The good news about science in Canada

By Gilles Patry. In Ottawa, we need look no further than King Edward Street to see a recent example of why Canadians should be celebrating science in this country. From the sidewalk, you can see Canada’s only accelerator mass spectrometer, a 44-tonne state-of-the-art piece of equipment that allows researchers to date items such as ancient artifacts and geological features using very small samples. The building in which it sits, the Advanced Research Complex (ARC), and the research expertise within the facility walls, will position the University of Ottawa as a global leader in the study of photonics and a powerhouse in geoscience research. More...