Looking North: Pension funds are key to developing Canada’s critical minerals

Looking North: Pension funds are key to developing Canada’s critical minerals Canada needs long-term and venture capital to build infrastructure, innovate and develop its critical minerals to meet the global net-zero energy transition. Pension funds are key to that goal. While Canada’s debate does circles about the merits of mandating that

Arctic360 contributes to the Parliamentary Affairs subcommittee Report for “A SECURE AND SOVEREIGN ARCTIC”

Arctic360's Jessica Shadian and Madeleine Redfern contribute to the Parliamentary Affairs subcommittee Report of the Standing Committee on National Defence "A SECURE AND SOVEREIGN ARCTIC" Dr. Shadian underlined that "we need to know what we have. We need a comprehensive inventory of existing critical infrastructure with potential multi-use purposes [and] its

‘Discussions with Diplomats’ Returns with a Nordic Diplomacy Panel

'Discussions with Diplomats' Returns with a Nordic Diplomacy Panel Braving snowy conditions in both Canadian and Nordic spirit, on February 22, 2023, students gathered at the Munk Observatory for the highly anticipated in-person return of the Discussions with Diplomats series. The University of Toronto’s European Studies Students’ Association (ESSA) has grown

One year after Russia’s Ukraine invasion, circumpolar diplomats take stock

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Canada needs new approach to meet Arctic challenges, conference hears

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