Jatin Nathwani
Jatin Nathwani is the founding executive director of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, and he holds the Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy for Sustainable Energy at the University of Waterloo.
It is now in Canada’s interest to re-shape a fundamental transformation and renewal of the auto sector towards electric vehicles, and China is a leader in that regard.
If Canada wants to compete globally in innovation and technology, it must do more than attract skilled talent—it must retain, integrate, and fully utilize their expertise. This requires not just expansion of immigration programs, but a comprehensive strategic approach to linking top talent, research institutions, and industry in a globally competitive ecosystem.
We must urgently adopt a forward-looking approach that strengthens economic resilience, and reduces our vulnerability to U.S. policy volatility.
Canada has a role to play in pushing its influence on the world stage. Right now, we are currently fifth in terms of AI capacity on the Tortoise Global Index, yet is 23rd in actual AI infrastructure.
