Why an Aerospace Industrial Strategy is crucial for Canada
If Canada wants to remain competitive in this strategic field, we need smart, supportive public policy.
Flying into the future: the case for sustainable aeronautics
Canada should catalyze its academics by integrating a sustainable aviation research initiative within the aerospace strategy.
Canadian aviation is in dire need of government attention
It’s time for the federal government to consider alternate organizational models for the oversight and regulation of the vital aviation sector.
National aerospace strategy needs to focus on climate change mitigation
To reduce aviation’s climate change impact we must reduce dependence on fossil fuels, and the total energy consumed.
Defence
National Defence is in a deep hole, and we need to stop digging—fast
It seems that things have actually gotten worse in defence procurement with the tightening of rules, additional heavy oversight, and lack of trust with industry partners.
Canada’s defence spending: the free ride is over
Building defence industrial capacity at home, and supporting Canadian firms to export that expertise to the world must become a strategic priority rather than an afterthought.
In a dramatically shifting landscape, it’s time to highlight Canada’s strengths in security and defence
We have smart business leaders, valuable resources, advanced technological and security capacity, and experience in the fields of defence and security.
Trump 2.0 means Canada needs to get serious about spending two per cent of GDP on defence
Our NATO statistics have been tracking in the wrong direction since Donald Trump left the White House in 2021.
Trump, China, Russia and national security threats to Canada
The election of Donald Trump as America’s next president may finally shake Canadians out of their complacency.
