, ulcers, or other skin ailments, but also to treat a range of devastating blood disorders such as leukemia or multiple myeloma. With hundreds of […]
Time for another look at social factors that affect our health
SASKATOON, SASK.—Health care is only one element of what can make a significant difference in health outcomes, with social factors, such as education or affordable housing or a safe working environment, playing a much more significant role in determining whether we will be healthy or ill. This has been understood for centuries, and in […]
