Amid TikTok ban, Canadians left ‘to their own devices’ as feds dither on updating privacy rules: Geist
The Liberals’ latest attempt at modernizing the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Bill C-27, has only made it to its second reading nine months after being introduced.
What ChatGPT means for the new future of national security
If we fail to recognize systems like ChatGPT as the warning shots that they are, we can look forward to a future in which gaping holes in Canada’s policy and security posture are exposed by predictable AI breakthroughs on a regular basis.
Making lethal molecules
Nobody wants to restrict new drug research, but let’s think about how to control access to certain machine-learning models, public databases, and chemical synthesis pharmaceutical plants needed to create ultra-lethal molecules.
Fair dealing regime navigating unfair discourse
While the judiciary has grasped the reality of the situation, legislators and policymakers continue to hear self-serving narratives of problems that do not exist.
It’s time for Canada to adopt quantum-safe cryptography
The encryption schemes we use today to safeguard sensitive data could be made obsolete in a world where future quantum computers reach their full potential.
Canada can’t afford to ‘miss the boat’ on blockchain industry, says Bloc MP Lemire
Comparing the emerging blockchain industry to the advent of the internet in the 1990s, MPs on the House Industry and Technology Committee say the government should avoid partisan attacks on crypto and instead prepare Canada for the economy of the future.
Project Arrow and the switch to electric vehicles: a Q&A with Flavio Volpe
The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association weighs in on the switch to zero-emission vehicles.
Canadian start-ups need launch pads to find new routes for national economic growth
During these tough times, protecting Canadian intellectual property and commercializing our inventions have never been more important.
Innovation
Quantum innovation depends on diversified startups investments, say experts
The Liberal government unveiled its $360-million National Quantum Strategy on Jan. 13 to support the growth of quantum sciences and technologies in Canada.
