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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, needs to start acting more like a prime minister and less like a chief executive officer to protect Canada from crises generated by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
We need to better equip businesses with information, resources, and education to properly store data and prevent attacks, writes CSG Senator Krista Ann Ross. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, École polytechnique
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
We need to better equip businesses with information, resources, and education to properly store data and prevent attacks, writes CSG Senator Krista Ann Ross. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, École polytechnique
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM GEDEON | January 30, 2025
As the Canadian government respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's border concerns, modernizing our approach to public safety communications must be part of our response, writes Ibrahim Gedeon. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM GEDEON | January 30, 2025
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM GEDEON | January 30, 2025
As the Canadian government respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's border concerns, modernizing our approach to public safety communications must be part of our response, writes Ibrahim Gedeon. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN | November 20, 2024
Military threats have increased as a result of President Vladimir Putin’s buildup of Russian forces and infrastructure in Russia’s Arctic, writes Sen. Tony Dean. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN | November 20, 2024
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN | November 20, 2024
Military threats have increased as a result of President Vladimir Putin’s buildup of Russian forces and infrastructure in Russia’s Arctic, writes Sen. Tony Dean. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | March 9, 2022
National Defence Minister Anita Anand, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Justice Minister David Lametti, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been tapped to develop and implement a renewed National Cyber Security Strategy. This will be the third iteration of Canada’s overarching plan to tackle cyber, and it represents an opportunity to try something new, writes Nicolas Todd. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | March 9, 2022
Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | March 9, 2022
National Defence Minister Anita Anand, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Justice Minister David Lametti, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been tapped to develop and implement a renewed National Cyber Security Strategy. This will be the third iteration of Canada’s overarching plan to tackle cyber, and it represents an opportunity to try something new, writes Nicolas Todd. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WESLEY WARK | January 26, 2022
CSIS director David Vigneault has openly hinted at the need for the organization to seek new powers and new legislation—and public understanding is necessary when that ask comes, writes Wesley Wark. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WESLEY WARK | January 26, 2022
Opinion | BY WESLEY WARK | January 26, 2022
CSIS director David Vigneault has openly hinted at the need for the organization to seek new powers and new legislation—and public understanding is necessary when that ask comes, writes Wesley Wark. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ABBY MACDONALD | November 12, 2021
Deepfake technologies have been used to commit financial fraud, cause unrest and violence, and even to prank world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who, in 2020, spent more than 10 minutes on the phone with Russian pranksters who used a bot to pose as climate activist Greta Thunberg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ABBY MACDONALD | November 12, 2021
Opinion | BY ABBY MACDONALD | November 12, 2021
Deepfake technologies have been used to commit financial fraud, cause unrest and violence, and even to prank world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who, in 2020, spent more than 10 minutes on the phone with Russian pranksters who used a bot to pose as climate activist Greta Thunberg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
With sufficient data to feed the AI algorithm and the knowledge of how to apply it, a malefactor could impersonate literally anyone, doing anything in a fabricated video, such as former U.S. president Barack Obama unleashing a profanity-laden outburst against Donald Trump, write Sze-Fung Lee and Benjamin C. M. Fung. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/BBC
With sufficient data to feed the AI algorithm and the knowledge of how to apply it, a malefactor could impersonate literally anyone, doing anything in a fabricated video, such as former U.S. president Barack Obama unleashing a profanity-laden outburst against Donald Trump, write Sze-Fung Lee and Benjamin C. M. Fung. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/BBC
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | October 27, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 21. The 2021 federal budget dedicated significant investments in cybersecurity to secure government IT infrastructure, including investments in the Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Shared Services Canada. But it made no specific commitment to help Canadian businesses boost their cybersecurity measures or attract cybersecurity investment and growth, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | October 27, 2021
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | October 27, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 21. The 2021 federal budget dedicated significant investments in cybersecurity to secure government IT infrastructure, including investments in the Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Shared Services Canada. But it made no specific commitment to help Canadian businesses boost their cybersecurity measures or attract cybersecurity investment and growth, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BRENDA MCPHAIL | October 27, 2021
C-11 was inadequate to address the reality that 21st century business models cast us as not just consumers but as the consumed. Stronger protections are required to ensure that data-driven innovation respects privacy rights, writes Brenda McPhail. Unsplash photograph by Matthew Henry
Opinion | BY BRENDA MCPHAIL | October 27, 2021
Opinion | BY BRENDA MCPHAIL | October 27, 2021
C-11 was inadequate to address the reality that 21st century business models cast us as not just consumers but as the consumed. Stronger protections are required to ensure that data-driven innovation respects privacy rights, writes Brenda McPhail. Unsplash photograph by Matthew Henry
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER PARSONS | October 27, 2021
Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, as the Canadian government’s foremost expert on the sensitivity of personal information, should be prominently involved in decisions to retain or disclose computer vulnerabilities, as should other relevant government agencies and commercial and civil society organizations, writes Christopher Parsons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER PARSONS | October 27, 2021
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER PARSONS | October 27, 2021
Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, as the Canadian government’s foremost expert on the sensitivity of personal information, should be prominently involved in decisions to retain or disclose computer vulnerabilities, as should other relevant government agencies and commercial and civil society organizations, writes Christopher Parsons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE TRAN | October 27, 2021
With access to vast amounts of data including social insurance numbers and home addresses, it is vital that the federal government’s systems are secure from cyber attacks and breaches, writes Stephanie Tran. Unsplash photograph by Victoria Heath
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE TRAN | October 27, 2021
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE TRAN | October 27, 2021
With access to vast amounts of data including social insurance numbers and home addresses, it is vital that the federal government’s systems are secure from cyber attacks and breaches, writes Stephanie Tran. Unsplash photograph by Victoria Heath
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | July 24, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | July 24, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | July 24, 2021
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, picture on Jan. 28, 2020 on the Hill with Health Minister Patty Hajdu. We badly need, as some of us have argued for some time, a new look at how we build an innovative economy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2021
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, picture on Jan. 28, 2020 on the Hill with Health Minister Patty Hajdu. We badly need, as some of us have argued for some time, a new look at how we build an innovative economy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 31, 2021
Shelly Bruce, the chief of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), pictured speaking to reporters in 2019. Cyber threat actors need three things to be effective: motivation, capability, and opportunity, according to Ms. Bruce. 'Our job is to degrade one or more of these variables in a way that undermines their overall chances of success.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 31, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 31, 2021
Shelly Bruce, the chief of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), pictured speaking to reporters in 2019. Cyber threat actors need three things to be effective: motivation, capability, and opportunity, according to Ms. Bruce. 'Our job is to degrade one or more of these variables in a way that undermines their overall chances of success.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KRISTEN CSENKEY | May 24, 2021
Canada addresses cyber threats through the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), pictured, including the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, and the Department of National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces. The CAF’s main cyber unit is the Canadian Forces Network Operations Centre, writes Kristen Csenkey. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY KRISTEN CSENKEY | May 24, 2021
Opinion | BY KRISTEN CSENKEY | May 24, 2021
Canada addresses cyber threats through the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), pictured, including the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, and the Department of National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces. The CAF’s main cyber unit is the Canadian Forces Network Operations Centre, writes Kristen Csenkey. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons