Charging, range anxiety, and price still barriers to mass EV adoption—but there are potential solutions
The things holding back a lot of people from taking the EV plunge are a mix of real problems and lingering myths.
EVs and EV Infrastructure
Driving down emissions with electric school buses
Transitioning to cleaner alternatives such as electric school buses would mean cutting out more than four million tons of carbon dioxide from our emissions every year.
The electric-vehicle era is just getting rolling
Canada is going electric by producing critical minerals and cutting-edge batteries, re-tooling passenger vehicle plants, manufacturing electric vehicles, and much more.
Canada has all the resources and tools we need to benefit from a clean and green economy
We only lack the political will to remove jurisdictional obstacles that hold us back from ensuring that Canada’s electricity grid is smart and integrated.
Fighting inflation one gigabyte at a time
Evidence shows that policies acknowledging the importance of facilities-based competition deliver investment-driven positive outcomes, such as coverage, quality, and lower prices.
Canada a ‘test balloon’ for Meta as company withdraws from news funding in other markets
The company’s ban on news sharing in Canada has shown that ‘news is not good business’ for Facebook and Instagram, says UBC’s Alfred Hermida, as Meta announces it will not enter into new funding arrangements with overseas outlets.
We’re stuck in much lower global innovation rankings
But no one, it seems, has actually calculated what it would take to make Canada a world leader in innovation.
We need a different conversation about AI: societal impacts must be considered next to technical regulations
The government’s proposed Bill C-27 is one regulatory approach policymakers have put forward, but it has been slow-going compared with the rapid technical AI advancements.
A Canadian industrial aerospace strategy opens the skies to future jobs and economic opportunity
An industrial aerospace strategy for Canada will allow us to capitalize on projected demand, providing a clear flight path for growth, attracting talent, fostering innovation, and stimulating investment.
