"A collection of environmental groups say the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline project poses an unacceptable risk to British Columbia's mountain rivers and pristine coastline.... A spill would be devastating." [Winnipeg Free Press]   

 Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development (Nov 2011) Pipeline and Tanker Trouble: The Impact to British Columbia's Communities, Rivers, and Pacific Coastline from Tar Sands Oil Transport  -  Access PDF

 "The proposed pipeline, designed to ferry bitumen to Asian markets, will also liquidate a non-renewable resource at prices that will likely seem like a bargain down the road." [The Tyee]   

Forest Ethics Canada (Nov 2011) The Northern Gateway Pipeline: An Affront to the Public Interest and Long Term Energy Security of Canadians- Access PDF

International Panel on Climate Change (May 2011) IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation - Access PDF

Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (Mar 2011) Climate Change and Adaptive Capacity in Aboriginal Communities South of 60: Assessment Report - Access PDF

"Canadian provinces should consider charging higher fees for water to encourage its water-reliant natural resource industries to use the resource more efficiently." [CBC News]   

 National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Nov 2011) Charting a Course: Sustainable Water Use by Canada's Natural Resource Sectors (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF 

Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management (June 2011) Water Innovation Forum Report: A Competitive and Innovative Agriculture Sector - Access PDF

"Any company that wants to drill for oil and gas in Arctic waters will need to demonstrate it has the capacity to sink a relief well in the same drilling season to cope with possible well blowouts." [Vancouver Sun]   

 National Energy Board (Dec 2011) The Past is Always Present: Review of Offshore Drilling in the Canadian Arctic: Preparing for the Future (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF

Environment Canada (June 2011) Evidence of the Socio-Economic Importance of Polar Bears for Canada (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (2011)  
Arctic Pollution 2011 - Access PDF 
AMAP Assessment 2011: Mercury in the Arctic - Access PDF 

The Impact of Black Carbon on Arctic Climate - Access PDF

 "A national palliative care strategy must be implemented to help tackle the growing problem of caring for Canada's elderly." [Toronto Star]   

Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care (Nov 2011) Not to be Forgotten: Care of Vulnerable Canadians (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF

"Canadians who want to die with dignity should not have to engage in expensive and emotionally wrenching court battles for the right to do so." [Globe & Mail]   

Royal Society of Canada (Nov 2011) The Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel: End-of-Life Decision Making (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF

"This year health care will consume 46 per cent of everything the Ontario government spends." [Globe & Mail]   

 C.D. Howe Institute (Nov 2011) Therapy or Surgery? A Prescription for Canada's Health System - Access PDF

"[Three] Nova Scotia communities have studied alcohol in their communities.... youth drinking was identified as a major issue." [Halifax Chronicle Herald]   

 Municipal Alcohol Project (Nov 2011) In Our Words: What Alcohol Use Looks Like in Our Towns - Access PDF

"A new report suggest measures, such as capping increases in physicians' fees, linking fees more closely to changes in technology and holding auctions in the public system, to save on health-care expenses." [National Post]   

Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, University of Toronto (Oct 2011) Fiscal Sustainability and the Transformation of Canada's Healthcare System: A Shifting Gears Report- Access PDF

"National security agencies should collect race-based and other statistics about their operations in order to track whether they discriminate on the basis of characteristics like race, disability, religious or ethnic origin." [Toronto Star]  

 Canadian Human Rights Commission (Nov 2011) Human Rights Accountability in National Security Practices: A Special Report to Parliament (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF

"A new research report... raises questions about the effectiveness of international sanctions against a regime accused of ongoing crimes against humanity." [Globe & Mail]   

Citizen Lab, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto (Nov 2011) The Canadian Connection: An Investigation of Syrian Government and Hezbullah Web Hosting in Canada - Access PDF

"Canada's airport security agency is overstepping its mandate by snooping into the private affairs of some passengers." [Toronto Star]   

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (Nov 2011) Privacy and Aviation Security: An Examination of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority: Audit Report of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF

"Canada's privacy commissioner says she has found 'disturbing gaps' in the way the RCMP manages sensitive information in some of its databases, including records related to pardoned offences." [National Post]   

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (Nov 2011) Audit of Selected RCMP Operational Databases: Audit Report of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF

"Companies that fail to capitalize on the skills of new immigrants are aggravating Canada's productivity woes.... this country risks losing the growing global war for talent as Brand Canada is tarnished abroad." [Globe & Mail]   

Deloitte (Nov 2011 ) Welcome to Canada. Now what? Unlocking the Potential of Immigrants for Business Growth and Innovation (français à venir) -  Access PDF   Accéder PDF

"Immigration has changed the face of Canadian cities, but the complexion of their city council chambers remains much the same." [Globe & Mail] 

Diversity Institute in Management and Technology, Ryerson University (Nov 2011) The Diversity Gap: The Electoral Under-Representation of Visible Minorities - Access PDF

"Non-voters are not apathetic, uninterested or ignorant of the political system. Rather, they view themselves as outsiders with no voice or ownership stake in a system that serves the interests of others." [Ottawa Citizen]   

Samara (Dec 2011) The Real Outsiders: Politically Disengaged Views on Politics and Democracy (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF

"Young Canadians who say they can't get to the polls may actually mean they don't want to... The real challenge is making voting matter." [Canadian Press]    

Elections Canada (Sept 2011) National Youth Survey Report (français) - Access PDF   Accéder PDF

Elections BC (Aug 2011) Discussion Paper: Internet Voting - Access PDF

"Fraser Mustard...devoted his final major report...to early childhood learning, leaving the provinces with a way to measure and compare their preschool systems." [Globe & Mail]

Margaret & Wallace McCain Family Foundation (Nov 2011) The Early Years Study 3: Making Decisions, Taking Action - Access PDF

"The primary safety net meant to catch those who unexpectedly lose their jobs is protecting only 46 per cent of jobless workers....  A new report...offers an 18-point blueprint to modernize a program built for the labour market of the 1970s." [Saskatoon Star Phoenix]   

Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, University of Toronto (2011) Making It Work: Final Recommendations of the Mowat Centre Employment Insurance Task Force  - Access PDF