From droughts to defence: Canada’s water tech wake-up call

Water security is national security. Let’s not wait for the next drought, the next border dispute, or the next global crisis to prove the point.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's election platform in April included a promise to protect freshwater by investing $100-million in a strategic water security technology fund.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY OLIVER ANDERSON

October 20, 2025

Picture this: It’s 2030. A Canadian naval vessel docks in a drought-stricken ally’s port, not just with humanitarian aid, but also with compact desalination units, AI-enabled sensors that detect contamination in real time, and smart irrigation systems that coax crops fro...

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