As Canada redefines its place in the world, rare disease patients are still looking south

In an era where Canada is talking about leadership, innovation, and economic competitiveness, the fact that patients must routinely cross the border for care should trouble all of us.
Energy and Mining
Leveraging the nuclear renaissance to advance small and micro modular reactors

The future of nuclear in Canada ought to be about doing all types and scales of home-grown reactors exceptionally well.
Critical minerals: an opportunity for Canada and the Red River Métis

Indigenous governments must have opportunities to participate across the entire value chain, from extraction and processing to transportation and trade.
Canada’s security depends on our critical minerals—it’s time for Ottawa to match ambition with action

Too many promising exploration projects stall long before they reach production because early-stage exploration remains an afterthought in federal policy.
Building industrial strength: a regional approach to Canada’s critical materials

No single jurisdiction has all the ingredients. But by leveraging its collective strengths as a whole, the region becomes competitive.
U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts

‘We’re obviously in a stage where people treat American trade deals with skepticism,’ says Heather Exner-Pirot, director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s energy, natural resources, and environment program.
The missing critical mineral underpinning Canada’s entire defence and industrial strategy

Canada cannot meet its defence and industrial goals without securing the critical steelmaking input: metallurgical coal.
Canada’s critical mineral moment is real, but delivery depends on people

Building a workforce for critical minerals is simultaneously building Canada’s clean energy workforce.
Mineral exploration and mining: a Canadian signpost for the future

Minerals, metals, and raw materials will be central to our evolution amid geopolitical changes not experienced in generations in the west.