Amit Chakma 🇦🇺🇨🇦

Unless the current trend of declining investment in research and development is reversed, the “West” will someday wake up to find that it has also fallen behind in “critical knowledge” of strategic significance! Time for renewed investment in fundamental research is NOW!

Opinion: It’s time to recognize higher education as a matter of national security for Canada theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Excellent message from Prime Minister Carney as part of his “forward guidance” series. m.youtube.com/watch?v=bySyMc…

A former UK Defence Minister proposes to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP immediately by raising income taxes by 1%. Except the math does not add up! How sad! No wonder the public has little confidence in politicians' ability to deal with complex issues anymore!

@Trail92008 I was selected by Quebec as a Francophone immigrant, which paved the way for my Canadian citizenship. I have had the pleasure and privilege of living in Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.

@Trail92008 J'ai d'abord été sélectionné par le Québec en tant qu'immigrant francophone, ce qui a ouvert la voie à ma citoyenneté canadienne. J'ai eu le plaisir et le privilège de vivre au Québec, en Colombie-Britannique, en Alberta, en Saskatchewan et en Ontario.

Happy Canada Day to all fellow Canadians! A time to recommit to the values of citizenship and to each other as fellow Canadians!

Nobel winner and mRNA vaccine pioneer Katalin Karikó criticises career-driven publications that lack scientific novelty timeshighereducation.com/news/katalin-k…

Asia accounts for more than 60 per cent of Australia’s two-way trade. Yet, the nation's institutions are failing to adequately prepare students. ebx.sh/jEQwng

@PerrinBeatty I can buy wine and other products online from all the wine-producing regions of Australia, from Perth, and Australia Post promptly delivers the package on time. In six years, not a single shipment has been lost or misplaced.

Why are we still talking about this and when are the politicians going to actually do something? We’re fighting for free trade with the world, but we aren’t prepared to have free trade in Canada. If we can’t fix this, how are we going to resolve more serious problems?

Beautiful Vancouver waterfront - where high-rise residential buildings, marina with lots of recreational boats, Stanley Park, a busy seaplane port, ferry and cruise ship terminal, and a fully functioning port - including a sulphur exporting facility - all co-exist in harmony!

Caught up with the FIFA tournament celebrations in Vancouver, BC, where my Canadian journey began as an international student at @ubc some four decades ago! Vancouver, I am delighted to be back!

Or come to Western Australia! We have bushes too, but with beautiful wildflowers! We’ll welcome you warmly and offer you an extraordinary learning experience in one of the world's most beautiful campuses, providing an unparalleled environment!

@MichaelKovrig @jkenney What economically sound alternative suggestion do you have for Canada to consider? Criticism is easy - offering alternative credible solutions makes one's argument stronger!

Canada’s EVs-for-canola deal is not a normal trade arrangement. It provides five years of EV market access in exchange for canola tariff relief, an asymmetric deal where China holds the leverage. 1/6

A year later to attend the G7 meeting in the beautiful Kananaskis country in the Canadian Rockies!

Thrilled to be back in my old stomping grounds, visiting places like the Athabasca glacier. There I met Aaron, an Aussie from NSW who drives one of the impressive Ice Explorers. I highly recommend a visit to this receding glacier to My Aussie friends, before it is too late!

One of the special joys of being an academic is to bump into former students unexpectedly. What a delight it was to bump into Renjie Butalid, a former student of @UWaterloo, now an expert in digital risk assessment and a VP with Metrika, at Ottawa airport this morning!

Delighted to bump into Distinguished Professor Emeritus John English, OC, at a restaurant in Guelph on Father’s Day after a long time! A quick opportunity to revisit wonderful memories from our time at @UWaterloo. Au Revoir John!

The sudden passing of Alan Wildeman deeply saddens me. We were contemporaries as Uni Presidents. He was a visionary & pragmatic leader who served Windsor with distinction. He will be missed dearly! My sincere condolences to his family & friends. RIP Alan! ctvnews.ca/windsor/articl…