Canada's next frontier of clean energy must include nuclear
There is so much to hope for in a nuclear future for Canada, and so much to lose if we give in to old fears and new distractions.
Technology
Bruce Winder: Regulators must recognize that e-commerce empowers small business
In a post-pandemic world, the retail landscape is set to change for good. In order for Canada to benefit in the new tech-driven service economy, regulation must be shaped to avoid impairing innovation and limiting societal gains.
Vivian Bercovici: Israel and Canada made different bets on vaccines. It shows
Yes, Israel is geographically smaller than Canada. But that is not why the vaccine drive has been so successful here and quite the opposite there.
Sean Speer: Canada’s next frontier should be oceanic discovery
The twenty-first century frontier should be about oceanic discovery and Canada should be a global leader in this pursuit.
Sean Speer: It’s time for Canada to get serious about China
The Chinese are systematically pursuing technological dominance in key sectors and Canada is focused on futons. We need to develop a systematic and realist China policy—or risk being left behind.
Matt Spoke: Canada should make a huge bet on Bitcoin as the next dominant currency
The first country to acquire one percent of the total supply of Bitcoin will likely be the only country ever able to do so. As with discovering the world’s rarest mineral deposit in your soil, Bitcoin has the power to make poor countries rich and rich countries irrelevant.
Greg Boland: Regulation is urgent and necessary in the digital media age
Make no mistake, the government’s Bill C-10 is a misguided paternalistic attempt to shape and control media consumption in Canada. But don’t let that argument distract us from the real problems we are facing in the digital media age.
Robert Asselin: Time to ditch the incremental approach to innovation and go big
It’s about time we substitute our incremental approach to innovation mostly made of ill-targeted programs that have yielded sub-par outcomes in the past for a higher risk, higher reward approach.
Janet Bufton: Show a little faith in people before regulating social media
Recurring concerns about the effect of new media on society inevitably lead to calls to Do Something about new media. But if something should be done, who should do the doing?
Philip Deck: Elon Musk’s flip-flops are the least of Bitcoin’s problems
The problems with Bitcoin run deeper than Elon Musk’s flip-flops on the digital currency and investors could soon find out the hard way. Here is what you need to know before putting a dollar of your hard-earned savings in any digital currency.