New ideas open doors for women around the world
Canada’s Innovation Strategy, launched in 2002, is based on a simple premise: Our prosperity depends on investments in science, technology, and innovation (STI). In economic terms, innovation means converting knowledge into value. Put more simply, it means improving people’s lives by finding ways to do things better than before. STI is as critical in the […]
Private-sector innovation: investing in universities and colleges makes good business sense
When the University of British Columbia licensed a novel drug technology to a leading global provider of healthcare products at the end of last year, it highlighted the Centre for Drug Research and Development’s role in closing the gap between discovery research and commercial opportunity in Canada. The technology, which allows potentially toxic drugs to […]
Feds’ approach to internet regulation disastrous for consumers
When you look at the Conservative government’s approach to internet regulation what you get is a confusing maze of announcements, reversals and half-measures all resulting in disastrous outcomes for consumers. Canadians pay more than most other OECD countries for internet service while receiving a comparatively lower level of service, particularly with respect to download speed. […]
Energy
Energy and clean-tech economy: global clean-tech opportunity is immense
The world is moving inexorably toward a clean energy future, with the consequent innovation, jobs, and growth benefits to those countries that are ahead of this curve. As demands for energy increases with global economic growth and in particular the rise of big economies like China, India, and Brazil, and as concerns about the effects […]
Hydro power to continue to be important part of Canada’s clean energy mix
The following is a speech Christian Paradis delivered on Oct. 26 in Ottawa at the 2010 Annual Forum of the Canadian Hydro power Association. O TTAWA—Canada is the world’s second largest producer of hydro power in the world. [The] industry employs tens of thousands of people, such as engineers, geologists, construction workers, electricians, and mechanics, […]
Time for talk is over, Canada needs a climate-change energy strategy right now
Canada needs an energy strategy that contemplates future energy supply and demand, international versus domestic markets, energy security, alternative energy sources versus traditional sources, jurisdictional issues, international pressures and environmental issues. The proverbial elephant in this room is climate change. Of course, any energy strategy to be believable and operable must contemplate the impact of […]
‘Idea of a superpower’s rhetorically fun, but it doesn’t mean very much’ say energy stakeholders
While the government has touted Canada’s aim to become a “clean energy superpower,” some energy industry observers say it is a term more “rhetorically fun” than substantive and they question whether the government really wants to be a superpower. Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) first spoke of Canada as an “emerging energy superpower” […]
Canada needs a national energy strategy to set framework for future, say stakeholders
Canada has an abundance and diversity of energy sources that greatly contribute to the country’s economic health, but as the energy industry moves to extract oil and gas from more difficult places and renewable energy sources gain more market share, everyone from environmentalists to petroleum producers say Canada needs a national energy strategy to set […]
Industry observers say Paradis taking back-seat role on energy files
While energy industry observers say former environment minister Jim Prentice did what he could to move forward with a difficult portfolio, they are generally more critical of Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis (Mégantic-L’Érable, Que.) for taking more of a back-seat role on his file. Mr. Paradis started on the job in January, grabbing the baton […]
