What would it take for Canada’s innovation economy to thrive? The Business Council of Canada, an organization representing the country’s biggest companies, says it's time to set bold national goals to transform scientific strengths into economic performance—and to do that, we need a federal R&D powerhouse like the U.S.’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Join us on Tuesday, March 16 at 12:00 p.m. ET for a pre-budget briefing call with Robert Asselin, former advisor to two prime ministers, to learn more about what a Canadian DARPA might look like, and what missions it might pursue.

In partnership with the Business Council of Canada’s Corporate Innovator Network

Permission to launch: Why Canada needs a DARPA