Canada doesn’t have regulations for launching rockets, but the government says it will ‘enable’ Canso spaceport anyway

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by Joan Baxter January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

Speakers at the January 20, 2023 announcement on Canada's commercial space launches. Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra in the blue jacket and tie, MP Marc Garneau to his right, and Brian Gallant on the far left.

The hyperbole and hot air at last week’s announcement in front of the Canadarm at the Canadian Space Agency in Montreal were enough to launch more than one rocket into orbit. Present for the announcement on January 20 were Omar Alghabra, Canada’s Minister of Transport; Marc Garneau, Liberal MP and former astronaut; Brian Gallant, former […]

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Joan Baxter

Joan Baxter is an award-winning Nova Scotian journalist and author of seven books, including "The Mill: Fifty Years of Pulp and Protest." Website: www.joanbaxter.ca;... More by Joan Baxter

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Canada doesn’t have regulations for launching rockets, but the government says it will ‘enable’ Canso spaceport anyway

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