More than a “hewer of wood and drawer of water,” Canada’s economy is actually more complex than Australia and some other countries based on their mix of exports, says columnist Peter Josty.
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Opinion Leader: New national security guidelines for research partnerships will have to face the reality of research culture
The federal government’s new national security guidelines for research partnerships raise numerous concerns that range from discouraging research collaborations to potentially interfering with academic freedom, says Dr. Alex Navarre, PhD, a research associate at Université du Québec, in an op-ed.
The Short Report, June 5, 2019 – McMaster endowment, AI, timber research, green jet fuel
BDC Capital has launched the $250-million Industrial Innovation Venture Fund to invest in early to late stage tech firms and entrepreneurs accelerating the transformation of core Canadian industries including ag-tech, advanced manufacturing, oil and gas and mining tech. Venture capital veteran Joe Regan joins as the fund’s managing partner. “Industrial sectors tend to be slow…
B.C. clean tech firm Carbon Engineering secures $68M investment
The funding represents the largest-ever investment in “direct air capture,” a climate change mitigation technology that captures carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.