if the government wants to do something smart, i agree it should put a major focus on reversing the decline in our education system with the intent of eventually cranking up r & d funding.
but canada doesn't see itself as a global player, and really never has. until we change our mindset, we're going to be content finding a niche between great powers, rather than seek to become one ourselves. the thing is that climate change positions us extremely well and we essentially have the choice to become a great power or become a failed state. we can't sit on this vast a space without becoming a dominant power.
in a lot of ways, we're the new russia. i just wish we'd stop hating them so much. we're going to walk into their global niche.