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Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured third from left with Canada's Chief of Defence Jennie Carignan, right, is one of the ministers in charge of bolstering Canada’s defence capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report focused on whether the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Communications Security Establishment Canada, and Shared Services Canada have the tools in place to protect and defend the government’s networks from cyberattacks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report focused on whether the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Communications Security Establishment Canada, and Shared Services Canada have the tools in place to protect and defend the government’s networks from cyberattacks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 8, 2025
In a crisis, decision-makers must justify how power, bandwidth, medicines, or fuel are triaged and restored—ideally on criteria that survive public scrutiny and after-action review, writes Tyson Macaulay. Unsplash photograph by Helena Lopes
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 8, 2025
In a crisis, decision-makers must justify how power, bandwidth, medicines, or fuel are triaged and restored—ideally on criteria that survive public scrutiny and after-action review, writes Tyson Macaulay. Unsplash photograph by Helena Lopes
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound pledged to overhaul government procurement when he first came to his role in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound pledged to overhaul government procurement when he first came to his role in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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 SUHAYYA ABU-HAKIMA | March 30, 2022
To truly advance AI to its promise in science fiction, we need to marry it strongly with robotics and advance in synthetics to get to the point of having AI walking around and assisting people day to day, writes Suhayya Abu-Hakima. Pexels photograph by Alex Knight
Opinion | BY SUHAYYA ABU-HAKIMA | March 30, 2022
Opinion | BY SUHAYYA ABU-HAKIMA | March 30, 2022
To truly advance AI to its promise in science fiction, we need to marry it strongly with robotics and advance in synthetics to get to the point of having AI walking around and assisting people day to day, writes Suhayya Abu-Hakima. Pexels photograph by Alex Knight
Opinion | BY PETER LEWIS | March 30, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 14, 2020, with his then-press secretary Syrine Khoury. We may end up looking back and noticing that the result of the first five years of Canada’s AI strategy was, essentially, just picking the next layer of low-hanging fruit, writes Peter Lewis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PETER LEWIS | March 30, 2022
Opinion | BY PETER LEWIS | March 30, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 14, 2020, with his then-press secretary Syrine Khoury. We may end up looking back and noticing that the result of the first five years of Canada’s AI strategy was, essentially, just picking the next layer of low-hanging fruit, writes Peter Lewis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KHALED EL EMAM | March 30, 2022
Commercializing academic research has multiple benefits, including generating beneficial economic activity within Canada that can also attract highly skilled talent from overseas, writes Khaled El Emam. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY KHALED EL EMAM | March 30, 2022
Opinion | BY KHALED EL EMAM | March 30, 2022
Commercializing academic research has multiple benefits, including generating beneficial economic activity within Canada that can also attract highly skilled talent from overseas, writes Khaled El Emam. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
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