{"podcast":{"title":"Disruptors","slug":"disruptors-897695","podcast_index_feed_id":897695,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/aWlX_ddg","website_url":"https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/rbc-disruptors/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f17078a4-4277-4c0a-8a65-e1d7050657be/db9eec98-9a9c-4ed1-b314-0770531af60f/3000x3000/image002.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Royal Bank of Canada","episode_count":228,"summary":"Disruptors, now in its 10th season, has become your front-row seat to Canada’s innovation story—200+ episodes exploring the people, ideas, and technologies reshaping Canada’s future. Each episode, hosted by John Stackhouse, SVP, Office of the CEO at Royal Bank of Canada—and former Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail—cuts through the hype and focuses on what you need to know. This season, we’re leaning into urgency: the global economy is shifting, geopolitics are noisy, and Canada needs to respond. You’ll hear from founders, investors, scientists, operators, and policy leaders at the forefront. Listen for a clearer understanding of the tech and innovation shaping Canada and the world—and practical insights to help you make sense of what’s coming next.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/disruptors-897695"},"episode":{"title":"Powering the North: How the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link Will Build A Stronger Canada","slug":"powering-the-north-how-the-kivalliq-hydro-fibre-link-will-build-a-stronger-canada","published_at":"2025-11-18T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/disruptors-897695/powering-the-north-how-the-kivalliq-hydro-fibre-link-will-build-a-stronger-canada","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/disruptors-897695","url":"https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/rbc-disruptors/","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1313/p.podderapp.com/4376325916/pscrb.fm/rss/p/afp-933978-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/3de6e51a-73da-4b83-96b0-d93c1141855f/episodes/25d2a154-09f7-46b3-b672-42c5f6adaadf/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=3de6e51a-73da-4b83-96b0-d93c1141855f&awEpisodeId=25d2a154-09f7-46b3-b672-42c5f6adaadf&feed=aWlX_ddg","summary":"Across Nunavut’s Kivalliq region, communities and mine sites still rely on imported diesel for electricity and satellite links for basic connectivity. It’s expensive, carbon-intensive, and leaves a strategically vital part of Canada dependent on infrastructure we don’t fully control. In this episode of Disruptors: The Canada Project with John Stackhouse, we travel to Nunavut to explore the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link (KHFL) — a 1,200-kilometre, Inuit-led project that would connect Manitoba’s renewable grid and Canada-based broadband backbone to five Kivalliq communities and future mining projects. Led by Nukik Corporation under 100% Inuit ownership, KHFL is designed to deliver clean power, high-speed terrestrial connectivity, and Nunavut’s first physical infrastructure link to southern Canada. Joining us are Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, who unpack how this corridor could cut diesel use, reduce dependence on satellite networks, strengthen Arctic sovereignty, and create a new model for community-driven infrastructure in the North.","meta_description":"Across Nunavut’s Kivalliq region, communities and mine sites still rely on imported diesel for electricity and satellite links for basic connectivity. It’…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1306,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/disruptors-897695/episodes/powering-the-north-how-the-kivalliq-hydro-fibre-link-will-build-a-stronger-canada/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/disruptors-897695/powering-the-north-how-the-kivalliq-hydro-fibre-link-will-build-a-stronger-canada.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}