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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, needs to start acting more like a prime minister and less like a chief executive officer to protect Canada from crises generated by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
We need to better equip businesses with information, resources, and education to properly store data and prevent attacks, writes CSG Senator Krista Ann Ross. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, École polytechnique
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
We need to better equip businesses with information, resources, and education to properly store data and prevent attacks, writes CSG Senator Krista Ann Ross. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, École polytechnique
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM GEDEON | January 30, 2025
As the Canadian government respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's border concerns, modernizing our approach to public safety communications must be part of our response, writes Ibrahim Gedeon. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM GEDEON | January 30, 2025
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM GEDEON | January 30, 2025
As the Canadian government respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's border concerns, modernizing our approach to public safety communications must be part of our response, writes Ibrahim Gedeon. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN | November 20, 2024
Military threats have increased as a result of President Vladimir Putin’s buildup of Russian forces and infrastructure in Russia’s Arctic, writes Sen. Tony Dean. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN | November 20, 2024
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN | November 20, 2024
Military threats have increased as a result of President Vladimir Putin’s buildup of Russian forces and infrastructure in Russia’s Arctic, writes Sen. Tony Dean. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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 BENJAMIN FUNG | May 5, 2021
Most people associate the threat of cyberattacks with their electronic devices and online accounts, but the disabling of critical infrastructure through cyberattacks would go much further. Health-care facilities, power generation, water supply, and more would be paralyzed, writes Benjamin Fung. Unsplash photograph by Piron Guillaume
Opinion | BY BENJAMIN FUNG | May 5, 2021
Opinion | BY BENJAMIN FUNG | May 5, 2021
Most people associate the threat of cyberattacks with their electronic devices and online accounts, but the disabling of critical infrastructure through cyberattacks would go much further. Health-care facilities, power generation, water supply, and more would be paralyzed, writes Benjamin Fung. Unsplash photograph by Piron Guillaume
Opinion | BY BENOîT DUPONT | May 5, 2021
To prioritize the user’s perspective, we need to invest as much time and effort to understand how cultural, social, and psychological processes contribute to security outcomes as we currently do to develop new cutting-edge security technologies, writes Benoît Dupont. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY BENOîT DUPONT | May 5, 2021
Opinion | BY BENOîT DUPONT | May 5, 2021
To prioritize the user’s perspective, we need to invest as much time and effort to understand how cultural, social, and psychological processes contribute to security outcomes as we currently do to develop new cutting-edge security technologies, writes Benoît Dupont. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | March 24, 2021
We have one of the most diverse populations on Earth. Each of these elements puts Canada in a position to become a global leader in commercializing AI solutions, writes Sen. Colin Deacon. Unsplash photograph by Priscilla Du Preez
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | March 24, 2021
We have one of the most diverse populations on Earth. Each of these elements puts Canada in a position to become a global leader in commercializing AI solutions, writes Sen. Colin Deacon. Unsplash photograph by Priscilla Du Preez
Opinion | BY JOSHUA MARSHALL | March 24, 2021
Whether we like it or not, the robot era is already upon us. The question is: is the Canadian economy poised to flourish or flounder in a world where robots take over the tasks we don’t want to do ourselves? Pexels photograph by Alex Knight
Opinion | BY JOSHUA MARSHALL | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY JOSHUA MARSHALL | March 24, 2021
Whether we like it or not, the robot era is already upon us. The question is: is the Canadian economy poised to flourish or flounder in a world where robots take over the tasks we don’t want to do ourselves? Pexels photograph by Alex Knight
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ALI EHSASSI | March 24, 2021
The advance towards a smarter, more connected economy is already underway thanks to AI—especially in sectors such as autonomous vehicles, advanced manufacturing, and remote health care, writes Ali Ehsassi. Pexels photograph by Ketut Subiyanto
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ALI EHSASSI | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ALI EHSASSI | March 24, 2021
The advance towards a smarter, more connected economy is already underway thanks to AI—especially in sectors such as autonomous vehicles, advanced manufacturing, and remote health care, writes Ali Ehsassi. Pexels photograph by Ketut Subiyanto
Opinion | BY JOëL BLIT | March 24, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2020. If we are to seize this historical opportunity, we must establish an innovation advisory group to work alongside other COVID-19 advisory bodies in charting the best path through the pandemic, writes Joel Blit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOëL BLIT | March 24, 2021
Opinion | BY JOëL BLIT | March 24, 2021
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2020. If we are to seize this historical opportunity, we must establish an innovation advisory group to work alongside other COVID-19 advisory bodies in charting the best path through the pandemic, writes Joel Blit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 17, 2021
Under the current broad exemptions of the Access to Information and Privacy Acts, the details of departmental AI use could be denied as being proprietary or matters of national security, law enforcement, and government economic interest, writes Ken Rubin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 17, 2021
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 17, 2021
Under the current broad exemptions of the Access to Information and Privacy Acts, the details of departmental AI use could be denied as being proprietary or matters of national security, law enforcement, and government economic interest, writes Ken Rubin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY KIM WATSON | December 2, 2020
Overcoming COVID-19 is the priority, but the battle against climate change should not be nudged so far off to the side that its urgency is muted, writes Kim Watson. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske
Opinion | BY KIM WATSON | December 2, 2020
Opinion | BY KIM WATSON | December 2, 2020
Overcoming COVID-19 is the priority, but the battle against climate change should not be nudged so far off to the side that its urgency is muted, writes Kim Watson. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ALI EHSASSI | October 26, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 8, 2020, is the lead minister responsible for the Innovation Superclusters Initiative which is a flagship co-investment with private industry in five sectors in which Canada has demonstrated significant competitive advantages: digital technologies, protein industries, next-generation manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and ocean science.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ALI EHSASSI | October 26, 2020
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ALI EHSASSI | October 26, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 8, 2020, is the lead minister responsible for the Innovation Superclusters Initiative which is a flagship co-investment with private industry in five sectors in which Canada has demonstrated significant competitive advantages: digital technologies, protein industries, next-generation manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and ocean science.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HARRY SHARMA | October 26, 2020
Canadian business leaders must act swiftly and reorient their approach to AI adoption—from an IT lens to a core business imperative, writes Harry Sharma. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY HARRY SHARMA | October 26, 2020
Opinion | BY HARRY SHARMA | October 26, 2020
Canadian business leaders must act swiftly and reorient their approach to AI adoption—from an IT lens to a core business imperative, writes Harry Sharma. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY MARLèNE KOFFI | October 26, 2020
The recent boom in machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques has shown their potential to revolutionize our societies, with noticeable advances in applied sciences (automation of transport, health, and interpersonal interaction), writes Marlène Koffi. Image courtesy of Gerd Altmann/Pixabay
Opinion | BY MARLèNE KOFFI | October 26, 2020
Opinion | BY MARLèNE KOFFI | October 26, 2020
The recent boom in machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques has shown their potential to revolutionize our societies, with noticeable advances in applied sciences (automation of transport, health, and interpersonal interaction), writes Marlène Koffi. Image courtesy of Gerd Altmann/Pixabay
Opinion | BY HARRY SHARMA | October 21, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is seen via video conference at a June 2 media availability in Ottawa. A majority of leaders surveyed confirmed the pandemic has pushed them to adopt new technologies faster than their original plans, including video conferencing, writes Harry Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HARRY SHARMA | October 21, 2020
Opinion | BY HARRY SHARMA | October 21, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is seen via video conference at a June 2 media availability in Ottawa. A majority of leaders surveyed confirmed the pandemic has pushed them to adopt new technologies faster than their original plans, including video conferencing, writes Harry Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade