Canadian businesses have shown they are ready for a national industrial policy. Canadian governments should be too.
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The Short Report – October 26, 2022: NSERC prizes; Canada’s role in NASA’s climate science satellite mission; an EU-Canada quantum project, and more.
François-Philippe Champagne announces this year’s NSERC Prize winners; Canada’s contribution to the NASA-led climate science satellite mission; establishing an intercontinental network for quantum communication, and more.
Editorial: The sounds of silence
In 1962, a dying Rachel Carson published a book that forever defined the tension between economic freedom and environmental responsibility, a legacy that we overlook at our peril.
Biofuels still waiting for take-off
Transport Canada’s new aviation climate action plan highlights the promise of biofuels, but industry observers are still wondering who will make those fuels, and how.
Eyes on Evidence III: still almost nothing to see here
A review of provincial government policy announcements reveals how hard it can be to find out what kind of information was used to develop and implement these policies.
Embracing innovation policy like we mean it
What would happen with an innovation policy that acted as if results mattered? Maybe some innovation.
The Short Report: October 19, 2022 – Transforming Nokia HQ, investing in oral health research, CASTL officially opens in Charlottetown, and more.
A big expansion for Nokia with support from all levels of government; CIHR invests in a pan-Canadian network to lead oral health research, biomanufacturing training site CASTL officially opens, and more.
Aging and innovation: the future is older
Growing old is not for sissies, and neither is the policy debate that goes with it. You are going to get older, whether you like it or not. And whether you like it, says futurist Zayna Khayat, will depend on how we define health care innovation.
Taste, money and power: Growing Canada’s alternative proteins industry
Canada’s strengths could make it a global leader in producing “alternative” proteins, but only if the industry improves product quality, attracts more investment, and addresses deeper problems.
Critical report spawns comprehensive response
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research had a lot to say about what was wrong with the country’s approach to research. The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry responded accordingly.