Feds’ lack of certainty being noted in international space community
According to the Canada Space Agency’s 2016 report entitled, “State of the Canadian Space Sector, Covering the Results from Our 2016 Survey,” the space industry contributed $2.3-billion to Canada’s GDP and supports just shy of 22,000 jobs in the country. However, Canada’s space sector is overseen by antiquated regulations and an equally out-of-step law called […]
Bains says Canada has always ‘punched above our weight’ on aerospace; non-committal on support for Lunar Gateway
Canada’s Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government continues to excel when it comes to aerospace, despite concerns that the Liberals won’t keep their promise to develop and release a national space strategy. In an email Q&A interview with The Hill Times last week, Mr. Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) said Canada has “punched above our […]
CyberWoman.ca project looks at narrowing the gender gap in cyber defence
For generations, women were discouraged from considering the skilled trades as career or vocational options. Subtly or not-so-subtly, they were guided away from jobs that required physical strength or endurance. While these attitudes are changing, they have effectively left many women out of high-demand skilled trades like welding, plumbing, carpentry or automotive repair. In the […]
No transition to ‘innovation economy’ without rejuvenating Canada’s space sector
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains recently stated that Canadians could expect Canada’s long-term space policy “before the end of the administration’s mandate in late 2019.” Promised in 2017, this delay seems newsworthy. Sadly, federal inaction goes for par on the space file; Canada’s last long-term space plan was set in 1994. There has been no shortage […]
We need to keep Canada competitive in global tourism growth trend
The motto “in my country, every minister is the minister of tourism” was first pronounced by the tourism minister from Portugal at the OECD conference in October 2017. This is the mentality Canada’s government needs to adopt if Canada’s tourism industry is to succeed internationally. Globally, tourism is the world’s fastest growing sector. In Canada, […]
‘Climate change ultimate existential threat,’ PM Trudeau should appoint a war cabinet to tackle issue, says Green Party Leader May
Climate change is “an ultimate existential threat,” and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should set up a “war cabinet” by choosing MPs from all parties so that Canada could do its part to address the most important public policy issue in the country, says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. Ms. May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) told The […]
Astronaut Saint-Jacques will be busy on his six-month ISS stay, says CSA head Sylvain Laporte
While astronaut David Saint-Jacques makes himself at home on the International Space Station, he will also be helping to contribute to life sciences experiments that will continue to have an impact long after he’s returned back to Earth, says Sylvain Laporte, the president of the Canadian Space Agency. Mr. Saint-Jacques will launch into space on […]
Lost in Space? Sector awaits long-promised national strategy as delays continue
As the Canadian space sector eagerly awaits a promised and overdue national strategy from Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, stakeholders say they’re looking to the federal government for certainty on future funding and a firm commitment to re-establish Canada’s reputation as a key contributor on the global stage. The Trudeau Liberal government, as with past governments, […]
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Feds address public angst about economy with ‘you’re richer than you think’ mini-budget
OTTAWA—With Canadians in a restive, gloomy mood, the Liberal government rolled out an upbeat, optimistic mini-budget meant to begin the job of convincing voters that they are richer than they think. Finance Minister Bill Morneau also used Wednesday’s economic and fiscal update to address the problem of declining business competitiveness arising from U.S. President Donald […]
