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Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound pledged to overhaul government procurement when he first came to his role in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | November 11, 2024
From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
Opinion | BY JEFF LE | November 4, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said last week that Canada’s telecommunications systems face ‘nefarious actions by hostile foreign states who seek to compromise our critical infrastructure.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEFF LE | November 4, 2024
Opinion | BY JEFF LE | November 4, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said last week that Canada’s telecommunications systems face ‘nefarious actions by hostile foreign states who seek to compromise our critical infrastructure.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada has 'a long record' of collaborating with the three founding member nations of AUKUS: Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada has 'a long record' of collaborating with the three founding member nations of AUKUS: Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2024
NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on May 29, 2023, regarding being briefed by CSIS about her exposure to foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2024
NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on May 29, 2023, regarding being briefed by CSIS about her exposure to foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 7, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand, centre, pictured on Feb. 22, 2022, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly at a press conference on the Canadian government's response to the Russian war in Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 7, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 7, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand, centre, pictured on Feb. 22, 2022, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly at a press conference on the Canadian government's response to the Russian war in Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE TRAN | April 6, 2022
In the last couple months, Canadian public institutions and companies have been hit by high-profile attacks believed to emanate from Russia, including Global Affairs Canada, which disrupted the foreign ministry’s IT regionally and abroad. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE TRAN | April 6, 2022
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE TRAN | April 6, 2022
In the last couple months, Canadian public institutions and companies have been hit by high-profile attacks believed to emanate from Russia, including Global Affairs Canada, which disrupted the foreign ministry’s IT regionally and abroad. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GARTH GIBSON | March 30, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in the West Block on Dec. 1, 2021. Countries around the world are aware of Canada’s momentum on AI—but many are also focused on catching up, writes Garth Gibson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GARTH GIBSON | March 30, 2022
Opinion | BY GARTH GIBSON | March 30, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in the West Block on Dec. 1, 2021. Countries around the world are aware of Canada’s momentum on AI—but many are also focused on catching up, writes Garth Gibson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 30, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is pictured speaking at a Jan. 19 press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. A Health Canada spokesperson says regulatory requirements for adaptive machine learning-enabled medical devices could be launched in 2022 or 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 30, 2022
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 30, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is pictured speaking at a Jan. 19 press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. A Health Canada spokesperson says regulatory requirements for adaptive machine learning-enabled medical devices could be launched in 2022 or 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KRISTINA MCELHERAN | March 30, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured on Feb. 17. There has been a lot of investment in AI-related technologies in recent years, starting with a broader move towards digitizing information, managing data, investing in infrastructure such as the cloud, and everything that has led to some firms even being able to deploy AI in a meaningful way, writes Kristina McElheran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KRISTINA MCELHERAN | March 30, 2022
Opinion | BY KRISTINA MCELHERAN | March 30, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured on Feb. 17. There has been a lot of investment in AI-related technologies in recent years, starting with a broader move towards digitizing information, managing data, investing in infrastructure such as the cloud, and everything that has led to some firms even being able to deploy AI in a meaningful way, writes Kristina McElheran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUHAYYA ABU-HAKIMA | March 30, 2022
To truly advance AI to its promise in science fiction, we need to marry it strongly with robotics and advance in synthetics to get to the point of having AI walking around and assisting people day to day, writes Suhayya Abu-Hakima. Pexels photograph by Alex Knight
Opinion | BY SUHAYYA ABU-HAKIMA | March 30, 2022
Opinion | BY SUHAYYA ABU-HAKIMA | March 30, 2022
To truly advance AI to its promise in science fiction, we need to marry it strongly with robotics and advance in synthetics to get to the point of having AI walking around and assisting people day to day, writes Suhayya Abu-Hakima. Pexels photograph by Alex Knight
Opinion | BY PETER LEWIS | March 30, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 14, 2020, with his then-press secretary Syrine Khoury. We may end up looking back and noticing that the result of the first five years of Canada’s AI strategy was, essentially, just picking the next layer of low-hanging fruit, writes Peter Lewis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PETER LEWIS | March 30, 2022
Opinion | BY PETER LEWIS | March 30, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 14, 2020, with his then-press secretary Syrine Khoury. We may end up looking back and noticing that the result of the first five years of Canada’s AI strategy was, essentially, just picking the next layer of low-hanging fruit, writes Peter Lewis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KHALED EL EMAM | March 30, 2022
Commercializing academic research has multiple benefits, including generating beneficial economic activity within Canada that can also attract highly skilled talent from overseas, writes Khaled El Emam. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY KHALED EL EMAM | March 30, 2022
Opinion | BY KHALED EL EMAM | March 30, 2022
Commercializing academic research has multiple benefits, including generating beneficial economic activity within Canada that can also attract highly skilled talent from overseas, writes Khaled El Emam. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | March 9, 2022
National Defence Minister Anita Anand, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Justice Minister David Lametti, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been tapped to develop and implement a renewed National Cyber Security Strategy. This will be the third iteration of Canada’s overarching plan to tackle cyber, and it represents an opportunity to try something new, writes Nicolas Todd. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | March 9, 2022
Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | March 9, 2022
National Defence Minister Anita Anand, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Justice Minister David Lametti, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been tapped to develop and implement a renewed National Cyber Security Strategy. This will be the third iteration of Canada’s overarching plan to tackle cyber, and it represents an opportunity to try something new, writes Nicolas Todd. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WESLEY WARK | January 26, 2022
CSIS director David Vigneault has openly hinted at the need for the organization to seek new powers and new legislation—and public understanding is necessary when that ask comes, writes Wesley Wark. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WESLEY WARK | January 26, 2022
Opinion | BY WESLEY WARK | January 26, 2022
CSIS director David Vigneault has openly hinted at the need for the organization to seek new powers and new legislation—and public understanding is necessary when that ask comes, writes Wesley Wark. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ABBY MACDONALD | November 12, 2021
Deepfake technologies have been used to commit financial fraud, cause unrest and violence, and even to prank world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who, in 2020, spent more than 10 minutes on the phone with Russian pranksters who used a bot to pose as climate activist Greta Thunberg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ABBY MACDONALD | November 12, 2021
Opinion | BY ABBY MACDONALD | November 12, 2021
Deepfake technologies have been used to commit financial fraud, cause unrest and violence, and even to prank world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who, in 2020, spent more than 10 minutes on the phone with Russian pranksters who used a bot to pose as climate activist Greta Thunberg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
With sufficient data to feed the AI algorithm and the knowledge of how to apply it, a malefactor could impersonate literally anyone, doing anything in a fabricated video, such as former U.S. president Barack Obama unleashing a profanity-laden outburst against Donald Trump, write Sze-Fung Lee and Benjamin C. M. Fung. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/BBC
With sufficient data to feed the AI algorithm and the knowledge of how to apply it, a malefactor could impersonate literally anyone, doing anything in a fabricated video, such as former U.S. president Barack Obama unleashing a profanity-laden outburst against Donald Trump, write Sze-Fung Lee and Benjamin C. M. Fung. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/BBC