CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending review.
Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand for low-carbon iron and steel, carbon fibre, or geothermal energy.
Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

The approach we
choose for trade
talks will determine
whether Canada
controls its digital
future or remains
forever dependent on
others’ technological
infrastructure.
It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the trade talks end? Would Carney ‘cave’ again for pragmatic reasons?
Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for American firms raking in millions of dollars in Canada without paying taxes.
Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S. president and his billionaire friends, with the goal of finally establishing global tax reform agreements.