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A man stands in front of six screens showing AI-generated videos.

The AI literacy gap facing Gen Alpha

A series of computers are lined up in command-centre style with a map of the world in front of the room. The image is partially obscured by a screen, providing an element of intrigue.

Canadian businesses need a new government approach to cybercrime

Evan Solomon is seen laughing while framed by cameras and microphones in the foreground.

A Canadian blueprint for trustworthy AI governance

The technician is a woman who is directing a long, tapered tube into a small clear vial. She’s in a white protective covering with lilac-coloured rubber gloves.

Why Canada needs a “deep prevention” approach to pandemic preparedness

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Canada’s outdated laws leave spyware oversight dangerously weak

Net-zero advisory body needs to sharpen its analysis

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Want to know where we are with cancer care? Don’t ask Ontario.

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When women’s health loses, we all lose

A man in a light grey suit gestures with his hands while sitting in front of Canadian flags.

Ottawa eyeing ways to simplify public sector pay rules, fix Phoenix problems

Federal funding for research prompts call for more partners in health care

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Canadian banks have a role to play in preventing domestic violence

Des dizaines de petites fioles en verre sont disposées côte à côte.

A lack of scientific diplomacy leaves Canada at a disadvantage on the world stage

Sur fond de ciel bleu couvert de nuages, une tour de métal se dresse.

Encouraging innovation and competition through smart regulation

Hansen stands in front of a large screen split into six images depicting some of the people in the company. One person looks into a microscope. Two others sit in front of a laptop. A third walks down a hallway, clipboard in hand.

Canada’s pandemic preparedness investments still make equity an afterthought

Une femme âgée pousse un chariot dans une allée tandis qu’un homme âgé examine une boîte de conserve dans sa main.

When Canadian regulations favour corporate concentration

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A safer online experience doesn’t require sacrificing privacy

Three lightbulbs hang from drawn black lines. The first line is tangled up hopelessly. The second one is minimally tangled. The third is untangled.

Can angst about productivity lead to serious public-service reforms?

ALT text: A green John Deere tractor pulls a small red tilling implement over a black field. The surface of the field is obscured by mist even though the sky is blue. Farm buildings and a forest can be seen in the background.

Canada needs ethical data governance in agriculture

A child concentrating intently on a laptop screen.

Federal legislation needs further amendments to protect children’s privacy

Hogan is seated at a long wood table with a paper nameplate and a slender silver microphone in front of her. She is looking at papers, and is holding on to two single sheets as she looks at the pile.

Do away with the maze of government procurement

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

Canada needs to start seeing Africa as a collaborator

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Canada must end financial discrimination against sex workers

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The Online Harms Act should target social media’s greatest harm

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