Latest Blog Posts

Jun 1, 2025
An Oscar-worthy performance
My most joyous childhood memory, bar none, was Saturday nights sitting on the flo...

Jun 1, 2025
Q&A with Brendan McGinty, Director of Industry, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Canada and the United States have enjoyed a special relationship for years. This ...

Jun 1, 2025
It’s a matter of trust
It’s a matter of trust. This is a phrase I have heard repeatedly since I began my...

Jun 1, 2025
Q&A with Dr. Guillaume Bourque, Outgoing Interim Researcher Council Chair
I recently spoke with Dr. Guillaume Bourque, a Professor in the Department of Hum...

Jun 1, 2025
We Need to Put More Players On the Field
I was raised by three women and I will spend the rest of my life with three women...

Jun 1, 2025
Superheroes In the Age of COVID-19
I grew up on the inner-city streets of Toronto and like many boys, my friends and...

Jun 1, 2025
A New Year Represents New Opportunities
Happy New Year! If you’re like me, a new year naturally affords the opportunity t...
Jun 1, 2025
The First 60 Days
I’ve almost completed 60 days as the CEO of the New Digital Research Infrastructu...

Jun 1, 2025
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Means Better Business
By: Julie Bortolotti, Manager, Marketing Communications, CANARIE Equity, diversi...
Jun 1, 2025
Dr. Bruno Blais, Polytechnique Montréal – How computers can model mixing
Dr. Bruno Blais has his finger in many pots — at least figuratively. Mastering th...
Jun 1, 2025
Dr. Carolyn Coté-Lussier, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique – Innovating in the fields of crime and safety
When Dr. Carolyn Coté-Lussier describes herself as “a very interdisciplinary rese...
Jun 1, 2025
Dr. Randall Sobie, University of Victoria – Understanding the nature of the universe
Dr. Randall Sobie has spent his career trying to understand the nature of the uni...