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Canada needs a roadmap for research

  • Let’s agree on our priorities, and invest in research to develop the talent pool we will need in the years ahead.
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | September 25, 2024
We will only be able to weigh the risks of action or inaction when we have sufficient knowledge, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. Unsplash photograph by Annie Spratt

Canada needs a roadmap for research

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | September 25, 2024
  • Let’s agree on our priorities, and invest in research to develop the talent pool we will need in the years ahead.

Canada needs a roadmap for research

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | September 25, 2024
  • Let’s agree on our priorities, and invest in research to develop the talent pool we will need in the years ahead.
We will only be able to weigh the risks of action or inaction when we have sufficient knowledge, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. Unsplash photograph by Annie Spratt

Balancing the energy score card: asking the right questions, doing the research

  • With great minds and important natural resources, we can secure a better future for our country and the world.
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | June 5, 2024
We must rise above politics, and—through research—embrace a common good that is not determined by election cycles, but in generational terms. Unsplash photograph by Dan Dimmock

Balancing the energy score card: asking the right questions, doing the research

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | June 5, 2024
  • With great minds and important natural resources, we can secure a better future for our country and the world.

Balancing the energy score card: asking the right questions, doing the research

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | June 5, 2024
  • With great minds and important natural resources, we can secure a better future for our country and the world.
We must rise above politics, and—through research—embrace a common good that is not determined by election cycles, but in generational terms. Unsplash photograph by Dan Dimmock

How to respond to climate change poses a big question—for answers we need to support science

  • Science provides the information and evidence our governments require to make sound decisions about the environment.
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | May 8, 2024
We need science to identify the best ways to preserve life, to determine when and what we need to remediate or improve, and where to begin, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. Pexels photograph by Tim Gouw

How to respond to climate change poses a big question—for answers we need to support science

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | May 8, 2024
  • Science provides the information and evidence our governments require to make sound decisions about the environment.

How to respond to climate change poses a big question—for answers we need to support science

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | May 8, 2024
  • Science provides the information and evidence our governments require to make sound decisions about the environment.
We need science to identify the best ways to preserve life, to determine when and what we need to remediate or improve, and where to begin, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. Pexels photograph by Tim Gouw

Canadian women researchers make their mark

  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a time to celebrate the talented researchers and entrepreneurs who are inspiring the next generation.
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 5, 2024
As we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11, here are a few stories of women who have added and who continue to add significantly to research and innovation through their personal work, writes Roseann O'Reilly Runte. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Canadian women researchers make their mark

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 5, 2024
  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a time to celebrate the talented researchers and entrepreneurs who are inspiring the next generation.

Canadian women researchers make their mark

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 5, 2024
  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a time to celebrate the talented researchers and entrepreneurs who are inspiring the next generation.
As we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11, here are a few stories of women who have added and who continue to add significantly to research and innovation through their personal work, writes Roseann O'Reilly Runte. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Canada has all the ingredients for success, and a few challenges, too  

  • Canada is in an enviable position. We should be known not only as a country with immense natural resources, but also as one with
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 16, 2023
Canadians do face a few challenges: our population is both aging and sparsely spread across the country, labour costs are generally higher, and we need to invest in new methods and smart technologies so our smaller population can accomplish work of the highest quality and value. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada has all the ingredients for success, and a few challenges, too  

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 16, 2023
  • Canada is in an enviable position. We should be known not only as a country with immense natural resources, but also as one with

Canada has all the ingredients for success, and a few challenges, too  

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 16, 2023
  • Canada is in an enviable position. We should be known not only as a country with immense natural resources, but also as one with
Canadians do face a few challenges: our population is both aging and sparsely spread across the country, labour costs are generally higher, and we need to invest in new methods and smart technologies so our smaller population can accomplish work of the highest quality and value. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Facing labour shortages, Canada needs to mobilize all its talent

  • Despite having one of the world’s most educated populations, a gender gap in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) still exists
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 9, 2022
The pandemic has put the spotlight on many outstanding role models for women and girls to pursue science, such as health experts like Theresa Tam, left, and advisers and politicians like Mona Nemer and Kirsty Duncan, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Facing labour shortages, Canada needs to mobilize all its talent

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 9, 2022
  • Despite having one of the world’s most educated populations, a gender gap in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) still exists

Facing labour shortages, Canada needs to mobilize all its talent

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 9, 2022
  • Despite having one of the world’s most educated populations, a gender gap in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) still exists
The pandemic has put the spotlight on many outstanding role models for women and girls to pursue science, such as health experts like Theresa Tam, left, and advisers and politicians like Mona Nemer and Kirsty Duncan, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

We must foster collaboration to build back better

  • How can we emerge from this pandemic stronger and more resilient? This is a question Canadians in all sectors, including business, are asking. Today, the
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 26, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured at the cabinet retreat in Ottawa on Sept. 14, 2020. When we bring the country together by sharing knowledge and resources across regions, when we enable and encourage research across disciplines, and when we continue to support the research spaces, laboratories and networks needed to assemble researchers and entrepreneurs, we create an environment that unleashes the positive potential of an educated population, fosters innovation and will result in a future of strong growth, writes Roseann O'Reilly Runte. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We must foster collaboration to build back better

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 26, 2020
  • How can we emerge from this pandemic stronger and more resilient? This is a question Canadians in all sectors, including business, are asking. Today, the

We must foster collaboration to build back better

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 26, 2020
  • How can we emerge from this pandemic stronger and more resilient? This is a question Canadians in all sectors, including business, are asking. Today, the
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured at the cabinet retreat in Ottawa on Sept. 14, 2020. When we bring the country together by sharing knowledge and resources across regions, when we enable and encourage research across disciplines, and when we continue to support the research spaces, laboratories and networks needed to assemble researchers and entrepreneurs, we create an environment that unleashes the positive potential of an educated population, fosters innovation and will result in a future of strong growth, writes Roseann O'Reilly Runte. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs research to build a bold post-pandemic future

  • From day one of the pandemic, Canadians have relied on scientists for guidance in an uncertain world. A recent survey conducted by the Logit
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | September 28, 2020
Canada is a leader in artificial intelligence and quantum science, thanks to researchers’ creative thinking and visionary investments from government and industry. We must now leverage these investments, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. Image courtesy of Needpix.com

Canada needs research to build a bold post-pandemic future

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | September 28, 2020
  • From day one of the pandemic, Canadians have relied on scientists for guidance in an uncertain world. A recent survey conducted by the Logit

Canada needs research to build a bold post-pandemic future

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | September 28, 2020
  • From day one of the pandemic, Canadians have relied on scientists for guidance in an uncertain world. A recent survey conducted by the Logit
Canada is a leader in artificial intelligence and quantum science, thanks to researchers’ creative thinking and visionary investments from government and industry. We must now leverage these investments, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. Image courtesy of Needpix.com

Regional innovation hubs: an untapped potential for Canada

  • Canada is a strong nation with a diverse population located in a broad span of regions. Whether geographically, economically, or culturally linked, urban or
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 12, 2020
Multiple partners came together in Trois-Rivières, Que., to create the Centre québécois de métallurgie, an example of an innovation hub bringing businesses from around the world to the region. YouTube screenshot courtesy of Centre québécois de métallurgie

Regional innovation hubs: an untapped potential for Canada

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 12, 2020
  • Canada is a strong nation with a diverse population located in a broad span of regions. Whether geographically, economically, or culturally linked, urban or

Regional innovation hubs: an untapped potential for Canada

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 12, 2020
  • Canada is a strong nation with a diverse population located in a broad span of regions. Whether geographically, economically, or culturally linked, urban or
Multiple partners came together in Trois-Rivières, Que., to create the Centre québécois de métallurgie, an example of an innovation hub bringing businesses from around the world to the region. YouTube screenshot courtesy of Centre québécois de métallurgie

Canada’s research institutions have a clear message: working together more important than ever

  • Research and innovation constantly evolve. As our knowledge and technological capabilities change, so too do the breadth of our inquiries and the ways we
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | May 6, 2019
Research and innovation constantly evolve. As our knowledge and technological capabilities change, so too do the breadth of our inquiries and the ways we approach them. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada’s research institutions have a clear message: working together more important than ever

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | May 6, 2019
  • Research and innovation constantly evolve. As our knowledge and technological capabilities change, so too do the breadth of our inquiries and the ways we

Canada’s research institutions have a clear message: working together more important than ever

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | May 6, 2019
  • Research and innovation constantly evolve. As our knowledge and technological capabilities change, so too do the breadth of our inquiries and the ways we
Research and innovation constantly evolve. As our knowledge and technological capabilities change, so too do the breadth of our inquiries and the ways we approach them. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Let’s not fear the unknown

  • When I was young, my next-door neighbour’s dad was an inventor and I thought that was simply sublime—mostly because he bought a swimming pool
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 17, 2018
A Google self-driving car is pictured on the streets of Palo Alto, California. If humans create machines that use AI, the people still operate the controls, writes the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s president. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ed & Eddie

Let’s not fear the unknown

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 17, 2018
  • When I was young, my next-door neighbour’s dad was an inventor and I thought that was simply sublime—mostly because he bought a swimming pool

Let’s not fear the unknown

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 17, 2018
  • When I was young, my next-door neighbour’s dad was an inventor and I thought that was simply sublime—mostly because he bought a swimming pool
A Google self-driving car is pictured on the streets of Palo Alto, California. If humans create machines that use AI, the people still operate the controls, writes the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s president. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ed & Eddie

How can we continue to transform Canadian research? Look to the new generation

  • Earlier this fall, during one of the worst hurricane seasons on record, a group of graduate students was testing the resilience of roofs in
News | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | November 22, 2017
The potential of the new generation of researchers hasn’t been lost on policy makers, like Prime Minister and Minister of Youth Justin Trudeau and Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan, pictured in September at the announcement of researcher Mona Nemer as the government's new chief scientist, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How can we continue to transform Canadian research? Look to the new generation

News | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | November 22, 2017
  • Earlier this fall, during one of the worst hurricane seasons on record, a group of graduate students was testing the resilience of roofs in

How can we continue to transform Canadian research? Look to the new generation

News | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | November 22, 2017
  • Earlier this fall, during one of the worst hurricane seasons on record, a group of graduate students was testing the resilience of roofs in
The potential of the new generation of researchers hasn’t been lost on policy makers, like Prime Minister and Minister of Youth Justin Trudeau and Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan, pictured in September at the announcement of researcher Mona Nemer as the government's new chief scientist, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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