Mexico is suffering "from severe environmental devastation," which may be the "worst witnessed in the world," according to Mexico's National Assembly of Environmentally Affected Groups (Asamblea Nacional de Afectados Ambientale or ANAA). The Americas Program published a translated copy of the ANAA's warning of environmental disaster on February 1, 2010.
Health care reform, one of the cornerstones of US President Barack Obama's administration, is being debated in a live broadcast by Democrat and Republican politicians in Washington, DC.
Mike Tanner's belief that consumers are the key to slowing the growth of health care spending reminds me of the claims of supply-side economists that tax cuts would boost revenues.
A prefunded plan where Canadians contribute to a dedicated fund during their working years to pay for their prescription drugs when they reach 65 would help protect public health care,
From January 27 to 31, 2010, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland welcomed business and political leaders from around world. The five-day event had various items on the agenda including the G20, global growth, the crisis in Haiti, global development and climate change. Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the audience in a keynote speech which outlined a strategy for continuing efforts to tackle the economic crisis and an agenda for both the G8 and G20 meetings to be held in Huntsville and Toronto respectively at the end of June 2010.
Robarts Clinical Trials at The University of Western Ontario has been awarded a $4.7 million grant to conduct a randomized controlled trial evaluating treatment options for Crohn's disease.
