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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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada has 'a long record' of collaborating with the three founding member nations of AUKUS: Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada has 'a long record' of collaborating with the three founding member nations of AUKUS: Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2024
NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on May 29, 2023, regarding being briefed by CSIS about her exposure to foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2024
NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on May 29, 2023, regarding being briefed by CSIS about her exposure to foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 23, 2024
Arif Virani
Justice Minister Arif Virani's Online Harms Act will be debated at second reading in the House of Commons today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 23, 2024
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 23, 2024
Arif Virani
Justice Minister Arif Virani's Online Harms Act will be debated at second reading in the House of Commons today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2024
Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2024
Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 24, 2024
The House passed a motion asking Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue, pictured, who is heading up the Foreign Interference Inquiry, to look into the NSICOP's findings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 24, 2024
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 24, 2024
The House passed a motion asking Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue, pictured, who is heading up the Foreign Interference Inquiry, to look into the NSICOP's findings. 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
Opinion | BY BENJAMIN FUNG | May 5, 2021
Most people associate the threat of cyberattacks with their electronic devices and online accounts, but the disabling of critical infrastructure through cyberattacks would go much further. Health-care facilities, power generation, water supply, and more would be paralyzed, writes Benjamin Fung. Unsplash photograph by Piron Guillaume
Opinion | BY BENJAMIN FUNG | May 5, 2021
Opinion | BY BENJAMIN FUNG | May 5, 2021
Most people associate the threat of cyberattacks with their electronic devices and online accounts, but the disabling of critical infrastructure through cyberattacks would go much further. Health-care facilities, power generation, water supply, and more would be paralyzed, writes Benjamin Fung. Unsplash photograph by Piron Guillaume
Opinion | BY BENOîT DUPONT | May 5, 2021
To prioritize the user’s perspective, we need to invest as much time and effort to understand how cultural, social, and psychological processes contribute to security outcomes as we currently do to develop new cutting-edge security technologies, writes Benoît Dupont. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY BENOîT DUPONT | May 5, 2021
Opinion | BY BENOîT DUPONT | May 5, 2021
To prioritize the user’s perspective, we need to invest as much time and effort to understand how cultural, social, and psychological processes contribute to security outcomes as we currently do to develop new cutting-edge security technologies, writes Benoît Dupont. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | March 24, 2021
We have one of the most diverse populations on Earth. Each of these elements puts Canada in a position to become a global leader in commercializing AI solutions, writes Sen. Colin Deacon. Unsplash photograph by Priscilla Du Preez
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | March 24, 2021
We have one of the most diverse populations on Earth. Each of these elements puts Canada in a position to become a global leader in commercializing AI solutions, writes Sen. Colin Deacon. Unsplash photograph by Priscilla Du Preez
Opinion | BY JOSHUA MARSHALL | March 24, 2021
Whether we like it or not, the robot era is already upon us. The question is: is the Canadian economy poised to flourish or flounder in a world where robots take over the tasks we don’t want to do ourselves? Pexels photograph by Alex Knight
Opinion | BY JOSHUA MARSHALL | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY JOSHUA MARSHALL | March 24, 2021
Whether we like it or not, the robot era is already upon us. The question is: is the Canadian economy poised to flourish or flounder in a world where robots take over the tasks we don’t want to do ourselves? Pexels photograph by Alex Knight
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ALI EHSASSI | March 24, 2021
The advance towards a smarter, more connected economy is already underway thanks to AI—especially in sectors such as autonomous vehicles, advanced manufacturing, and remote health care, writes Ali Ehsassi. Pexels photograph by Ketut Subiyanto
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ALI EHSASSI | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ALI EHSASSI | March 24, 2021
The advance towards a smarter, more connected economy is already underway thanks to AI—especially in sectors such as autonomous vehicles, advanced manufacturing, and remote health care, writes Ali Ehsassi. Pexels photograph by Ketut Subiyanto
Opinion | BY JOëL BLIT | March 24, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2020. If we are to seize this historical opportunity, we must establish an innovation advisory group to work alongside other COVID-19 advisory bodies in charting the best path through the pandemic, writes Joel Blit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOëL BLIT | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY JOëL BLIT | March 24, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2020. If we are to seize this historical opportunity, we must establish an innovation advisory group to work alongside other COVID-19 advisory bodies in charting the best path through the pandemic, writes Joel Blit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 17, 2021
Under the current broad exemptions of the Access to Information and Privacy Acts, the details of departmental AI use could be denied as being proprietary or matters of national security, law enforcement, and government economic interest, writes Ken Rubin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 17, 2021
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 17, 2021
Under the current broad exemptions of the Access to Information and Privacy Acts, the details of departmental AI use could be denied as being proprietary or matters of national security, law enforcement, and government economic interest, writes Ken Rubin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels