Sustainable aviation fuels can help Canada meet its climate goals, but leadership is needed
Investment in SAF production in Canada has so far proceeded at a very slow pace that is at odds with its potential breakthrough impact on the aviation sector’s carbon footprint.
The false protection of wishful thinking
While the film Oppenheimer might remind us we are courting global suicide, the National Film Board’s The Strangest Dream is a profound warning.
Liberals’ progressive trade agenda faces uphill battle in Southeast Asian negotiations
Before Canada finalizes a trade pact with ASEAN, Myanmar’s place in that deal will have to be confronted, say former diplomats.
Federal support for host-directed therapeutics will help prepare for future health emergencies
With continued support, HDTs have the potential to become an important tool in both pandemic preparedness and biodefence for Canada and our global partners.
NDP, Liberal MPs say Canada can learn lessons from Portugal’s ‘integrated, multifaceted, and patient-centred’ drug model
NDP MP Gord Johns says in his meetings with experts and stakeholders in Portugal he heard ‘no appetite’ for mandating treatment or for a return to criminalizing drug use.
Advocates, union reps have high hopes for new veterans minister amid calls for ‘fundamental sea-change’ within department
‘It’s time somebody listens,’ says Union of Veterans Affairs Employees president Virginia Vaillancourt of Petitpas Taylor’s appointment.
Cybersecurity needs faster, seamless public-private collaboration, say cyber experts
Automated defences protected the government from 2.3-trillion cyber attacks in the last year, or an average of 6.3 billion a day.
Canada’s AI bill needs to catch up to get ahead of the curve
MPs and committee members have the summer to think about how they can better modernize our approach to governing AI.
Improving Bill C-27, and fighting cyber threats facing Canada
Addressing concerns about privacy rights and their impact on joining the digital economy needs an approach involving government, industry, and civil society.
Canadians’ digital safety calls for strong whistleblower and security researcher protection
When crafting digital policies to protect Canadians, the protection of whistleblowers and public interest researchers has been a major blindspot.
