Inadequate Online News Act regulations pay lip service to journalistic independence
The transparency provisions in the Online News Act fall short of ensuring Canadians can comprehend the extent of non-cash influence that tech giants may wield in the news industry.
Canada versus Big Tech
We think there is a way forward to mitigate our apparent dependency on the social media giants that are doing so much to damage our information ecology.
MPs, Senators say Parliament needs its own scientific adviser, especially after COVID
MPs and Senators say, after going through COVID, Parliament needs its own scientific adviser who can brief Canada’s federal law-makers on complicated scientific policy, especially in an age of disinformation and global pandemics.
We’re at the wrong end of a data vacuum: let’s fix it!
Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, proposes to update privacy laws and create a legal framework for AI and data.
Canada’s innovation advantage
Canadians and the government’s investments are helping cement our position as a world leader in research and innovation, building a global brand that will attract talent and capital, writes Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull.
Our scientists need action now, not more study
A post-industrial economy like our needs a constant stream of innovation to remain competitive. By underfunding our brightest scientists early in their careers, we’re forcing them to either drop out, or leave the country.
Do not rule out universities to drive innovation
Only by training a diverse generation of leaders with the skills to keep pace with the evolving technologies transforming our world will we ensure that the innovation they generate benefits everyone equitably.
Canada’s innovation policy framework needs a new paradigm and a major reboot
Between the pandemic’s legacy, the soaring costs of climate change, and the deteriorating indicators of social well-being, innovation goals must now be directly aligned with Canadians’ social and environmental needs.
Instead of competing directly with the U.S., Canada should develop a parallel clean-tech strategy
Our ability to invest big in clean tech and innovation is constrained. Amidst a challenging economic outlook, Ottawa needs to retain fiscal flexibility while finding ways to accelerate private investment in this industry.
Canada losing ground in race for top research talent
Our research talent has been taken for granted. It is critical the government ensures we have the domestic research capacity needed to fuel discovery and train the next generation of talent for a knowledge-driven economy.
