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Artificial Intelligence

Will China Keep Its AI Models Open Source? WAICO and Kimi K3 Suggest Yes — for Now

China’s embrace of open AI is real, but it rests on conditions that may not last.

Alex He

July 30, 2026

Geopolitics

Can Canada Help the World Cup Score Its True Goal of Global Unity?

Andrew Heffernan

July 16, 2026

Canada Is Spending Billions of Dollars on New Submarines — So What Are They Actually For?

Wesley Wark

July 17, 2026

China’s Central Bank Digital Currency 2.0 and the Future of Digital Finance

Alex He

July 14, 2026

Canadians' Privacy Rights Won't Mean Much if Access Rights Count for Nothing

Matt Malone

July 14, 2026

Maslej, Nestor - AI Race Frontier

Artificial Intelligence

The AI Race Will Be Won on Price, Not Intelligence

Nestor Maslej

July 23, 2026

Qaidari, Abbas -Workforce Intelligence

Workforce Intelligence Is Canada's Missing Discipline

Abbas Qaidari

July 28, 2026

Bruce Shelly - AI Cyber Defence

AI Belongs on the Defence Side of the Cyber Ledger

Shelly Bruce

July 21, 2026

Events

Emerging Technologies

Doors Open Waterloo Region 2026

Sep 19, 2026 - 10:00 AM EDT (UTC–04:00)

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19

Digital Economy

The Canadian Standard of Living, Productivity and Innovation: Actions to Improve Living Standards in Canada

Oct 7, 2026 - 5:00 PM EDT (UTC–04:00)

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Oct

7

Digital Economy

The Canadian Standard of Living, Productivity and Innovation: Policy Priorities to Improve Living Standards in Canada

Nov 5, 2026 - 5:00 PM EST (UTC–05:00)

RSVP

Nov

5

Publications

China’s Influence on Standards Development Organizations in the Digital Age

Alex He

July 6, 2026

The Macroeconomics of Canadian Space

S. Mike Pavelec

June 25, 2026

China’s Economy: Ambition and Challenges

Mark Kruger

June 23, 2026

Beyond Harmony, Beyond Rhetoric: Politicizing Ubuntu for AI Governance

Anye-Nkwenti Nyamnjoh

June 22, 2026

Highlights

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Data Governance

The Role of Governance in Unleashing the Value of Data

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National Security

Cybersecurity and Outer Space

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The Ethics of Automated Warfare and Artificial Intelligence

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Platform Governance

The Four Domains of Global Platform Governance

Situating Canada in a Changing World: Constructing a Modern and Prosperous Future

Global Cooperation on Digital Governance and the Geoeconomics of New Technologies in a Multi-polar World

Emerging Technologies

Global Cooperation after COVID-19

National Security

Security, Intelligence and the Global Health Crisis

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Artificial Intelligence

Modern Conflict and Artificial Intelligence

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Modernizing the World Trade Organization

National Security

Governing Cyberspace during a Crisis in Trust

Multimedia

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True Colours (soccer jersey politics with Joey D’Urso)

Advertising is a form of power. Who really owns your team?

Vass Bednar

June 30, 2026

Canadian Productivity & Innovation Lecture Series | Anil Arora

May 13, 2026

Canadian Productivity & Innovation Lecture Series | Ricardo Hausmann

April 9, 2026

Rethinking Global Value Chains: Opportunities for Canada and India

S. Yash Kalash

February 12, 2026

National Security

Canada’s New Era of Defence Spending: From Peace Dividend to Defence Dividend

December 11, 2025

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