{"id":24553,"date":"2026-01-01T20:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/?post_type=rbc_tl&#038;p=24553\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:48:58","slug":"the-canada-project","status":"publish","type":"rbc_tl","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/uncategorized\/thought-leadership\/the-canada-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Canada Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p>Canada stands at a crossroads: lead boldly or fall behind. Hosted by <strong>John Stackhouse<\/strong>, <strong>this limited<\/strong> series is built around one urgent question: <strong>what must Canada build now to thrive in the world arena?<\/strong> Disruptors: The Canada Project takes listeners across the country to meet the visionaries tackling our most urgent challenges from sovereign launch capacity on the east coast and AI-revived trade routes in Hudson Bay, to critical minerals refining in Quebec, Pacific Gateway expansion in BC, agtech innovation on the Prairies, AI-ready power in Alberta, and trusted data infrastructure in Ontario. These aren\u2019t just stories of invention they\u2019re a blueprint for closing the productivity gap and building the infrastructure that underpins Canada\u2019s sovereignty and prosperity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0180e8569b5e994f858a6659472c263c\" id=\"h-newfoundland\">Newfoundland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The real threat isn\u2019t submarines anymore it\u2019s the underwater cables carrying our digital economy, and Newfoundland\u2019s robotics are the only thing standing between us and the deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>David Shea (CTO and EVP, Kraken Robotics) <\/em><br><em>General Rick Hillier (Former Chief of the Defence Staff<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/4ca9489e-9e39-4ea9-b64d-6211b0fa968c?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/newfoundland-defending-the-deep\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" class=\"rbc-link-format rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ab7bba31e10f2cedcd0e0eb79af3a9ce\" id=\"h-atlantic-canada\">Atlantic Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If Canada can\u2019t launch its own satellites, it can\u2019t lead its own future, and Nova Scotia is building the launchpad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-b-0 mar-t-0 mob-mar-t-0 mob-mar-b-0\">Chris Hadfield (Canadian Commander of the International Space Station)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-b-0 mar-t-0 mob-mar-t-0 mob-mar-b-0\">Stephen Matier (CEO, Maritime Launch Services)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-b-0 mar-t-0 mob-mar-t-0 mob-mar-b-0\">Rahul Goel (CEO, NordSpace)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/52477461-8edd-4d20-b74e-958a5b01f7ce?dark=false?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/atlantic-canada-launching-sovereignty\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" class=\"rbc-link-format rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-825c85939bf35dc1abdf7a2ee2d5a433\" id=\"h-british-columbia\">British Columbia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada\u2019s ports have fallen behind the world\u2019s best, but Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is about to automate our way back to the top of global trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Peter Xotta (CEO, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority)<\/em><br><em>Tamara Vrooman (CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority)<\/em><br><em>Devan Fitch (The project\u2019s Program Director)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/0680e21b-68a4-4dd1-b5ac-30c5f1ff8a24?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/british-columbia-port-to-prosperity\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" class=\"rbc-link-format rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c3c22018a841d5f68fd11b8ed4e50e36\" id=\"h-manitoba\">Manitoba<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Indigenous-owned rail and drone-powered innovation are turning Churchill into Canada\u2019s northern gateway and reconnecting the Prairies to a world that\u2019s shifting Arctic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wab Kinew <\/em>(Premier of Manitoba)<br><em>Chris Avery <\/em>(CEO, <em>Arctic Gateway Group) <\/em><br><em>Grant Barkman <em>(<\/em>CEO, DecisionWorks)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/5409c545-524c-4be7-9704-7195a39099b7?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/manitoba-link-to-the-world\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" class=\"rbc-link-format rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6b848c335ab07fd32f115d021d59a808\" id=\"h-saskatchewan\">Saskatchewan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>AI is grading grain in minutes instead of hours, and Saskatchewan\u2019s ag-tech revolution is turning prairie data into global food security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kyle Folk (Founder and CEO, Ground Truth Ag<\/em>)<br><em>Murad Al-Katib (CEO<em>,<\/em>&nbsp;AGT Food and Ingredients)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/3cb812bd-f562-4bcc-88b5-ad214f7f16cb?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/saskatchewan-feeding-the-future\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" class=\"rbc-link-format rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e2ff6d389073950b321ef37a88a61228\" id=\"h-nunavut\">Nunavut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1,200-kilometre Inuit-led power line could end the North\u2019s diesel dependence and give Canada its first physical link to Arctic sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>P.J. Akeeagok\u00a0(<\/em>former Premier of Nunavut) <br><em>Anne-Rapha\u00eblle Audouin<\/em> (CEO, Nukik Corporation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/25d2a154-09f7-46b3-b672-42c5f6adaadf?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/nunavut-powering-the-north-2\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" class=\"rbc-link-format rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ab9d5139a6162611df3c9191dfc02d3\" id=\"h-quebec\">Quebec<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>China controls 90% of the world\u2019s graphite refining but Quebec is building the full mine-to-anode supply chain that could break that stranglehold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jean Charest (former Premier of Quebec)\u00a0<\/em><br><em>Eric Desaulniers (Founder &amp; CEO<em>,<\/em> Nouveau Monde Graphite)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/feedbcee-4fa5-4235-8497-34cb79b69003?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/quebec-beyond-the-battery\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" class=\"rbc-link-format rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0502da806b5ea6d4c1ff4ffe549b15d\" id=\"h-ontario\">Ontario<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada\u2019s secret weapon in the AI race isn\u2019t bigger data centres it\u2019s trust, jurisdiction, and decades of building secure systems in Waterloo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tom Jenkins&nbsp;(Chair, OpenText) <\/em><br><em>Shannon Bell&nbsp;(EVP, Chief Digital Officer &amp; CIO, OpenText) <\/em><br><em>Janice Stein&nbsp;(Founding Director, Munk School, University of Toronto)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/3656f873-416a-4b38-9cad-c50b5a78520f?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/ontario-the-trust-advantage\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" class=\"rbc-link-format rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61ce53061ba4039d571ad6a0530bd3ea\" id=\"h-alberta\">Alberta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Old coal plants are becoming AI-ready power hubs, and Alberta\u2019s \u201cbring your own power\u201d model could unlock thousands of megawatts for the hyperscale future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Danielle Smith\u00a0(Premier of Alberta) <\/em><br><em>John Kousinioris <em>(<\/em>President &amp; CEO of TransAlta<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/c010a052-1196-4d4a-82e4-a18e8feaf00e?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/alberta-power-to-compute\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" class=\"rbc-link-format rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de086c45d15d30be3d9e60d50e171cbc\" id=\"h-building-canada\">Building Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a season of big bets and bold plans, one question remains: How do we actually build this before the world passes us by?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Daniel Debow <\/em>(Chair, Build Canada)<br><em>Lucy Hargreaves (<\/em>CEO, <em>Build Canada<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:200px\" class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/e587da82-72ea-404e-8ffc-0aad14906463?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/alberta-power-to-compute\/\" data-dig-id=\"LP-24553-53cdd349\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Read more\" 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