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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

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Innovation sovereignty needs ecosystems, not isolation

A couple of computer screens, a keyboard and a lot of little symbols floating around to depict data.

Canada’s digital sovereignty debate overlooks software risks

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The next frontier of AI is biological digital twins

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

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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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Want help with inflation? Reform the Competition Act

Remodelling the ivory tower to help solve the climate crisis

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Canada’s next industrial AI strategy needs to address adoption

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