Liberal MP Wayne Easter, the chair of the Commons finance committee said the communications surrounding the roll-out of the Tax Planning Using Private Corporations consultation “was just god-awful.” What he didn’t say was that there was a problem with the proposed changes. And there definitely are problems with the proposed changes.
Read More »How Does the Canadian Space Agency Help When Hurricanes Come Calling
With the recent uptick in the hurricane season, and the devastating storms Harvey and Irma, what type of support does the Canadian Space Agency provide in the event one comes northward to Canada? And with Hurricane Jose heading on a course that could see it brush Nova Scotia as tropical storm, it’s an important issue worth exploring.
Read More »Lawlessness on the Final Frontier
The space industry is, quite literally, taking off. Commercial, for-profit actors mark the dawn of a new age of space – one pioneered not by governments, but by private sector trailblazers pushing the development of human space activity to new heights.
Read More »GHGSat Plans to Capitalize on its Early Lead in Remote Sensing of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In this weeks podcast we spoke with Stephane Germain, CEO of GHGSat. GHGSat is an early stage company based in Montreal looking to become the global reference for remote sensing of greenhouse and air quality gas emissions from industrial sites.
Read More »Rationale and Framework for a Canadian National Space Policy
I have been prompted to write this Paper with the publication in August of the excellent Space Advisory Board’s (SAB) report titled Consultations on Canada’s Future in Space: What We Heard. This Paper is also the result of analyzing national space policies for many years.
Read More »Podcast Episode 12 – Graham Gibbs on the Space Advisory Board Report
Canada hasn’t had a National Space Policy since 1974. Currently the government is looking to announce a new Space Strategy this fall. Recently, the Space Advisory Board released its report after concluding consultations with stakeholders. On today’s show we’ll get insights on space policy from Graham Gibbs.
Read More »Cambridge Facility Sees Workforce Reduction of 49% Since Honeywell Acquired Com Dev International
In late July, the news publication the Waterloo Region Record ran a story about layoffs by Honeywell at its Cambridge, Ontario facility. The number of people laid off was not disclosed at the time. However, local radio station News 570 reported on September 1 that 140 people had started to receive notice in late July. Scott Sayres, Honeywell Director of Communications told SpaceQ that the …
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Looks to Measure the Socioeconomic Impact of Space Weather
The Canadian Space Agency today released a request for proposals (RFP) to study the socioeconomic impacts of space weather on Canada’s infrastructure.
Read More »China’s Surging Military Space Program – Space Quarterly Archives
Continuing with our Summer Reading Series of articles or interviews that still have some relevance today, we present Craig Covault’s March 2013 article China’s Surging Military Space Program from Space Quarterly Magazine. Of note, China has completed eight launches to date this year with one failure and another satellite being placed in the incorrect orbit. Two communications satellites, one of which is for a military use, were successfully placed …
Read More »Before Mars, Cislunar Exploration
While the International Space Station will still be used until at least 2024 what comes next? That discussion has been ongoing within the space community for some time. The use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for business and research is only going to increase. National space agencies though are looking beyond LEO for the next challenge including cislunar exploration.
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