Canada must lead in the age of AI

With its pioneering AI history and commitment to global leadership, Canada must help chart a course for much needed, practical governance.
Let Canada’s telecom builders keep building

Bell, Rogers, and Telus should be excluded from the wholesale internet access regime.
Canada could lead on AI—if we’re willing to train for it

Opportunities will be lost by treating artificial intelligence as a threat to be managed, rather than embracing it with urgency and a people-first approach.
King Charles delivered the message, now Carney’s got to deliver the goods

The Throne Speech was right to set out great opportunities and ambitions. But without some seriously clear-headed leadership and radical changes in public policies, it could become just empty aspirations.
International trade, the economy top-lobbied issues in April, and Ford, GM led the way

‘The world has shifted, and Canada must shift with it,’ reads a policy report from the Council of Canadian Innovators on May 6.
G7 leaders should shape technology with trust

Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the urgent issues of the day like Ukraine and Gaza, but also to look forward and act. The June 15-17 summit takes place at a moment of high geopolitical upheaval. In parallel, […]
GC-OS: why the Government of Canada should develop its own software

It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.
Minister Solomon a chance to regain our spot as a global AI leader

This is Canada’s AI moment. The creation of a dedicated minister is a strong signal, but follow-through will determine whether it’s remembered as a symbolic gesture or a catalyst for change.
A public alternative to social media

It is increasingly clear that private social media companies’ values do not align with maintaining a vibrant information ecosystem.
Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

We need to quickly shed the mindset that either romanticizes or demonizes AI in favour of one that accepts its increasingly transformative practical utility.