Oh Canada!

Oh, Canada! I just love that progressive country to the North. Here's another reason: Canada's conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced a multi-million dollar commitment to HIV vaccine research this week. The Canadian government will invest over 111 million U.S. dollars matched with $28 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to create a facility in Canada to test HIV vaccines. “This collaborative effort between Canada’s New Government and the Gates Foundation will contribute to the global effort to develop a safe, effective, affordable, and globally accessible HIV vaccine,” said the Prime Minister.