Op-Eds

Articles from Top Industry Leaders on Canadian Innovation

Canada Excels at Climate Technology Innovation, but Struggles to Adopt It Tyler Hamilton Senior Director of Climate MaRS
CleantechCommercializationCompetitiveness
Canada’s Clean Energy Opportunity: Powering Shared Prosperity Kwatuuma Cole Sayers Executive Director Clean Energy BC
Clean EnergyClimate PolicyIndigenous
Marine Renewables: The Hidden Gem in Canada’s Energy-Superpower Future Elisa Obermann Executive Director Marine Renewables Canada
Clean EnergyClimate ChangeDecarbonization
The Clean Growth Imperative: How Energy Efficiency, Automation and Electrification Can Drive Canada’s Sustainable Economy Vince Pesce Country Holding Officer ABB Canada
Clean EnergyEconomyEnergy
Canada’s AI Strategy Is Missing Its Most Important Piece: Kids Jessica Rizk Senior Research Associate, Education and Skills The Conference Board of Canada
AIEducationSkills
Canada’s Defence AI Procurement Gap: From Pilots to Production Harold Dumur CEO OVA
AIDefenceDigital Transformation
From Forests to Cities: Building Canada’s Housing Future with a Homegrown Supply Chain Oliver D. Krieg President Intelligent City
HousingForestryManufacturing
The Future of Gender Equality in Corporate Canada Caroline Codsi Founder & CEO Women in Governance
Women LeadersCompetitivenessWomen LeadersWork
The TransCanada Power Corridor: A National Grid for a National Purpose Jatin Nathwani Professor Emeritus University of Waterloo Kam Mofid Fellow Balsillie School of International Affairs
Clean EnergyClean EnergyDecarbonizationInfrastructure
A Territorial Development Approach to Mining in Canada Andres Sanabria Policy Analyst OECD’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities Bridget Donovan Policy Analyst OECD’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities Tamara Krawchenko Associate Professor University of Victoria
MiningIndigenousTerritorial Development
Canada’s AI Blockbuster Moment: Why the Right Infrastructure Will Make or Break it Raj Juneja President Cisco Canada
AIDigital TransformationInfrastructure
Kicking Off 2026: Canada’s AI Task Force Has a Rare Chance to Lead With Confidence Adam Froman Founder & CEO Delvinia
AIGovernmentIntellectual Property
How Legal AI Can Strengthen Canada’s Economic Competitiveness Mark Doble Founder & CEO Alexi
AICompetitivenessLegal
Building the Low-Carbon Industries of Tomorrow: Alberta’s Next Wave of Economic Growth Keren Perla Director, Alberta’s Clean Competitiveness Energy Futures Lab
Clean EnergyCompetitivenessDecarbonization
Closing the Women’s Health Gap: Why Canada Must Invest in Femtech Now Louise Pichette Director of Health Sciences MaRS Discovery District
Women’s HealthBiotechHealth
How Canadian Fintech Can Lead the Next Financial Revolution Naga Parvatharajan CEO Ratehub
FintechBankingDigital Transformation
Dependable Flexibility: The Fastest Path to a Resilient Grid Farid Madhani CFO Peak Power
Grid ResilienceAIClean Energy
How Board Effectiveness Can Strengthen Canada’s Future Economy Ciara Wakita Partner Hugessen
CompetitivenessGovernanceLeadership
Canada’s Creative Renaissance: A Call to Action for Agentic AI Shahrzad Rafati Founder & CEO RHEI
AIDigital TransformationEntrepreneurship
How Aviation Powers Progress and Economies Maria Della Posta President Pratt & Whitney Canada
ManufacturingClean EnergySkills
Aerospace is Essential to Building the Strongest Economy in the G7 Mike Mueller President & CEO Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
AerospaceDefenceExport
Protecting the Skies Together: Canada’s Leadership on Global Aviation Safety Steven MacKinnon Minister of Transport Government of Canada
GovernmentRegulationsTransportation
Canada’s Future Is Airborne—Let’s Build It to Last Tracy Medve President & CEO KF Aerospace
InfrastructureRegulationsTransportation
What Does Identic AI Mean for Canada’s Future? Don Tapscott Co-Founder & Executive Chairman Blockchain Research Institute
AIDigital TransformationProductivity