Canada’s use of DNA collection and analysis was expanded in March 2018 through the creation of five new DNA databases. Three were created for humanitarian purposes, and the other...
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson faces the tough task of finding a way to meet Canada’s 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. With few policy mechanisms at his disposal, he...
When I give public talks and training on AI in government, I am often asked why Canada has no “Department of Artificial Intelligence” to govern AI. Some jurisdictions, like...
With the release of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review’s (BTLR) final report last week, Canada now has two regulatory visions for the future of its communication systems. Before...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to add US$15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, according to a recent report from PwC, representing a 14 percent boost to global...
(This article has been translated from French.) On December 9, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published the results of an investigation into complaints that Statistics...
Affordability of mobile phone bills has been at the centre of a heated public debate in Canada, catalyzing a policy dialogue that may be trending toward an over-emphasis on...
The head of the federal government’s foresight agency says identifying the skills that workers will need in the future, as jobs rapidly change or disappear completely, is one of...
We hear every day about the ways technology is changing the world around us. But if these conversations mention government, it’s usually to warn against foreign threats to our...
Poker star Jimmy Chou, who has won more than $1 million playing the game, has a new teacher. Pluribus, a new artificial intelligence program, recently defeated Chou, along with...
