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Cuba Libre

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The Fifth Estate... watch and see what the Cons are doing to the Canadian scientific data base with our scientists and libraries . If this isnt enough to wake up the Canadian voter, I just might have to move to Costa Rica where they value greenspaces. Totally disgusting...
 
From CBC's 'Silence of the Labs"
Dr. Tom Duck is a professor of Atmospheric Science at Dalhousie University
Duck fears that the Harper government’s pursuit of valuable oil and gas resources in the Arctic, as they become increasingly accessible due to climate change, led to the (arctic research lab) cuts.

“We know that climate change is an enormous problem. It is the problem for the next century, so if you want to get out your oil, you have to get it out now,” he told the fifth estate. “If you want to get it out now, you make sure the scientists aren’t causing any problems. If you want to make sure the scientists aren’t causing any problems, you take away all their funding.”
... eliminate research, destroy records and cover your tracks. Science has often lead to inconvenient observations and difficult questions for government. So now, rather than having credible science informing policy we have Conservative policy directing "business-friendly science".
 
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/blog/federa...facilities-that-have-been-shut-down-or-had-th
[h=2]Federal programs and research facilities that have been shut down or had their funding reduced[/h]Hundreds of federal programs and world renowned research facilities have been shut down or had their funding reduced by the federal government. This list was compiled by the Canadian Association of University Teachers and the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada. If you are a federal government scientist or researcher and your program, project, or research facility has been affected by the cuts we would like to hear from you, please comment below or send us an email at fifth@cbc.ca


  • Environmental Emergency Response Program
  • Urban Wastewater Program
  • Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Smokestacks Emissions Monitoring Team
  • Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission
  • National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy
  • Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Winnipeg Office
  • Municipal Water and Wastewater Survey
  • Environmental Protection Operations
  • Compliance Promotion Program
  • Action Plan on Clean Water
  • Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) (PEARL lost its $1.5 million annual budget when the government stopped funding the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Science (CFCAS) . In May 2013, the federal government announced the facility would get a $ 1 million a year grant for the next five years. But according to Professor Tom Duck, of Dalhousie University, with the loss of CFCAS, atmospheric and climate research will be funded at less than 70 per cent of the level it was funded at in 2006.)
  • Sustainable Water Management Division
  • Environmental Effects Monitoring Program
  • Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan
  • Chemicals Management Plan
  • Canadian Centre for Inland Waters
  • Clean Air Agenda
  • Air Quality Health Index
  • Species at Risk Program
  • Weather and Environmental Services
  • Substance and Waste Management
  • Ocean Contaminants & Marine Toxicology Program
  • Experimental Lakes Area (Under the Bill-38 the ELA was shut down. As of January 2014, the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Ontario government are working out an agreement with the federal government to take over the facility.)
  • DFO Marine Science Libraries
  • Centre for Offshore Oil & Gas Energy Research
  • Kitsilano Coast Guard Station
  • St. Johns Marine Traffic Centre
  • St. Anthony’s Marine Traffic Centre
  • Conservation and Protection Office
  • Conservation and Protection Office (L’anse au Loup, NL)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Trepassey, NL)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Rigolet, NL)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Burgeo, NL)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Arnold’s Cove, NL)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Baddeck, NS)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Canso, NS)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Sheet Harbour, NS)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Woodstock, NB)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Port Hood, NS)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Wallace, NS)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Kedgwick, NB)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Montague, PEI)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Inuvik, NT)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Rankin Inlet, NU)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Clearwater, BC)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Comox, BC)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Hazelton, BC)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Quesnel, BC)
  • Conservation and Protection Office (Pender Harbour, BC)
  • Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures Program
  • Species-at-Risk Program
  • Habitat Management Program
  • DFO Institute of Ocean Sciences (Sidney, BC)
  • Freshwater Institute - Winnipeg
  • Oil Spill Counter-Measures Team
  • Maurice-Lamontagne Institute’s French language library
  • Canadian Coast Guard Management
  • Water Pollution Research Lab (Sidney, BC)
  • Water Pollution Research Lab (Winnipeg, MB)
  • Water Pollution Research Lab (Burlington, ON)
  • Water Pollution Research Lab (Mont-Joli, QC)
  • Water Pollution Research Lab (Moncton, NB)
  • Water Pollution Research Lab (Dartmouth, NS)
  • St. Andrew Biological Station
  • Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility
  • Ice Information Partnership
  • Motor Vehicle Fleet
  • Inshore Rescue Boat Program
  • Species at Risk Atlantic Salmon Production Facilities
  • Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
  • At-Sean Observer Programs
  • Financial Management Services
  • Pacific Forestry Centre, Satellite Office (Prince George, BC)
  • Canadian Centre for Remote Sensing
  • Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program
  • Isotopes Supply Initiative
  • Clean Energy Fund
  • Sustainable Development Technology Canada – Next Generation Biofuels Fund
  • Program of Energy Research and Development
  • Pacific Forestry Centre
  • Astronomy Interpretation Centre – Centre of the Universe
  • MRI research, Institute Biodiagnostics
  • Polar Continental Shelf Progam
  • Canadian Neutron Beam Centre
  • Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
  • Molecular Biochemistry Laboratory, Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
  • Plant Metabolism Research, Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
  • Human Health Therapeutics research program
  • Automotive and Surface Transportation program
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research
  • Environmental Risks to Health program
  • Substance Use and Abuse program
  • First Nations and Inuit Primary Health Care program
  • Health Infrastructure Support for First Nations and Inuit program
  • Interim Federal Health Program
  • Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
  • Environmental Knowledge, Technology, Information, and Measurement program
  • Science, Innovation and Adoption program
  • Rural and Co-operatives Development program
  • Farm Debt Mediation Service
  • Centre for Plant Health (Sidney, BC)
  • National Aboriginal Health Organization
  • First Nations Statistical Institute
  • Cultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth
  • First Nations and Inuit Health
  • Fertilizer Pre-Market Efficacy Assessment program
  • Enforcement of Product of Canada label
  • RADARSAT Constellation Mission
  • Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik Research station
  • Kluane Lake Research Station
  • Bamfield Marine Science Centre
  • Microfungal Collection and Herborium
  • Biogeoscience Institute
  • Coriolis II research Vessel
  • OIE Laboratory for Infectious Salmon Anaemia
  • Canadian Phycological Culture Centre
  • Brockhouse Institute
  • Polaris Portable Observatories for Lithospheric Analysis and Research
  • Mount Megantic Observatory
  • Smoke Stacks Emissions Monitoring Team
  • National Roundtable on the Environment and Economy
  • Environmental Protections Operations Compliant Promotion Program,
  • Sustainable Water Management Division,
  • Environmental Effects Monitoring program,
  • Fresh Water Institute
  • Canadian Centre for Inlands Waters (Burlington)
  • World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre
  • Environmental Emergencies Program
  • Parks Canada
  • Montreal Biosphere
  • Statistics Canada
  • Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
  • Laboratory for the Analysis of Natural and Synthetic Environmental Toxicants
  • National Ultrahigh-field NMR Facility for Solids
  • IsoTrace AMS Facility
  • Canadian Phycological Culture Centre
  • Canadian Resource Centre for Zebrafish Genetics
  • Neuroendocrinology Assay Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario
  • Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding
  • Portable Observatories for Lithospheric Analysis and Research Investigating (POLARIS) (Ontario)
  • Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
  • Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research
  • St. John’s Centrifuge Modelling Facility
  • Quebec/Eastern Canada high field NMR facility
  • Félix d’Hérelle Reference Center for Bacterial Viruses
  • Canadian Neutron Beam Laboratory
  • The Compute/Calcul Canada
  • Center for Innovative Geochronology
  • Biogeoscience Institute
  • Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
  • Pacific Northwest Consortium Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  • Centre for Molecular and Materials Science at TRIUMF
  • Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research
  • Canadian Cosmogenic Nuclide Exposure Dating Facility
  • Atlantic Regional Facilities for Materials Characterization
  • The Canadian SuperDARN/PolarDARN facility
 
So here is the thing... Programs that some find to be in the way of progress other find to be important.
Here is an example of how this can effect us in our families.
Take this case of what I would consider important to my family.
Notice that the last time they did an annual report was 2009/2010.
The 2010/2011 season provided reports on activities... great..
The 2011/2012 season had one report.... umm whats going on...
The 2012/2013 season nothing... hello is anybody watching our food supply?
Is this a case of the info to Canadians going dark or have they stop testing.
If CFIA is responsible for the surveillance what are they not telling us?


http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/ch...ical-residues/eng/1324258929171/1324264923941

[h=1]Chemical Residues in Food[/h]The chemical residue surveillance program of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (<abbr title="Canadian Food Inspection Agency">CFIA</abbr>) consists of three well-defined components. The first is monitoring sampling, which probes the food supply for potential contamination. The second is directed sampling which focuses on identified chemical contamination issues and the third is compliance sampling, which seeks removal of food in violation of standards from the marketplace.

[h=2]Limits for chemical residues and contaminants[/h] Generally speaking, maximum residue limits (MRLs), maximum levels (MLs), guidelines, standards and tolerances are limits established by Health Canada to minimize potential health risks to Canadians from excessive exposure to chemical residues and contaminants in foods.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) tests a variety of foods available in Canada for chemical residue and contaminants. When test levels are above the established limits for the food being analyzed, results are referred to Health Canada for a risk assessment. Based on the risk assessment outcome, <abbr title="Canadian Food Inspection Agency">CFIA</abbr> makes a final decision on whether further action, such as product seizure or recall, is necessary.
Limits are set at levels far below the amount that could pose a health concern. This is why foods with residues or contaminants over maximum limits can still be safe for consumption. In simple terms, limits can be described as traffic lights. When levels of residues or contaminants exceed limits, the traffic light turns yellow, indicating caution and the need for further assessment. That assessment determines if the food is unsafe (red light) or safe (green light).

[h=2]Chemical residue reports[/h]

  • 2011/2012
    • Melamine in selected foods
  • 2010/2011
    • Aflatoxins in Dried Fruits, Nuts and Nut Products, and Corn Products
    • Arsenic speciation in rice and rice products, breakfast and infant cereals, fruit products, bottled water and seaweed products
    • Bisphenol A in infant formulae and foods
    • Bromate in Bottled Water
    • Cadmium in Rice and Rice-based Products
    • Children's Food Projects - Report on Sampling
    • Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds in Vegetable Oils and Cheese
    • Food Colours in Selected Foods
    • Fumonisins in Corn Products
    • Gluten in Ground Spices
    • Melamine in Milk-based and Soy-based Products
    • Mercury in Dried Tea, Soft Drinks and Corn Syrup
    • Microcystins in Bottled Water
    • Milk and Egg in Beer
    • Ochratoxin A and Deoxynivalenol in Selected Foods
    • Pesticides in Coffee, Fruit Juice and Tea
    • Pesticides in Intra-Provincially Traded Fresh Vegetables
    • Progesterone in Butter, Cheese and Cream
    • Propylene Oxide in Foods
    • Sulphites in Fresh Grapes
    • Sulphites in Fruit Spreads
    • Undeclared Allergens in Flavour Packets
    • Undeclared Allergens in Sauces, Marinades and Dressings
  • 2009/2010
    • Annual Report - National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program
    • Aflatoxin in Dried Figs and Dried Dates
    • Arsenic Speciation in Rice and Pear Products
    • Bisphenol-A in Infant Food and Formula
    • Children's Food Project - Report on sampling
    • Fining Agents in Wine
    • Food Colours Used in the Production of Manufactured Foods
    • Melamine Residues In Fluid Milk, Milk-based Products and Soy-based Products
    • Ochratoxin A and Deoxynivalenol in Selected Foods
    • Pesticide Residues and Metals in Dried Tea
    • Pesticide Residues in Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
    • Undeclared Allergens in Infant Formulas and Foods
[h=2]Additional information[/h] Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) share responsibility for ensuring that Canada's food supply is safe.
The <abbr title="Canadian Food Inspection Agency">CFIA</abbr> is responsible for the surveillance of chemical residues in foods and their adherence to these Regulations.
 
I have no problem with money for Arctic patrol vessels. Long overdue in my opinion. Sad a country with so much of its land and sea mass in the Arctic has never done anything until now. Neither Liberals nor Conservatives are without blame and had either of them acted sooner the hit would be much smaller. Not something the Times Communist would support though lol.
 
Soxy I'm stunned that you commented before sun tv and the faux report had a chance to tell you what to think. Are you turning over a new leaf? Or is it you just need to throw out wise crack and insults before you head to bed. Sleep well....
 
Looking at the world through a little tiny pin hole are we???????
Sometimes the picture is seen more clearly through the pin hole than that seen through rose coloured ,or even worse,blue, or red or orange coloured glasses worn by the politicos and their slavish followers. Lol
 
Just watched it. Pretty brutal how that is going on. As has been said before, this next election is Trudeau's to lose, so either Harper or Trudeau pretty much. As much as I think it will be Trudeau, one thing no one can do is underestimate the Prime Minister.
 
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