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1.5M for Dr. Freda Miller’s stem cell research for brain injury A SickKids research project

1.5M for Dr. Freda Miller’s stem cell research for brain injury
A SickKids research project on the potential of stem cells to help paediatric brain injuries heal is one of five to benefit from a $7.5M (total) grant to Brain Canada announced on April 29.

The W. Garfield Weston Foundation-Brain Canada Multi-Investigator Research Initiative award supports Dr. Freda Miller’s project at SickKids and four other collaborative projects. The other projects chosen from among 165 applications are housed at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Institut de Récherches Cliniques de Montréal, McGill University, and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.

Review of Compliance with Election Day Registration and Voting Process Rules Includes the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada's Response

Review of Compliance with Election Day Registration and Voting Process Rules

Includes the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada's Response

Printable PDF version

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Compliance Review Context
  • Ontario Superior Court Decision
  • Supreme Court of Canada Decision
  • Public Trust at Risk
  • The Compliance Review
    • Information Gathering
    • Stakeholder Engagement
    • Interim Report
    • Final Report and Recommendations
• Causes of Non-Compliance
  • Complexity
  • Supervision
  • Recruitment
  • Training
  • Updating the List of Electors
  • Historical, Cultural and Jurisdictional Factors
• Addressing the Causes of Non-Compliance
  • Errors and Expectations
  • Moving to a New Model of Voting Services
    • The "New Brunswick" Model
    • Addressing Compliance for 2015
    • Beyond the New Model
• Recommendations
• Annexes
  • Annex A – Table of Legislated Responsibilities for Election Officers
  • Annex B – Polling Station Process Flow
  • Annex C – Summary of Conformity Audit Measures
  • Annex D – The New Brunswick Model
  • Annex E – List of Review Participants
  • Annex F – Mandate of Reviewer
  • Annex G – Biography of Reviewer
  • Annex H – Acknowledgements

"Joe" Oliver Minister of Natural Resources not qualified for job!

Joseph "Joe" Oliver PC MP (born May 20, 1940), is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Eglinton—Lawrence as a member of the Conservative Party.

Contents [hide] 1 Life and career 2 Electoral record 3 References 4 External links

 Life and career

Oliver was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. His father was a dentist and his mother was a teacher.
Oliver received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961 and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1964 from McGill University.^[2] He received a MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1970.^[3]
Following his studies he became an investment banker with Merrill Lynch. He became executive director of the Ontario Securities Commission and was also named the CEO of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. He ran in the Canadian federal election, 2008 but lost in a close race to the Liberal incumbent, Joe Volpe. In a subsequent election in 2011, he defeated Volpe to win the seat.
On May 18, 2011, Oliver was sworn in as the Minister of Natural Resources.^{[citation needed]}

News Release The Supreme Court of Canada Date 2013-04-26

news RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Supreme Court of Canada conducted a thorough review of its records and it does not have any documents relevant to the alleged communications by former Chief Justice Bora Laskin and former Mr. Justice Willard Estey in relation to the patriation of the Constitution of Canada. This concludes the Court’s review.

POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE

La Cour suprême du Canada a complété un examen exhaustif de ses dossiers. Ceux-ci ne contiennent aucun document au sujet de communications que l’ancien juge en chef Laskin et l’ancien juge Willard Estey auraient eues avec des tiers relativement au rapatriement de la Constitution du Canada. Ceci conclut l'examen de la Cour relativement à cette question.

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New program to enhance the survival and quality of life of Canadians needing organ and tissue transplants

New program to enhance the survival and quality of life of Canadians needing organ and tissue transplants

2013-13

Ottawa, ON (April 22, 2013) — Canadian transplant patients have new hope as the Harper Government today announced the  launch of a new national transplantation research program that will develop new knowledge and health care practices that address barriers to tissue and organ donation and will improve health outcomes for transplant recipients in Canada. The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health made the announcement at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. The Minister was joined by Dr. Lori West, Director of the new Canadian National Transplant Research Program (CNTRP), and Hélène Campbell, a double lung transplant recipient and co-founder of the Give 2 Live Campaign.

"Our Government recognized the need for a national program to help Canadians who have received or who are waiting for tissue and organ transplants," said Minister Aglukkaq. "That is why we committed to fund this research program and we are delivering on this commitment to Canadians. This program will provide important information to guide the development of policies and programs that increase tissue and organ donation in Canada and enhance the survival and quality of life of Canadians who receive transplants."

The CNTRP brings together over 105 investigators across 9 provinces. The program will transform the field of transplantation by addressing the barriers to donation therefore increasing the number of available organs, improving the quality and viability of donated organs and grafts, and enhancing long-term survival and quality of life of transplant patients. The CNTRP is the first program in the world to unite and integrate the solid organ transplant, bone marrow transplant and the donation and critical care research communities together in a groundbreaking national research endeavour.

"The transplant and donation communities across Canada have come together to create a truly unique collective research program that will foster innovation, creativity and collaboration in new ways that will increase our ultimate effectiveness" said Dr. Lori West, Director of the CNTRP and Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery and Immunology at the University of Alberta. "This integration will improve donation and transplant programs across the country and will impact the lives of transplant patients and those awaiting transplant".

"Canadian transplant centres and organizations are working together, for patients like me", said Hélène Campbell, double-lung transplant recipient and organ donation advocate. "The results of this program will be groundbreaking for all patients".

Funding for this program is being provided through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in partnership with Canadian Blood Services, Canadian Liver Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé, Genome British Columbia, and the Kidney Foundation of Canada.

The Harper Government remains focused on four priorities, as outlined by the Prime Minister, that Canadians care most about: their families, the safety of our streets and communities, their pride in being a citizen of this country, and of course, their personal financial security.

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Fact Sheet

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Cailin Rodgers
Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
Federal Minister of Health
613-957-0200

David Coulombe
Media Relations
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
613-941-4563

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's health research investment agency. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to enable its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 14,100 health researchers and trainees across Canada.

• Canadian Blood Services
• Canadian Liver Foundation
• Cystic Fibrosis Canada
• Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS)
• Genome BC
• Kidney Foundation of Canada

file T-2096-12: IN THE MATTER OF MR KEVIN PAGE, PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER v. MR THOMAS MULCAIR, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE SENATE OF CANADA AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AS PARTICIPANTS Summary:

A decision was issued today by the Honourable Sean Harrington of the Federal Court in

file

T-2096-12:

IN THE MATTER OF MR KEVIN PAGE, PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET

OFFICER v. MR THOMAS MULCAIR, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION AND

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE

SENATE OF CANADA AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

AS PARTICIPANTS

Summary:

The Federal Court dismisses the application brought by the Parliamentary

Budget Officer.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer referred the following questions of law and

jurisdiction to the Federal Court:

1. Whether it is within the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s jurisdiction, pursuant

to

Parliament of Canada Act RSC 1985, c P-1, s. 79.2, to analyze:

a. the extent to which the fiscal savings that are outlined in the Government’s

Budget are achievable or likely to be achieved; and

b. the extent to which the achievement of the savings there outlined would

result in fiscal consequences in the longer term.

2. Whether it is within the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s jurisdiction, pursuant

to

Parliament of Canada Act RSC 1985, c P-1, s.79.3, to request from

departments their planned fiscal savings premised on staffing reductions.

The Court concludes, notwithstanding parliamentary privilege, that it has jurisdiction to

answer the questions, but declines to answer them on the grounds of non-justiciability.

The Court finds that the questions posed are hypothetical and that no refusal to provide

data is contained in the record before it as the Parliamentary Budget Officer has never

actually requested data from any department at the instance of the Leader of the

Opposition.

A copy of the decision can be obtained via the Web site of the Federal Court: http://casncr-

nter03.cas-satj.gc.ca/portal/page/portal/fc_cf_en/Index