Let’s go on the offensive and score
The evidence is clear: one-size-fits-all programs no longer work. Government support must be tailored to firms’ actual needs, with measurable objectives and transparent results.
The coming AI crash
Far too much money is being spent on long-odds bets that some new artificial intelligence tech will appear that justifies the current ridiculously high level of investment.
‘Culture is not on the table’ in trade talks amid film tariff threats and domestic digital policy uncertainty, says Guilbeault
The Canadian Media Producers Association is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ‘rethink’ any potential of using the Online Streaming Act as a ‘bargaining chip’ in his negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Canada’s defence depends on its universities
Ottawa’s new defence spending commitments will only succeed if the country invests strategically in its universities.
Climate collaboration with China serves Canada’s national interests
Canada and China share a stake in mitigating climate change, and leveraging each other’s strengths can lead to faster progress.
Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’
Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public trust eroding if such data is stored outside of the country.
Top bureaucrats say AI is ‘art of the possible’ in the public service
Chief Data Officer Stephen Burt says he recently received a draft of the public service’s first AI registry, representing 400 cases being used across government, from helping Indigenous language preservation to screening air cargo.
University and College Research
Trust universities to lead Canada’s next wave of innovation
The talent, infrastructure, and ideas are here. What’s needed now is federal leadership that matches the scale of our ambitions.
Canada’s next era of nation-building depends on AI and quantum innovation
The upcoming budget will be critical in charting this country’s course in technological growth.
