Lack of trade infrastructure, insufficient supports for small business among realities of trade-war woes, say experts

Canada has ‘baseline difficulties in building new trade assets,’ says Carlo Dade, director of International Policy and the New North America Initiative at the University of Calgary.
‘He comes from our side’: Writers’ Union CEO calls Solomon an AI ‘cheerleader,’ asks him to slow down strategy

Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has previously said he expects to table his new AI strategy in the first quarter of 2026.
The grass is greener where you water it

To grow exports, Canada’s agricultural research capacity must be maintained.
Documents reveal more about powerful forces behind push for warrantless lawful access

The pressure for lawful warrantless access to surveil internet subscriber data is long-standing and began in the late 1990s. But recently acquired access-to-information documents shed some light on some of the actors driving the push for more lawful access.
Building Canada’s digital future

The global race for technological leadership is well underway. Canada cannot afford to be a spectator. By supporting and developing world-class digital infrastructure, we can position ourselves at the forefront of the digital revolution. The time to act is now.
Canada is facing a teen vaping crisis

Six provinces have stepped up on youth vaping restrictions, but federal government regulations have been delayed for half a decade.
Health
AI is already in our clinics, but Canada is failing to train the people who use it

Too many clinicians interact with AI tools without a clear understanding of how they work, what data they rely on, or where their limitations lie.
Canada on path to become a superaged country

To successfully address the pending demographic shift to a superaged society, we need to be nimble and bold.
Canada’s health-care crisis is fuelled by too little public spending, not too much

The federal government must substantially increase public health-care funding, financed by a fairer tax system that asks more from those who can most afford it.