National labs are a critical part of Canada’s research ecosystem

More recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the incredible value in having a network of scientific expertise and capabilities that can be rapidly deployed to solve new and pressing challenges when they emerge.

AECL is investing $1.2-billion at its Chalk River Laboratories—Canada’s largest science and technology site operated by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, writes Fred Dermarkar. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY FRED DERMARKAR

October 25, 2021

Canada’s national laboratories are a critical part of the fabric of innovation in Canada, and governments play an important role in enabling research and development at all stages of technology readiness. More recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the incredible value in having a network...

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