Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention
Federal ministers and MPs should clearly reaffirm that equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to public health, research excellence, and professional regulation—not optional political preferences.
Canada is building AI infrastructure. Now it must build AI companies
The untapped opportunity is applied computing, which turns AI into usable systems through design, psychology, and engineering. Canadian universities dominate this field, yet applied computing remains completely absent in national AI strategy conversations.
Feds ‘on track’ to connect every household to high-speed internet by 2030, as critics point to gaps in rural and Northern Canada
In 2026, 98.8 per cent of Canadian homes are expected to have access to high-speed broadband, surpassing the Liberal government’s goal of 95 per cent set in 2019. But only 16.7 per cent of Nunavut homes are projected to meet that mark next year.
Canada’s EV experience shows why our strategy needs new tools in an age of uncertainty
Strategy carries higher risks when economic, technological, geopolitical shocks are more varied, arrive faster, spread wider, and intersect more than before.
CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future
The U.S. may begin to apply tariffs or other barriers to enhance its domestic production, and if that happens, Canada will need a plan not just to respond, but also to thrive.
Joly top-lobbied minister in November, universities push to attract research talent driven away from U.S.
U15 Canada CEO Robert Asselin says ‘now is the time to come to Canada and build your career at our world-class research universities.’
The coming CUSMA squeeze and how security policy will rewrite the trade terms
Digital rules built around open cross-border data flows, limits on data localization requirements, and constraints on government leverage over proprietary software naturally reward the players already operating at scale across the border.
The missing piece in Canada’s innovation strategy
Funding for the College and Community Innovation Program was ignored in the recent budget. It’s Canada’s only federal fund dedicated to supporting polytechnic and college applied research, which connects discovery to deployment and helps businesses bring innovation to market.
Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty
The government has not defined a clear strategy to build and maintain Canadian ownership of our assets. Combined with the federal budget’s focus on attracting private capital, there’s a real danger that Ottawa will enable a sell-off of Canadian firms to foreign investors.
Redesigning Canada’s health policy to spur innovation
When patents create an unbalanced system of protection, regulatory exclusivities, which safeguard a firm’s data from being copied by competitors while still allowing scientific collaboration, offer a better alternative.
