Canadian Science: Forward or Still?

Is government-funded Canadian science moving forward or stagnant?
Rahman Mohamed

Orion is now more than just an archer in the sky with a famous three star belt.  It’s blast closer to taking humans to Mars.  Dawn of 5 December 2014 NASA successfully launched a new rocket in Cape Canaveral Florida for a test flight.  Mark Geyer, Orion’s program manager says “Orion is the exploration spacecraft for NASA, and paired with the Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket it will allow us to explore the solar system.”  Orion is being planned to take humans to asteroids and Mars.

Canadians might be some of these astronauts.  The Canadian government reports that it is investing more into science.

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Wynne and Tory will get along

Wynne and Tory.  Will put aside differences, work together, and move Ontario and Toronto forward
Rahman Mohamed

Kathleen Wynne and John Tory.  Once upon a time they were political opponents.  John Tory, a conservative, Kathleen Wynne a Liberal, both battling for Ontario.  But now they both have a post at the top and if they want the people to like them and a contract extension they’ll have to work together.  But can they?

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The York Student Vote

Gathering municipal student votes, a core issue
Rahman Mohamed

As voting day for Ontario municipalities nears, campaigns grow more intense. Whether it’s gathering student votes or bringing election awareness, the student vote is starting to take centre stage at York University.

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