
The world has been in an unprecedented state of crisis with the current war on Ukraine and longstanding pandemic, and the effects reverberate through the science and policy corridors globally.
CSPC has invited interested members of the community to share their opinions on the impact of the crises on Canadian and international science and innovation. The editorials are addressing the national or international impact on issues including but not limited to international scientific collaboration, defence, climate change, green energy, and disruption of supply chains.
Pour traverser les prochaines crises, il faudra s’appuyer sur les capacités citoyennes
Depuis de nombreuses années, on peut relever, dans les médias, mais aussi dans les discours des décideurs, des promoteurs de projets et des scientifiques, l’idée selon laquelle les citoyennes [...]
Ukraine: The Breadbasket of Europe, Impact of Crisis on Everyone’s plate
When there is a production of any crop in the world, it impacts directly or indirectly on everyone’s plate. In the food supply chain, wheat is one of the most [...]
Facing the Paradox of Openness to Build Resiliency in Canada’s Bioeconomy
The multiple global crises occurring at the beginning of this decade share a common paradox: COVID-19 has shown how an interconnected world fosters the spreading of viruses and how [...]
Waiving IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines sends the wrong message to innovators
Responding to a health crisis like COVID-19 requires global leadership, innovation, and safe rapid response. But on June 17, 2022, nations took a collective step backward and agreed to [...]
Clinical trials: lessons from the pandemic and time for change
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons about science and technology. It has underlined the importance of quicker and smarter surveillance and responses to public health emergencies. The pandemic [...]
Learning to Live with the Science
If you were observing from afar – and knew nothing of the case counts, the millions of deaths, or the horrifying and ongoing human toll of acute and long [...]
Why wait until graduation? Building resilience during crises must include re-imagining academia and the role of graduate students
During the COVID-19 pandemic, graduate students around the world stepped up and directly became involved in their communities. From conducting COVID-19 PCR tests during a time of testing capacity [...]
Building Resilience through international science and innovation.
In AD79, a volcanic eruption struck the cities south of Naples, burying several of those cities and killing perhaps around 15,000 people. We know about it because it was [...]
How Cybercriminals Are Impacting Critical Infrastructure and Supply Chains Around The World
The ransomware attack that crippled the Colonial Pipeline in the United States last year underscores the ways in which vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and supply chains can be exploited. [...]
Seeking shelter against contagion: households of resilience
The division of scientific labor fuels the growth of knowledge, specialization, and expertise. However, it simultaneously creates silos, skepticism, redundancy, and missed opportunities. Specialists who make breakthroughs in their own [...]
UN Scrambles, Canada Dawdles on Bid to Prevent $20B Oil Spill Disaster
With public and political attention riveted by the year’s most obvious international crises, from local climate disasters to Russia’s war in Ukraine, governments in Canada and elsewhere are running out [...]
Blanket solutions are not enough to protect scientists amidst the Ukraine-Russia crisis
The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia has led to thousands of Ukrainian lives lost, and millions displaced. When present surroundings force individuals into fight-or-flight mode, the future of [...]
The world has been in an unprecedented state of crisis with the current war on Ukraine and longstanding pandemic, and the effects reverberate through the science and policy corridors globally.
CSPC has invited interested members of the community to share their opinions on the impact of the crises on Canadian and international science and innovation. The editorials are addressing the national or international impact on issues including but not limited to international scientific collaboration, defence, climate change, green energy, and disruption of supply chains.