Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy
Canada has spent much of its history seeking to cement close ties with the U.S. while failing to seek opportunities elsewhere. We’ve failed to develop the Canadian-controlled firms with the scale and scope to serve world markets with unique products and services.
Trump’s silencing of critics a warning for Canada, say prominent Canadians
Perrin Beatty and David Suzuki say they are worried the chilling effect on free speech in the United States will cross the border into Canada.
Coming byelections in at least three safe Liberal ridings will mark first test of Carney government’s popularity, say political players
The Carney Liberals should use the upcoming byelections to recruit some young talent to strengthen their caucus and front bench, says pollster Darrell Bricker.
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.
‘No ordinary Parliament’: Senate leaders prepare for ‘new era’ of quick legislation, pledging collaboration as fall sitting begins
ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain says a change in Conservative leadership and Senators’ ‘realistic analysis’ of the political arena means there’s now a ‘collegial climate’ in the Upper Chamber.
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.
Former MP Julian says NDP has ‘lost touch’ with grassroots, looks to rebuild as leadership race takes shape
Former New Democrat MPs Peter Julian and Matthew Green launch a new project to hear from party members across to country in an effort to ‘regalvanize’ the NDP.
Politics and the Pen packs the house at the Château Laurier
It was a sold-out crowd at Politics & the Pen schmooze-fest fundraiser for the Writers’ Trust of Canada at Ottawa’s Château Laurier Hotel on Sept. 24. The annual fundraiser, which raised $530,000 last year for Canadian writers, attracted a crowd of about 500 people as political Ottawa came out in droves and in their best […]
Build smarter, baby: Canada needs to transform the way we make things
Canada has the talent and the technology to navigate this historic shift. We have abundant resources, skilled workers, world-leading research, a vibrant technology sector, and a dynamic manufacturing base that has proven it can compete with its counterparts south of the border.
Will political expediency yield greater transparency?
Mark Carney may be looking for openings to the rigid firewalls and the access-to-information protective system his predecessors abided by—or he may just follow in their footsteps.
