Canada has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence (AI) talent, research, and computing infrastructure, but an important foundation for its innovation remains underdeveloped: strong, secure, and trusted data supply chains. Without clearer rules and institutions to support responsible data sharing, Canada risks constraining AI innovation and falling behind global competitors
February 12, 2026 – Canada has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence (AI) talent, research, and computing infrastructure, but an important foundation for its innovation remains underdeveloped: strong, secure, and trusted data supply chains. Without clearer rules and institutions to support responsible data sharing, Canada risks constraining AI innovation and falling behind global competitors, […]
From: Harvey NaglieTo: Innovation observers Date: January 16, 2026Re: Canada’s AI Coordination Gap: Federal Levers Needed to Prevent Market Fragmentation A key challenge for Canada’s artificial intelligence policy is avoiding jurisdictional fragmentation. As provinces, agencies, and regulators develop procurement rules, public-sector AI requirements, and privacy expectations on separate tracks, Canadian firms – particularly smaller ones […]
From: Daniel SchwanenTo: Artificial Intelligence watchersDate: December 17, 2025Re: The Timidity Danger in AI Regulation Ottawa’s forthcoming AI strategy needs to walk a tightrope between two equally important principles: Safeguarding Canadians from possible misuses of AI but also giving our private and academic sectors the leeway to use Canada’s AI strengths to develop and commercialize new technologies and products. […]
Ottawa’s forthcoming AI strategy needs to walk a tightrope between two equally important principles: safeguarding Canadians from possible misuses of AI but also giving our private and academic sectors the leeway to use Canada’s AI strengths to develop and commercialize new technologies and products.
From: Brian LivingstonTo: EV observersDate: November 27, 2025Re: Ottawa’s Blind EV optimism Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 60-day review of the federal zero-emission vehicle mandate, and the waiver of its 20-percent sales requirement for next year, has sparked plenty of debate. But what does hitting the brakes really mean for Canadians? It’s a chance to reflect […]
From: Kate KoplovichTo: Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim HodgsonDate: November 26, 2025Re: Canada Does Not Need an Upstream Oil and Gas Emissions Cap The federal government released a Climate Competitiveness Strategy as part of Budget 2025 that clings to an upstream oil and gas emissions cap whose costs outweigh its relatively small and uncertain […]
The federal government must clearly define a framework for responsible, widespread AI innovation – one that encourages beneficial development and adoption while setting firm expectations about the harms innovators must avoid.
October 16, 2025 – Canada’s weak growth, low investment and lagging innovation point to the need for a more modern regulatory philosophy that balances both protection and progress, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Pruning the Rulebook: Canada’s Financial Regulatory Scorecard, Year Two,” Gherardo Caracciolo’s updated findings revealed similar results […]
In the second year of our regulatory scorecard paper, results continue to show the need for a more balanced approach to financial oversight, one that explicitly incorporates innovation and competition alongside traditional stability and consumer protection goals. Newly issued and updated regulatory documents did not change previous results. The imbalance reflects the mandates of Canadian […]
From: Brad Gilmour and Sander DuncansonTo: Major project watchersDate: October 3, 2025Re: Bill C-5 – Pros, Cons, and Options for Domestic Investors Pessimism about the ability to advance Canadian projects has made infrastructure investors wary. Lack of confidence has grown from necessary yet increasingly uncertain and complicated environmental and regulatory approval processes, with multiple layers […]
From: Lennie KaplanTo: Climate policy watchersDate: September 30, 2025Re: Restoring Credibility to Canada’s Climate Change Policies and Targets There are three things to watch for this fall as the federal government reviews and renews its climate change policies and targets. Under the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, Environment and Climate Change Canada must prepare a […]
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Canada has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence (AI) talent, research, and computing infrastructure, but an important foundation for its innovation remains underdeveloped: strong, secure, and trusted data supply chains. Without clearer rules and institutions to support responsible data sharing, Canada risks constraining AI innovation and falling behind global competitors 
From: Harvey NaglieTo: Innovation observers Date: January 16, 2026Re: Canada’s AI Coordination Gap: Federal Levers Needed to Prevent Market Fragmentation A key challenge for Canada’s artificial intelligence policy is avoiding jurisdictional fragmentation. As provinces, agencies, and regulators develop procurement rules, public-sector AI requirements, and privacy expectations on separate tracks, Canadian firms – particularly smaller ones […] 
From: Daniel SchwanenTo: Artificial Intelligence watchersDate: December 17, 2025Re: The Timidity Danger in AI Regulation Ottawa’s forthcoming AI strategy needs to walk a tightrope between two equally important principles: Safeguarding Canadians from possible misuses of AI but also giving our private and academic sectors the leeway to use Canada’s AI strengths to develop and commercialize new technologies and products. […] 
From: Brian LivingstonTo: EV observersDate: November 27, 2025Re: Ottawa’s Blind EV optimism Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 60-day review of the federal zero-emission vehicle mandate, and the waiver of its 20-percent sales requirement for next year, has sparked plenty of debate. But what does hitting the brakes really mean for Canadians? It’s a chance to reflect […] 
From: Kate KoplovichTo: Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim HodgsonDate: November 26, 2025Re: Canada Does Not Need an Upstream Oil and Gas Emissions Cap The federal government released a Climate Competitiveness Strategy as part of Budget 2025 that clings to an upstream oil and gas emissions cap whose costs outweigh its relatively small and uncertain […] 
The federal government must clearly define a framework for responsible, widespread AI innovation – one that encourages beneficial development and adoption while setting firm expectations about the harms innovators must avoid. 
October 16, 2025 – Canada’s weak growth, low investment and lagging innovation point to the need for a more modern regulatory philosophy that balances both protection and progress, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Pruning the Rulebook: Canada’s Financial Regulatory Scorecard, Year Two,” Gherardo Caracciolo’s updated findings revealed similar results […] 
In the second year of our regulatory scorecard paper, results continue to show the need for a more balanced approach to financial oversight, one that explicitly incorporates innovation and competition alongside traditional stability and consumer protection goals. Newly issued and updated regulatory documents did not change previous results. The imbalance reflects the mandates of Canadian […] 
From: Brad Gilmour and Sander DuncansonTo: Major project watchersDate: October 3, 2025Re: Bill C-5 – Pros, Cons, and Options for Domestic Investors Pessimism about the ability to advance Canadian projects has made infrastructure investors wary. Lack of confidence has grown from necessary yet increasingly uncertain and complicated environmental and regulatory approval processes, with multiple layers […] 
From: Lennie KaplanTo: Climate policy watchersDate: September 30, 2025Re: Restoring Credibility to Canada’s Climate Change Policies and Targets There are three things to watch for this fall as the federal government reviews and renews its climate change policies and targets. Under the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, Environment and Climate Change Canada must prepare a […]