Unite the forces of government, business, and science to combat climate change post-pandemic
COVID-19 has dominated news headlines in 2020, with governments around the globe focused on protecting the health of its citizens, and businesses across all industries scrambling for ways to both survive and keep their employees safe. This has been the year of a pandemic, but it has also been the year of Australian wildfires, deforestation […]
Federal government has failed to champion Canada’s aerospace sector—and not just during COVID-19
Canada’s aerospace sector has been increasingly in the news during COVID-19, but the federal government has been failing to champion our country’s highly innovative and reputable aerospace sector long before now. We have an industry that is punching above its weight—ranked fifth in the world as an aerospace nation—but too little has been done to […]
Air transport system’s road to recovery will be long and challenging
The air transport system was severely hit by the global pandemic due to restrictions on air travel—locally nationally, and globally. While the path to recovery will require diverse measures to safeguard players in the system, sustainability must be top of mind in the process. The air transport system consists of a number of key players, […]
Canada and Artemis Accords drive Soviet-era space rules into the 21st century
Finally, after 50 years of relying on broad, Cold War-era rules, Canada and other nations are taking serious steps to establish a modern framework to govern activities in space. Earlier this year, NASA announced the development of the “Artemis Accords,” a set of operational principles to guide the American-led initiative to return humanity to the […]
Aerospace sector looks to government for help as pandemic grounds once high-flying industry
The Canadian aerospace sector and parliamentarians are calling on the government to help the once-mighty industry ahead of the Nov. 30 fiscal update, as the pandemic has slashed revenues, jeopardized jobs, and has cast a dark shadow on the medium- and long-term prospects for a return to some kind of normalcy. But even before the […]
Reform necessary to rein in incumbent telecom companies’ foot-dragging
There’s little doubt that telecommunications is an essential service. The pandemic has really underscored just how vital affordable, high-quality connectivity is. Is the Canadian communications sector delivering on that? Are Canadians getting the services, speeds, packages, and pricing they want and need? Are they being treated fairly? They should be. It’s the law. Yet even […]
Canada will chair 7th Digital Nations Ministerial Summit
This week, Canada will chair the 7thDigital Nations Ministerial Summit—virtually of course. As hosts, we were looking forward to treating our international guests to some good old Canadian hospitality. But like our Thanksgiving plans, our summer plans, and our March break plans before that, we have had to pivot, adjust, and go virtual. Going virtual, […]
Superclusters’ long-term economic impacts, benefits will only become evident over next few years
The Innovation Superclusters Initiative is a flagship co-investment with private industry in five sectors in which Canada has demonstrated significant competitive advantages: digital technologies, protein industries, next-generation manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and ocean science. These sectors represent the world-leading ecosystems of tomorrow, and will unleash Canadian innovation further and faster through public-private partnerships. The five superclusters […]
An innovative economy requires an innovative government
We’ve got to do more with less. I’m betting that every minister has uttered this phrase more than once during his or her mandate. The trouble is, if you really want to do more with less, you need to innovate. You must embrace change. You must be willing to throw out your current assumptions, procedures […]
Innovating and leading in the new normal
Disruption is a term that pops up in almost every discussion about innovation. Yet in Canada, organizations typically reward predictability and control over disruptive innovation. From LinkedIn posts to virtual seminars, the focus of the conversation tends to be on how we can ‘manage’ disruption. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced disruption into our everyday existence. […]
