“Everybody is going back to things that were made by hand,” said Erik Goulet. “Computer animation is really great, we see a lot of it, but people still need to see objects on the screen and they need to know that they are actually real, that you can touch it, you can move it, you can manipulate it. I think it adds to the magic to know that an object, which is not supposed to be moving, when you see it come to life on big screen and you know that it’s somebody who manipulated that character to give us the performance that we see.”

“From my point of view one of the most striking findings was the ongoing loss in appetite to invest in one’s own home but also in investment properties,” said Frances Donald.

“Our sense is that in most of the country house prices continue to rise and the growing perception among Canadians could be that housing has become overvalued, so the homeowners may be feeling that the additional benefits of investing further in their own home will not be reflected in the future values of their homes.”

NCCs Kevin Teneycke says the Ethier Sandhills contain many rare or uncommon species.

Scientist Beth Hundey says analysis of water samples shows nitrogen pollution caused by humans travels a great distance.

Eye on the Arctic speaks with Norwegian writer Gerd Bjørhovde about Canadian culture, writing and the top three Canadian writers she’d recommend to Norwegians who want to better understand Canada:

Lawyer Andrew Langille says employers have come to rely on unpaid internships as a means to get more profits.

Flutist Suzanne Shulman says students can draw inspiration from listening to CDs.

Montreal taxi drivers are not happy with the provincial government.

“The danger is 360 degrees, 365 days of the year and you need to have the best trained, best equipped and best led Canadians on the ground to be able to be able to work in a very-very volatile, very complex environment,” said Retired Lt.-Col. Steve Day, former commander of Canada’s elite anti-terrorism unit Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) and president of Radical Ventures, a security consultancy and training company.

Dr. Donald Redelmeier says concussions increase the risk for suicide three and four times.