Investing in highly qualified talent to grow Canada’s economy
Canada needs to do more to help people attain graduate-level degrees and to support the university research enterprise as the backbone of talent development.
The foundations of human knowledge and experience are right here at home
Canada has an opportunity to be much better prepared now than it was when COVID-19 first emerged.
Graduate students are the lifeblood of research and innovation in Canada
Current inflationary pressures have made it virtually impossible for some of our most talented students to undertake graduate training in Canada.
The science of today is the economy of tomorrow
Complex global issues have multiplied, and investing in big, advanced and collaborative science is more critical than ever to addressing urgent challenges.
We need a balanced research environment to foster a real ‘innovation economy’
Funding research for our aging society, along with eventual applications in services and products, will help drive Canada’s innovation economy, write John Muscedere and Alex Mihailidis.
Research & Innovation Policy Briefing
Digital Privacy & Security
AI and mental health care: opportunities and oversight
We need robust oversight of AI technologies used to influence and sell a state of mind meant to improve our emotional well-being.
Don’t forget the harms of not sharing health data
Health information must often be shared so that critical and informed decisions can be made.
Safeguarding national security and protecting critical infrastructure is an urgent priority
Recent incidents, such as the DDoS attacks against Canadian ports, have highlighted the vulnerability of Canada’s critical infrastructure.
