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The AI literacy gap facing Gen Alpha

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Canadian businesses need a new government approach to cybercrime

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A Canadian blueprint for trustworthy AI governance

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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Canada’s outdated laws leave spyware oversight dangerously weak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

The time for a law on artificial intelligence has come

How to legislate on artificial intelligence in Canada?

Who has jurisdiction over artificial intelligence: Ottawa or the provinces?

The ethics of artificial intelligence await the law

The risk of waiting to regulate AI is greater than the risk of acting too quickly

Scale-up renewable energy co-operatives to energize the nation

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Canada needs to accelerate its transition to renewable energy

How to manage our growing pile of electronic waste

The war on cars

Terry Beech’s tall order: revamping service delivery

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Canada’s bumpy ride toward a national news strategy

Cutting back on collaboration with China hurts Canadian research and development

Artificial intelligence + basic income = Canadian innovation

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Taming the tech giants will cause collateral damage

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Involve more ordinary Canadians in implementing the Online Streaming Act

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Canada is failing to regulate AI amid fear and hype

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