Precision fermentation: catastrophe lifeline
‘Farm-free’ food for people will come later, but the basic elements can be combined to suit human tastes too. In the future, if one of these catastrophes should strike, we can just switch from feeding the animals to feeding ourselves. We weren’t even looking for it, and we’re getting free survival insurance.
National security experts weigh in on China’s election interference leaks from CSIS, next steps
National security experts say that whoever at CSIS is behind leaking secret and top-secret documents to media could face jail time if their identities are discovered.
‘Bonjour Canada’: Biden trumpets Canada-U.S. ties, continental co-operation, plays down disputes
‘Our destinies are intertwined and they’re inseparable,’ says President Joe Biden of Canada-U.S. relations during a more than 30-minute address to Parliament.
MPs’ work on gun control misses target
Notwithstanding the proven link between guns and violence against women, Canadian women’s groups have not been treated as serious stakeholders in the gun control debate. Now, 34 women’s groups are calling out misinformation around Bill C-21.
Trudeau, Huppé reinforce secrecy barriers
Meanwhile, the public remains deserted after 40 years of excessive secrecy under Canada’s Access to Information Act and no one is really listening or willing to crack open the federal government’s day-to-day operational records, writes Ken Rubin.
Cybersecurity should be a key point of discussion during Biden’s Canadian visit
Now is the time to not only seek out areas of strategic growth, but to also take a co-ordinated approach on protecting industries and consumers from those who seek to weaken our bond.
A ‘more challenging and volatile’ world: Russia, China, U.S. top of mind for top 50 foreign policy influencers
The Hill Times spoke with more than a dozen current and former government officials, analysts, and insiders. They weigh in on who has influence on Canada’s foreign policy.
Canada should call foul on dodgy drone narrative
It is difficult to fathom why Canadian media outlets unquestionably parrot the U.S. narrative that a recent drone interception was an unprovoked act of aggression by the Russian air force.
Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark
National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list ‘foreign states of concern,’ including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, and Canadians who have ‘beneficial’ engagements with them.
Is the Liberals’ House Affairs Committee filibuster a crack in this minority Parliament?
A dysfunctional Parliament that gets bogged down in games of parliamentary procedure doesn’t likely have a long lifespan.
