Editing Navdeep Bains (section)

===Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry===
[[File:Secretary Kelly Visits Ottawa (33445755645).jpg|thumb|Bains meeting with [[John F. Kelly]], the [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]], in March 2017]]
Bains was the Ontario co-chair for the federal Liberal campaign, and was returned to the House of Commons in the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]] in the new riding of [[Mississauga—Malton (federal electoral district)|Mississauga—Malton]].<ref name="2015 re-elected">{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Michael |date=October 19, 2015 |title=Liberal Navdeep Bains wins Mississauga-Malton |work=[[Toronto Star]] |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/federal-election/federal-ridings-toronto-gta/2015/10/19/liberal-navdeep-bains-wins-mississauga-malton.html |access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="co-chair">{{Cite magazine |last=Geddes |first=John |date=October 7, 2015 |title=Why everyone loves Brampton |url=http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/why-everyone-loves-brampton/ |magazine=[[Maclean's]] |access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref> On November 4, 2015, he was appointed the [[Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development|minister of innovation, science and economic development]] in [[Justin Trudeau]]'s [[29th Canadian Ministry|Cabinet]].<ref name="CbCTrudeauCabinet2015-11-04">{{Cite news |date=November 16, 2015 |title=Full list of Justin Trudeau's cabinet 31-member cabinet includes 15 women, attempt at regional balance |publisher=[[CBC News]] |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/full-list-of-justin-trudeau-s-cabinet-1.3300699 |url-status=live |access-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403163026/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/full-list-of-justin-trudeau-s-cabinet-1.3300699 |archive-date=April 3, 2019}}</ref> The next day, Bains announced that the mandatory long form census would be restored for 2016, after it was [[Canada 2011 Census#Voluntary long-form survey controversy|removed from the 2011 edition]] under the Harper government.<ref name="Long form census restored">{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Liberals to restore mandatory long-form census |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-liberal-census-data-1.3305271 |access-date=November 5, 2015 |publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> Under Bains’ leadership, the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census]] response rate exceeded 98 percent, making it the most successful Census since [[1666 census of New France|1666]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 29, 2016 |title=Statistics Canada celebrates 'best census since 1666' |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/best-census-ever-stats-can-1.3739857 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026062709/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/best-census-ever-stats-can-1.3739857 |archive-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>

A major focus of Bains’ mandate is to spur innovation and economic development in Canada. Following public consultations across Canada in the summer of 2016, he launched the Inclusive Innovation Agenda. Based on the consultations, the Bains identified three priority areas for Canada's Innovation Agenda: finding better ways for more Canadians to get the skills the global economy demands (People), harnessing emerging tech that would create industries and jobs that never existed before as well as reinvigorate existing ones (Technology), and encouraging more Canadians to start and grow companies that are competitive in the global economy (Companies).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada's Innovation Agenda |date=August 18, 2021 |url=https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/062.nsf/eng/home |publisher=Government of Canada}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Niedoba |first=Sarah |date=October 26, 2016 |title=Canadian Business |url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/innovation/navdeep-bains-interview/}}</ref>

His portfolio also includes responsibility for the six regional development agencies across Canada: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA); Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED); Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor); Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario); Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor); Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Mandate Letter |date=November 12, 2015 |url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/minister-innovation-science-and-economic-development-mandate-letter}}</ref>

In December 2016, he also launched Connect to Innovate, a program that will invest $500 million to bring high-speed Internet to rural and remote communities across Canada.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dobby |first=Christine |date=December 15, 2016 |title=Ottawa to target 'backbone' Internet connections with $500-million rural broadband program |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ottawa-to-target-backbone-internet-connections-with-500-million-rural-broadband-program/article33335056/}}</ref> In 2018, Bains announced $950 million for a variety of national [[Clusters of Innovation|superclusters of innovation]] across the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government reveals who is getting $950M in 'supercluster' funding |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4027827/superclusters-initiative-getting-funding-navdeep-bains/ |access-date=June 3, 2018 |website=Global News |language=en}}</ref> To date, Minister Bains has supported 37 projects, investing $389 million, leading to nearly $4.1 billion in total investments in the automotive sector. Bains locked in the manufacturing of the C-Series in Montréal, protecting 6,000 direct jobs in Ontario and Québec in the aerospace industry. He also launched Canada's first-ever Intellectual Property Strategy.

[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Justin Trudeau at the delegation level talks, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on February 23, 2018.jpg|thumb|Bains and other members of [[Justin Trudeau|Trudeau]]'s cabinet with Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in February 2018]]
Bains worked closely with the Advisory Council on Economic Growth, which advised the minister of finance on economic policies to achieve long-term [[sustainable growth]]. The council called for a gradual increase in permanent [[immigration to Canada]] to 450,000 people a year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 23, 2016 |title=Influential Liberal advisers want Canadian population to triple by 2100 |work=[[Global News]] |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3020783/influential-liberal-advisers-want-canadian-population-to-triple-by-2100/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927193435/https://globalnews.ca/news/3020783/influential-liberal-advisers-want-canadian-population-to-triple-by-2100/ |archive-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 17, 2016 |title=Fortier, Ragan part of Advisory Council on Economic Growth |work=McGill Reporter |url=https://reporter.mcgill.ca/fortier-ragan-part-of-federal-advisory-council-on-economic-growth/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815200736/https://reporter.mcgill.ca/fortier-ragan-part-of-federal-advisory-council-on-economic-growth/ |archive-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref>

In 2019, Minister Bains announced Canada's Digital Charter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2019 |title=Minister Bains announces Canada's Digital Charter |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2019/05/minister-bains-announces-canadas-digital-charter.html |access-date=November 17, 2020 |publisher=[[Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada]]}}</ref>

In August 2020, amidst a review of an August 2019 decision by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) to reduce capacity rates by up to 43% and access rates up to 77%, Bains released a statement saying that the government shared the fears of Canada's big telecommunication corporations that it went too far and would disincentivize investment in communication networks, especially less profitable rural and remote areas. However, the statement also said that the government would not formally intervene in the ongoing review.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paddon |first=David |date=August 15, 2020 |title=Minister says CRTC may have erred with wholesale rate decision |work=[[CTV News]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/minister-says-crtc-may-have-erred-with-wholesale-rate-decision-1.5065736 |access-date=August 24, 2020}}</ref>

==== COVID-19 ====
In August 2020, Bains and [[Minister of Public Services and Procurement]] [[Anita Anand]], announced major steps towards securing COVID-19 vaccine and therapies.<ref name="GC_20200805">{{Cite web |last1=Jagric |first1=Alex |last2=Roy |first2=Cecely |author3-link=Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada |last3=Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada |last4=Public Services and Procurement Canada |date=2020-08-05 |title=Government of Canada announces major steps in treating and preventing COVID-19 through vaccines and therapies |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2020/08/government-of-canada-announces-major-steps-in-treating-and-preventing-covid-19-through-vaccines-and-therapies.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221216235932/https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2020/08/government-of-canada-announces-major-steps-in-treating-and-preventing-covid-19-through-vaccines-and-therapies.html |archive-date=2022-12-16 |access-date=2021-03-22 |website=[[Government of Canada]] |author4-link=Public Services and Procurement Canada }}</ref> Bains also announced the members of the COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force and COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force (VTF). [[Nancy Harrison]] and [[Cédric Bisson]] are co-chairs of the Therapeutics Task Force (TTF) tasked with prioritizing "financial support for promising COVID-19 treatment projects."<ref name="GC_20200805" /> The secretariat of the Therapeutics Task Force is housed at Bains' ISEDC department. [[Joanne Langley]] and [[J. Mark Lievonen]] are the co-chairs Vaccine Task Force advising the federal government on "vaccine development, related bio-manufacturing and international partnerships".<ref name="GC_20200805" /> The secretariat of the Vaccine Task force is supported by the [[National Research Council of Canada]].<ref name="GC_20200805" /> Potential members of the Joint Biomanufacturing Subcommittee of the COVID‐19 Vaccine Task Force and Therapeutics Task Force Meeting began meeting on June 22, 2020, to examine initial proposals from [[Laval, Quebec]]-based-[[Biodextris]], Calgary, Alberta-based-[[PTX-COVID19-B|Providence Therapeutics]], Edmonton, Alberta-based-[[Entos Pharmaceuticals]], Montréal-based [[René Roy (chemist)|Glycovax Pharma]], Vancouver-based-[[Precision Nanosystems]], Vancouver-based [[Symvivo Incorporated]], [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia]]-based IMV, Quebec City-based [[Medicago Inc.]], and [[Maryland]]-based [[Novavax]]. On June 25 they began their reviews of proposals submitted by [[Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine|AstraZeneca]], [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine|Pfizer]], [[Variation Biotechnologies]] (VBI). On July 3 they reviewed Moderna's proposal. Later in July they reviewed Novavax and Johnson & Johnson, and in September Sanofi / GSK. The first announcements of approvals began on August 5 for Pfizer and Moderna and the [rest?] of the approvals were announced in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2020 |title=COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Registry of Interests |url=https://nrc.canada.ca/en/corporate/covid-19-vaccine-task-force-registry-interests |access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref>