It's time for Canada to act like the northern nation it proclaims to be Dr. Jessica Shadian Op-Ed on the Reports of the Special Senate Committee on the Arctic, “Northern Lights: A Wake-Up Call for the Future of Canada”, available here. This is a repost of the original article which appeared on

'We're not getting it': Liberals sprinkle $700 million in Arctic but a strategic plan remains elusive Dr. Jessica Shadian spoke to the Financial Post about the new budget from Ottawa and what the lack of a federal long term strategy means for building infrastructure in the Canadian North. This is a repost of

Canada puts Arctic 'in a snow globe' as it freezes oil and gas development — just as Norway, Russia accelerateRepost of original article which appeared on the Financial Post and can be accessed by clicking HERE.Geoffrey MorganDecember 20, 2018The 49-hour drive from FortisBC’s liquefied natural gas facility in Delta, British Columbia to Inuvik,

Could climate change turn Canada’s Arctic into an emerging market?On November 20th, 2018 Dr. Jessica Shadian moderated a panel at OPTrust’s Climate Change Symposium in Toronto, Canada. Repost of original article which appeared on Benefit’s Canada and can be accessed by clicking HERE. As climate change restructures the Canadian Arctic year by year,

Canada is slow to recognise its own north and the potential that it hasDr. Shadian recently spoke with the BBC about the opening of the Northwest Passage and the opportunity for Canada to be a key player in that region.China is more closely looking at developing the North American Arctic as part of

Arctic360 appears before Parliamentary CommitteeBy Dr. Jessica M. ShadianI had the fortunate opportunity to discuss Canada's Arctic Sovereignty with the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. I discussed why Canada needs to take its Northern Infrastructure Gap seriously. Canada's sovereignty is not facing a threat from Chinese or Russian battleships. Its

What's Driving Investment Opportunities in the Arctic? The Arctic benefits from co-operation between the five coastal nations: Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States. Why is multilateralism the preferred approach to managing the challenges facing the Far North? In an interview with Bloomberg TV Canada’s Rudyard Griffiths, Mike Sfraga, director of

North America must seize its Arctic opportunity – or risk being left out in the cold Dr. Jessica Shadian (Arctic360 Founder and CEO), Clint Davis (Managing Director of Acasta Capital Indigenous) and Mead Treadwell (former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska and president of Pt. Capital) discuss why Canada has to up its game in