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Digital Sovereignty: A Framework to improve digital readiness of the Government of Canada
The Government of Canada (GC) must be able to manage and protect its data, systems and infrastructure to operate securely and independently in a globally connected environment. This paper explains what digital sovereignty means for the GC and how it informs the management of government digital operations. Broader issues such as Canada’s economic, industrial, or national security interests are out of scope of this paper.
Canada launches national initiative to build large-scale AI supercomputing capacity
Applications to develop Canada’s sovereign AI supercomputing infrastructure now open
Unplug America | Notion
Canadian tech alternatives to bring your data back across the border. by Tod and Jocelyn Maffin • see their projects • support their work

Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill | CBC News
A Liberal government bill that proposes giving police and spies easier access to information during investigations has fallen into the crosshairs of U.S. tech giants and two American congressional committees, threatening to become the latest irritant in the Canada-U.S. relationship.

Sovereignty Is Not Solitude: Open Source as Canada’s Third Path in AI
True artificial intelligence (AI) sovereignty isn't about building a Canadian fortress; it’s about mastering the open-source ecosystems that power the world.

Foundations of Digital Sovereignty | Canadian Shield Institute
The Canadian Shield Institute is an independent policy institute advancing Canada's economic resilience, sovereignty, innovation, and global competitiveness....

Stop Bill C-22!
🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US. Shut the backdoor: https://openmedia.org/StopC22 #BillC22

Who killed Canadian Venture?
We might have an economic serial killer on our hands...

Gander: The Social Media You Want, Built in Canada
Fun, private, and ethical. We're changing the way social media is done around here, all without your personal data taking an unexpected trip down south.

U.S. and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread
President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.

Parting Clouds: Creating a Competitive Marketplace for Compute | Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project
The Canadian market for cloud computing is monopolized. In a new report, CAMP argues that the most effective response is to unleash competition through procurement, regulation, and competition law enforcement.

Treating data like land — data sovereignty in the AI age - ICT
Artificial intelligence front and center at North America’s largest Indigenous tech conference

The Internet Has Become Too American to Trust | The Walrus
Trump and Big Tech have fused into a new kind of threat

ArriveCAN Was a Fiasco—and Just the Tip of Ottawa’s Failing Tech Strategy | The Walrus
How Canada became a cautionary tale in building government software

The UK tech energy grab: how AI data centres are delaying the building of homes
Artificial intelligence infrastructure is being handed priority access to Britain's overwhelmed electricity grid, pushing housing down the list. But as the US shows, there's an alternative: make Big Tech pay for the power it needs. Report by Nicole Kobie

Win the Global Talent War | Build Canada
Canada trains world-class researchers, scientists, and engineers, then watches them leave for the United States because there's no path to turn their ideas into Canadian businesses.
