The history of the semiconductor industry in Taiwan is often misunderstood, obscured by competing narratives and outright misconceptions.
Will we simply hope that our raw materials will sustain our prosperity? Or do we need to become aggressively proactive in building a new knowledge-based economy? The latter will take much greater effort than has been deployed so far.
Dr. Richard Hatchett was recently in Ottawa seeking support for the project. His trip’s timing—amid news of the spread of hantavirus on a cruise ship—was a coincidence, but has reinforced ‘that these kinds of threats are continually and unpredictably emerging,’ he says.
Slow and fragmented processes to turn ideas into usable solutions means homegrown firms look abroad for clients, while Canada has to rely on foreign production, says Jean Belzile of the École de technologie supérieure.
The department recently told recipients it would cut 2.26 per cent of the total funding first agreed upon in 2024. Baldinelli says these groups are being held accountable for their work to receive this money, yet Ottawa can just backtrack from the contractual deals.
Food security is not simply about supply. It requires adaptability. And adaptability is rooted in ingenuity, advanced through science and translated into practical solutions through research.
Innovation is in Canadian agriculture’s DNA. Our farmers, ranchers, and processors have embraced new varieties, new technologies, and smarter stewardship practices, all while feeding Canadians and millions more people around the world.
Farming is certainly not without its challenges; however, research, innovation, science and technology create tangible tools and resources that will help farmers and producers overcome some of the challenges facing the industry.
The federal Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy, released in 2021, did not result in needed policy changes or alignment of federal departments and investments. In contrast, other top-tier countries place life sciences at the centre of industrial strategies and align the sector with talent, trade, research and development, innovation and infrastructure.
Canada’s radar systems, encryption technologies, and sensors rely heavily on chips produced by foreign suppliers. If a supply chain disruption occurs, this country’s capacity to ensure its security becomes compromised.
At a moment when Canadian values are threatened, universities can be counted on as a key partner in the journey to secure a future of our own design.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion policies do not compete with research excellence, but instead strengthen it.
Federal ministers and MPs should clearly reaffirm that equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to public health, research excellence, and professional regulation—not optional political preferences.
Strategy carries higher risks when economic, technological, geopolitical shocks are more varied, arrive faster, spread wider, and intersect more than before.
The U.S. may begin to apply tariffs or other barriers to enhance its domestic production, and if that happens, Canada will need a plan not just to respond, but also to thrive.
U15 Canada CEO Robert Asselin says ‘now is the time to come to Canada and build your career at our world-class research universities.’
When patents create an unbalanced system of protection, regulatory exclusivities, which safeguard a firm’s data from being copied by competitors while still allowing scientific collaboration, offer a better alternative.
The budget has positive measures, but it fails to provide a credible plan for the future. What is the Carney government’s vision for the future?
The recent introduction of a $100,000 fee per year for H-1B visas is presented as a measure to protect American workers. In practice, it threatens to accelerate brain drain.
Our innovation system remains fragmented. Partnerships between universities, industry and government are often too ad hoc, funding cycles are short, and incentives are often misaligned.
Large American firms are ‘kind of monopolizing’ health care procurement in Canada, says Council of Canadian Innovators’ Skaidra Puodžiūnas.
Researchers are hard at work on a constellation of technologies that could help to provide reliable internet access in rural and remote areas.
Far too much money is being spent on long-odds bets that some new artificial intelligence tech will appear that justifies the current ridiculously high level of investment.
Ottawa’s new defence spending commitments will only succeed if the country invests strategically in its universities.
