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.
Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs with world-class ideas. That is where we should be putting our economic muscle. And this is Carney’s test.
Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future campaigns.
AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
EVs and EV Infrastructure

Time for Canada to strengthen its digital sovereignty

Canada must address our excessive dependence on the U.S. for critical national communication infrastructure.
The ‘Knowledge Factory’

Canada’s Science Technology and Innovation ecosystem is a derelict 60-year-old rusting ‘Knowledge Factory’ whose customers find its knowledge products irrelevant, costly, hard to access, and often vague about claimed benefits. New management is needed, writes former assistant deputy minister David Watters.
Musk’s ‘meddling’ in Canadian, European politics shows ‘American exceptionalism’ at work: observers

The tech billionaire and Trump confidante has recently attacked incumbent governments in Canada, the U.K., and Germany, prompting Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge to warn that ‘we need to do everything in our power to defend and protect Canada.’
Government agencies using AI must implement governance programs, or risk losing trust

Canada can ensure that AI systems are developed and deployed in a way that respects human rights, and promotes social justice.