Satellites Are Canada’s Next Sovereignty Frontier as Global ‘Race’ Heats up - National

Satellites are Canada’s next sovereignty frontier as global ‘race’ heats up - National

Carney's speech to Australia's parliament highlighted a soon-to-launch Canadian low earth orbit satellite network that experts say could soon compete with Elon Musk's Starlink.

Satellites are Canada’s next sovereignty frontier as global ‘race’ heats up

Canada is working to launch hundreds of new communication satellites that Prime Minister Mark Carney and experts say will be “fundamental” to sovereign defence capabilities and autonomy from the United States. During a speech to Australia’s parliament on Thursday, Carney highlighted a soon-to-launch, made-in-Canada low earth orbit (LEO) satellite network that could soon compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink in providing far-reaching internet service…