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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?

Silhouette of a head filled with and surrounded by symbols.

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

Too many Canadian regulatory watchdogs are failing to serve the public interest

A dark silhouette of a human stands before four doors presenting choices. Two large doors offer fruit and vegetables. Two smaller doors a burger and a cigarette.

Nudging the way to better public policy

Data sharing should not be an afterthought in digital health innovation

Getting Canada’s proposed clean electricity regulations right to reverse our poor climate performance

A woman leads a small classroom of adult students.

Time to bring adult education out of the corner to better support the learning of all Canadians

La liberté universitaire est plus exigeante que la liberté d’expression

Five men lean on a light table, making calculations with pens and diagrams.

The myths that undermine our innovation performance

TikTok page showing the face of Rayne Fisher-Quann in 18 thumbnails of her TikTok videos.

It’s time for an online creators act

Post-mortem needed on problems with COVID Alert app

Wrestling the long arm of authoritarianism

We need to better understand how racialized minorities are being hit by inflation

Illustration of an evening city skyline with a bundled stream of zeroes and ones emanating from it.

A digital transformation can make Canada’s immigration system world-class

Illustration of a woman in a street crowd, looking at her smartphone. Her face is pixelated.

Federal political parties are arguing for less protection of personal information in B.C.

Protect municipal democracy by strengthening online voting systems

A mobile phone is shown with the icons of Google, Facebook, Amazon and the Apple store.

Online platforms challenge personal data protection and Canada’s cultural sovereignty

Corriger le tir du projet de loi C-11 sur la radiodiffusion

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