‘The devil’s in the details, and we don’t have any’: critics, civil liberties groups decry feds’ lack of clarity on changes to privacy and AI bill
NDP MP Brian Masse calls the wait for the full text of the government’s amendments to Bill C-27 ‘disrespectful’ and an example of the ‘laziness’ that has been the Liberals’ ‘mortal and systemic weakness.’
Complacency is our enemy today, bold thinking is our future
We need a future-oriented economy with innovative Canadian firms with their own IP that makes them competitive and free to operate and grow globally. How to do this is, of course, the challenge.
University and College Research
Lessons from COVID-19: we need long-term investment in research
Our universities build Canada’s capacity and develop the skilled workforce needed for emergency response.
Universities are a critical piece of the climate-change puzzle
Researchers are tracking climate change impacts on our systems and infrastructure, and developing projections to help communities prepare for increases in temperature and extreme weather events.
Curbing international students not the answer to Canada’s housing crisis
It would be harmful to address the housing shortage by curtailing the number of international scholars studying at our universities, especially when they contribute so much to our society.
Are Canadians suffering a crisis of trust?
A new scholarly network will explore how engineers, scientists, and researchers can find ways of embedding trust into the technologies they are currently building.
Time to fix the inequity in Canadian research council grants
The federal government should overhaul Canada’s granting agencies with an equity lens for a healthier and more robust research ecosystem that would benefit everyone.
Cost of living crisis is increasing need for university research supports, says NDP science critic
Canada’s investment in research and development in 2020 amounted to about 1.8 per cent of its GDP—less than the 2.7 per cent average for OECD countries.
AI is not intelligent and needs regulation now
The iterative nature of artificial intelligence means that without meaningful regulation, it will become easier for the average person to have the power to cause very serious public harm, should they so wish.
