Canada’s role in NATO finance risks locking in a defence-driven political economy that will be difficult to reverse.
Carney Under the Sway of the Broligarchs | The Tyee
Build Canada’s advocates are wealthy, aggressively pro-tech and piling up wins in Ottawa. First in a series.
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I’m Calling It. Time for a New NATO | The Tyee
The ‘New Alliance Treaty Organization’ could offer real protection from what’s brewing in the US.
Who supplies and demands safe assets – and why it matters
Safe assets are the building blocks of modern financial markets. This column examines the sectoral dynamics of safe assets across advanced economies since the 1980s. It shows that foreign demand for these assets has steadily increased, with the financial sector playing a key role in meeting it. However, because financial institutions often back the safe assets they create with risky loans, this rising foreign demand can fuel domestic credit booms and contribute to macroeconomic instability. The results highlight the importance of carefully managing the creation of safe assets within the global financial system.
Welcome to the new age of geoeconomics
Tech, trade, finance and military policies are mingling in a manner not seen during the neoliberal era
Foundations of Digital Sovereignty | Canadian Shield Institute
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Prime Minister Carney announces the largest clean energy investment in North American history
Canada is starting from a position of strength. We have what the world wants.
America’s Fiscal Crisis Is Europe’s Chance to Build a Treasury Market of Its Own
The EU should seize the moment to gain strategic autonomy by creating its own safe asset.
The Lawful Access Two-Headed Surveillance Monster: How Bill C-22 Went Off the Rails - Michael Geist
The government’s plans for lawful access have gone off the rails. In recent days, Signal has warned it would pull out of the Canadian market rather than comply with Bill C-22. Windscribe, the Toronto-headquartered VPN provider, has said it would relocate its headquarters out of Canada and NordVPN has warned it would consider following suit. Apple and Meta have both raised public concerns about the bill’s effect on encryption and cybersecurity. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Cybersecurity Advisors Network, civil liberties groups, and a long line of legal and security experts have all called for changes. The chairs of the U.S. House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees have written to Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree warning that the bill threatens U.S. national security and the integrity of cross-border data flows. Even the bill’s own oversight body, the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, has told the SECU committee it does not have the access it needs for effective oversight. If the government thought it could push through the bill largely unnoticed, it has been proven painfully wrong as there are now trade frictions with the U.S., the prospect of leading companies exiting the Canadian market, and weaker cybersecurity protections for ordinary users. How did Canada’s lawful access plan go awry so quickly?
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
Canada, the EU, and the Future of the ITAR Exemption
To be a Catalyst for Innovative Canadian Global Engagement
Who killed Canadian Venture?
We might have an economic serial killer on our hands...
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Putin’s High-Tech Russian Submarines Goad NATO Deep Below the Atlantic
NATO is fighting back against Russia’s submarine threat in cat-and-mouse games reminiscent of the Cold War
AI firm Cohere in merger talks with Germany’s Aleph Alpha, sources say
Merger would be politically sensitive as Cohere is a crucially important company for Canada’s AI ambitions
