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A 20-something man reaches across a table in an office to shake hands with a colleague.

As AI claims entry-level jobs, we need to prioritize real-world experience for young people alongside learning

A computer motherboard is covered in cubes. At the centre is the biggest cube, which says AI on both side.

A made-in-Canada approach to AI

A blue light covers a bank of tall, narrow electronic computing boxes with wires coming out of the top.

Canada’s AI ambitions depend on energy security and critical resources

Against a black sky, the white rocket sends blindingly white exhaust gases to the ground as it lifts off.

Leveraging Canada’s Arctic experience to shape space-mining norms

Canada’s next great project must be to build an AI nation

Seen from above, a combine passes diagonally through the field, which looks like a light-brown rug.

Reimagining the future Canadian economy in a changing world

A red and white fighter jet takes off with two passengers aboard.

Before Canada spends billions more on defence, let’s control the killer robots

The language learning model app logos on an iphone, including ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Anthropic Claude, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot.

Trust in government a key factor in acceptance of greater federal use of AI

The flags of dozens of nations fly against a blue sky.

Lack of specialization in Global Affairs Canada undermines foreign policy

Printed promotional materials for the federal government’s Critical Minerals Strategy and a decision allowing the construction of a small modular nuclear reactor.

Federal gifts for the nuclear and mining industries

People ride a swinging carrousel carnival ride against a blue summer sky.

The pull and push of the centre that haunts the public service

An unidentifiable child types on a laptop computer while sitting on a couch.

Children’s right to privacy needs to be strengthened in law and beyond

A broader approach to AI would cut bias in immigration decisions while adding speed

View from a high-rise showing snow-covered roofs of homes and shops on a few blocks of downtown streets, with street lights glowing with the backdrop of a flat grey sky at dusk.

Has immigration become a third rail in Canadian politics?

Kovrig and his wife both have one arm raised as they acknowledge their arrival, standing with his sister in front of a black SUV on the tarmac where the jet carrying him to Canada arrived. All three are wearing masks.

Kovrig, Spavor and Canada’s tragic record of not protecting Canadians abroad

A sleek modern building with dark brown brick in the foreground and glass in the background viewed from across a small pond.

Don’t give more powers to CSE until it submits to effective review

Public service will swell to 409,000 in five years, PBO says

A photo illustration showing a man in a suite before a wall of sticky notes with question marks.

Leaving the comfort zone: Difficult issues in public sector reform

Universities need to rethink efforts to create impact in their communities

Female and male scientists working on Computers In a modern laboratory with various shelves, beakers, chemicals and other equipment visible.

Science diplomacy should not just be part of trade promotion

The return key on a computer keyboard is coloured blue with the word “government contract” on it.

Federal IT contracting: Overdone and out of date

Une personne portant des cheveux noirs courts et un hoodie gris travaille à un ordinateur, alors que l’on voit des serveurs en arrière-plan.

Ottawa needs thousands of tech workers to serve Canadians properly

It’s time to increase Canada’s global health spending on ready-to-scale innovations

Collaboration trumps protectionism in Canada-Asia R&D investment trends

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