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Canada can’t regulate Big Tech by trusting Big Tech

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Artificial intelligence regulation must not leave older adults behind

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Canada can stop surveillance pricing before it reaches the checkout

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Ottawa’s AI strategy is built to inspire trust, not protect Canadians

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Health reform needs places where the system is allowed to learn

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Canada can’t fix the gender wealth gap until it measures it

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“Buy Canadian” won’t fix defence procurement until Ottawa defines “Canadian”

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Canada should keep its data out of U.S. hands

An illustration of some bank cards stacked on top of a red $50-bill with "Bank of Canada" written on it.

Why Canada’s open banking risks repeating Australia’s failure

Doctor at a keyboard.

AI scribes in health care raise risks for patients and privacy

An illustration of a robot at a computer while a worker exits an office with a box full of belongings.

Canada’s labour protections aren’t ready for the age of AI

A driver at the wheel of a car, putting a finger to the touchscreen in the dashboard.

Yes, those Chinese EVs will be spying on us — just like all the other cars already do

The three of them are standing in a room with at least double-height ceilings. Behind them, the wall is covered in an artwork consisting of intertwined vines with flowers and leaves.

How Canada can put Carney’s Davos speech into action

The Prime Minister of Canada stands inside an auto parts factory, surrounded by industry representatives, workers, and journalists, in front of a vehicle.

Chinese EVs : the wrong security debate

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What Ottawa can do to protect Canadians from cybercrime

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Repeal the Online News Act to better inform Canadians

A man on an e-bike crosses an intersection with a boxy insulated food bag strapped to his back. He’s wearing bulky mitts, snow pants, and a cover for his nose and mouth under a ball cap and hoodie with a puffer jacket.

Gig-work delivery jobs are getting more dangerous

A dozen pixelated faces are set against a swirl of colours and curving lines.

Métis Nation must be partners in developing artificial intelligence

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Canada’s AI strategy stops at city limits

Canada can lead the world in sovereign, sustainable, responsible AI

Three men in blue coveralls stand side by side looking at machinery in the distance.

Shifting Canada’s postsecondary system to shape future growth

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Boycotting the AI task force is counterproductive

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Reconciliation in the age of AI and social media

The two men are in silhouette against a large screen that says “All In.” The screen is blue and mauve.

What the Canadian government is missing on AI

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