‘The time is now’: Artemis II and launch investment push Canada toward a more sovereign future in space

Jeremy Hansen’s successful lunar mission and a new Nova Scotia launch pad are pushing Canada to confront its reliance on foreign partners for access to space.

Defence Minister David McGuinty announces a $200-million federal investment in sovereign space launch infrastructure at the Canadian Space Agency’s David Florida Laboratory in Ottawa on March 16.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SARAH J. HARB

April 18, 2026

Canada has reached the moon, but still lacks its own way into space—a gap the government is moving to close.

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