A House of Commons e-petition in support of Canada’s space sector has gained enough signatures that the government will have to respond to it.
Read More »Finance Committee Recommends a Significant, Ongoing investment in Canada’s Space Program
The federal government Finance Committee has released its 2019 Pre-Budget report and it recommends that the government "commit to significant, ongoing investments to advance Canada’s space program and contribute to space exploration and science." This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Government Policy Wonks Working on Updating Canadian Space Policies
While the space community waits for the government to release a new space strategy, the real work behind the scenes to make that happen is proceeding at a larger scale than the public is aware of.
Read More »Canada Planning for a Generational-Type Change for the Astronaut Program
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, KAZAKHSTAN – While Canada has been without a detailed space plan since 1994, there is some indication this might be happening soon.
Read More »William “Mac” Evans Shares his Thoughts on Canada’s Space History and the Future of the Program
My special guest this week on the SpaceQ podcast is William “Mac” Evans a thirty year veteran of the Canadian space program and a member of the Order of Canada.
Read More »Don’t Let Go Canada Publishes Open Letter to the Prime Minister in the Hill Times
The Hill Times, the Ottawa based newspaper that covers all things politics, has published its annual Aerospace Briefing, along with a full page ad from the Don’t Let Go Canada Coalition.
Read More »Canada Needs a New Earth Observation Plan
You can add the Earth Observation (EO) community to the list of space communities that need a new long term plan.
Read More »NASA Administrator Asks Canada to Participate in Lunar Space Station
OTTAWA – The hard sell is on. NASA wants Canada to get involved in its lunar space station. The Trudeau government hasn’t committed yet, but one minister promises Canada will have a long-term space strategy before the end of the administration’s mandate in late 2019.
Read More »Aerospace Companies Need Government Support To Stay Competitive: AIAC Panelists
OTTAWA – Canadian aerospace companies require a government-led industrial strategy to grow their services nationally and internationally, executives warned at a panel today at the Canadian Aerospace Summit of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC).
Read More »15 Years Without a Long Term Space Plan – The Failure of Successive Canadian Governments
In our special series, What’s in Canada’s Long Term Space Plans, we presented a chronological history of the key documents that supported or were considered Long Term Space Plans. In this the final story in the series we look at the failure in leadership that’s existed for 15 years.
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