We need more Alberta in Ottawa
The current Alberta is not well understood in the rest of the country. That’s why we’re in Ottawa this week to tell our story, writes Adam Legge.
We need stronger online protections for children in the digital age
Tabling new legislation protecting children from online harms they confront daily is long overdue, and would only follow leading jurisdictions in developing laws that are more substantive in reducing the risks and ensuring the safety of children and youth online.
‘The devil’s in the details, and we don’t have any’: critics, civil liberties groups decry feds’ lack of clarity on changes to privacy and AI bill
NDP MP Brian Masse calls the wait for the full text of the government’s amendments to Bill C-27 ‘disrespectful’ and an example of the ‘laziness’ that has been the Liberals’ ‘mortal and systemic weakness.’
Complacency is our enemy today, bold thinking is our future
We need a future-oriented economy with innovative Canadian firms with their own IP that makes them competitive and free to operate and grow globally. How to do this is, of course, the challenge.
University and College Research
AI is not intelligent and needs regulation now
The iterative nature of artificial intelligence means that without meaningful regulation, it will become easier for the average person to have the power to cause very serious public harm, should they so wish.
Feds need to fund ‘blue skies’ research
Major scientific discoveries most often emerge from what scientists believe are important questions to explore no matter how trivial or irrelevant they may seem, rather than from the goals and directives set by other outside interests.
More than a sleepy bureaucratic town, Ottawa is shaping up to be a vibrant life sciences research hub
Ottawa’s post-secondary institutions and hospital-affiliated research institutes employ more than 6,500 researchers and clinicians, attracting more than $380-million in research funding each year.
Closing Canada’s skills gaps starts at the post-secondary level
As the nature of work changes, learning experiences outside the classroom—and outside the country—are now more relevant than ever.
Lessons from COVID-19: we need long-term investment in research
Our universities build Canada’s capacity and develop the skilled workforce needed for emergency response.
