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Jamieson Greer stands in front of a huge American flag at a podium.

The CUSMA review is Canada’s last chance to govern AI

Four young children using laptops sitting at a table side by

Children’s privacy is now critical infrastructure in the AI era

An ice-packed inlet with snow-covered mountains in the background.

Northern cable security is becoming a test of Canada’s Arctic readiness

A data centre with rows of servers and floating figures representing digital data streams.

Canada needs to develop its own AI computing power

Four people sitting on easy chairs holding microphones on a stage in front of Liberal Party of Canada colours and a logo for their 2026 convention.

Make AI policy about contribution, not just protection

A dozen medical icons are clustered but don’t connect to each other.

Canada has the tech to connect health records. Why isn’t it being used?

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The Carney government’s embrace of AI will put lives at risk

The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station stretches along the shore of Lake Ontario, with several dome-shaped reactor buildings under a cloudy sky, viewed from a rocky foreground by the water.

To enrich or not to enrich nuclear fuel: Canada’s dilemma

People ride a swinging carrousel carnival ride against a blue summer sky.

The pull and push of the centre that haunts the public service

An unidentifiable child types on a laptop computer while sitting on a couch.

Children’s right to privacy needs to be strengthened in law and beyond

A broader approach to AI would cut bias in immigration decisions while adding speed

View from a high-rise showing snow-covered roofs of homes and shops on a few blocks of downtown streets, with street lights glowing with the backdrop of a flat grey sky at dusk.

Has immigration become a third rail in Canadian politics?

Kovrig and his wife both have one arm raised as they acknowledge their arrival, standing with his sister in front of a black SUV on the tarmac where the jet carrying him to Canada arrived. All three are wearing masks.

Kovrig, Spavor and Canada’s tragic record of not protecting Canadians abroad

A sleek modern building with dark brown brick in the foreground and glass in the background viewed from across a small pond.

Don’t give more powers to CSE until it submits to effective review

Public service will swell to 409,000 in five years, PBO says

A photo illustration showing a man in a suite before a wall of sticky notes with question marks.

Leaving the comfort zone: Difficult issues in public sector reform

Universities need to rethink efforts to create impact in their communities

Female and male scientists working on Computers In a modern laboratory with various shelves, beakers, chemicals and other equipment visible.

Science diplomacy should not just be part of trade promotion

The return key on a computer keyboard is coloured blue with the word “government contract” on it.

Federal IT contracting: Overdone and out of date

Une personne portant des cheveux noirs courts et un hoodie gris travaille à un ordinateur, alors que l’on voit des serveurs en arrière-plan.

Ottawa needs thousands of tech workers to serve Canadians properly

It’s time to increase Canada’s global health spending on ready-to-scale innovations

Collaboration trumps protectionism in Canada-Asia R&D investment trends

Canada could be a leader in standards for election technologies

A Black physician at a desk in front of a laptop demonstrates how to apply pressure to the base of his palm in a session with a white woman receiving via the computer.

Remote rehabilitation can offer health-care relief, but there are still problems

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