Ottawa is smart to save a vital research project

It’s hard to believe the Experimental Lakes Area research facility near Kenora was placed on the federal government’s chopping block in the 2012 budget. The collection of 58 lakes gave scientists from around the world access to a pristine ecosystem where they could conduct key research into the effects on lakes of acid rain, mercury, phosphates, climate change, and even synthetic hormones in birth control pills found in sewage. More...