During the COVID 19 vaccine rollout Canadians learned the hard way that they're at the mercy of other countries to get the shot. In the past, Canada manufactured vaccines but that was decades ago. Can Canadian innovations in science rest on the laurels of the discovery of insulin and its long-ago foray into vaccines? Or should it strive to become a global leader in scientific discoveries? We ask physician scientist Stephen Archer; Support Our Science co-organizer Sarah Laframboise; and Globe and Mail science reporter Ivan Semeniuk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.