According to data from our Policy Face-off Tool, 74 per cent of Canadians have one surprising policy desire. Could science be a sleeper issue?
Author: researchcanada (Research Canada)
Make health a national issue again
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/make-health-a-national-issue-again-327316251.html
More than half way through the longest federal election campaign in modern history and hardly a word about one of the biggest issues on Canadians' minds. What is the future of Canada's public health-care system?
International Innovation Part II
https://rc-rc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/InternationalInnovation-PartII-Nov2013.pdf
President and CEO Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety elaborates on how Research Canada is helping to tackle top healthcare priorities.
When Canadians make health a top political priority, politicians will too
In a recent blog post, I discussed the concern of many in the health community that health has not emerged as a major campaign issue in Election 2015 and set out to explain why this is the case. Noting that health has not been a policy or political priority for years in Ottawa, I suggested that it is not surprising that health hasn’t emerged as a top issue on the campaign trail.
Experts say Canada needs to do more on innovation after country gets a C on innovation report card
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/canada-gets-a-c-on-innovation-report-card-corporate-rd-lowest-of-16-countries-324054401.html
OTTAWA - Canada's record on innovation is improving, but experts say governments can do more to support new and emerging businesses.
The Canadian Clinical Trials Asset Map (CCTAM) to be launched on June 4, 2015
The CCTAM will be launched on June 4, 2015 at a breakfast event jointly hosted by Canadian Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (CCTCC)and Research Canada with guest speaker - the Hon. Senator
Kelvin K. Ogilvie.
CTV: Older, frailer patients more likely to return to hospital after discharge: study
Hospital readmission is common and costly in Canada, but a new study suggests that monitoring patients’ frailty levels could help doctors predict who is at-risk.
Canada Speaks 2015
Research Canada undertakes national public opinion polls on a regular basis to provide government with data on the views of Canadians about health research in Canada.