What would it look like if you woke up tomorrow and all American tech shut down? Working with our partners at the Gloves Off podcast, this week we tried to chart the scope of our dependence on American tech. canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/a-da...

A Day in the Life Without American Tech | Canadian Shield Institute

What would happen if overnight we suddenly lost all access to American tech? Nobody is saying that we’d ever wake up one morning and find all...

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Defence Spending: Knowing What You're Doing Is Half The Battle canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/defe...

Defence Spending: Knowing What You're Doing Is Half The Battle | Canadian Shield Institute

Prime Minister Mark Carney called it a geopolitical “rupture” in his speech at the World Economic Forum, and our friends at the Gloves Off podcast...

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Canada is talking about spending an enormous amount of money on defence. What should we specialize in, to ensure that we are supporting our own needs, but also growing our economy and co-ordinating with our NATO allies? www.youtube.com/watch?v=O47J...

5. Cross Check: How Canada Wins at Defence

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I learned a lot from this scan of Canada's history with dual-use defence technology. With the mania around defence spending right now, and lots of people selling their products as "dual-use" it's worthwhile to think about what that really means: canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/from...

From Jets to Quantum – Canada's History with Dual Use Technology | Canadian Shield Institute

For the first time in decades, ordinary Canadians are thinking and talking about defence. Largely thanks to the luck of our geography — so distant...

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Subscribe to our newsletter! Each week we send out thoughtful policy critiques, trend analysis and economic insights about Canada's national sovereignty. Also, new Canadian music. canadianshieldinstitute.ca/newsletter

What do quantum computing, aluminum cans, AI and guns all have in common? They're all industries where Canada plays, but we don't have a coherent value capture strategy. Read more in this week's edition of the National Interest newsletter. canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/what...

What Quantum, Aluminum Cans, Guns and AI All Have In Common | Canadian Shield Institute

You might’ve noticed that we’re in a bit of a trade war. On the Gloves Off podcast, Stephen Marche has been grappling with what...

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Has there ever been a better day to drop an episode of Gloves Off about how Canada can build a more resilient economy? Episode 4, How Canada Wins, Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h... #Canada #CanadianEconomy #Trade #EconomicPolicy #Innovation #DataSovereignty

How Canada’s Economy Can Thrive

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Over the past year, Canada has been on a global campaign of economic co-operation dealmaking. In partnership with the Gloves Off podcast and @scpartners.bsky.social, we've been combing through the PM's website, and plotting those deals on an interactive map. Click around at: VariableGeometry.ca

Tracking Variable Geometry

An interactive global map of Canada's recent international agreements, updated live.

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I love the #GlovesOff podcast and am so glad there's a 2nd season! I'm also digging the sound of the Canadian Shield Institute. #elbowsup #truenorthstrongfree #Canada #Never51st #cdnpoli

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Over the summer, the Canadian Shield Institute is working with the Gloves Off podcast to dig into the policy research, and come up with answers for how Canada can develop a more resilient economic strategy. Listen to Episode 1: The Rupture of Gloves Off here: www.gloves-off.ca/season-2/201

What does it man for Canada to navigate a world of geopolitical rupture? Canadian Shield Institute Managing Director Vasiliki (Vass) Bednar mulls on that question this week, as part of our partnership with the Gloves Off podcast. canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/the-...

The Rupture | Canadian Shield Institute

A few months ago, we were approached by Canadian journalist Stephen Marche, about the second season of his podcast, Gloves Off.  Stephen wrote “The...

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I have a piece in @thestar.com today about the digital sovereignty we are searching for 🔎 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

This is what we're up against. It started before Trump took office, but the MAGA administration is doing a lot to reorient the global economy, and it's hitting Canada. The question is: Are Canadian leaders responding with the same kind of energy? Do we have a plan?

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day!!! 🇨🇦 Canada is a great country, but we also need to work to keep Canada strong, sovereign, resilient and prosperous. We're exploring these ideas in a collab with the Gloves Off podcast this summer! canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/glov...

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day!!! 🇨🇦 Canada is a great country, but we also need to work to keep Canada strong, sovereign, resilient and prosperous. We're exploring these ideas in a collab with the Gloves Off podcast this summer! canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/glov...

We've been working on a summer collab with the Gloves Off podcast. Make sure to subscribe, wherever you get your podcasts! youtu.be/Nz90QFAg_kk?...

The Gloves Come Off Again, Canada Day

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Foundations of Digital Sovereignty - Chapter 8 "Building Sovereign Canadian Compute" If we want to embed Canadian governance and support Canadian growth, we need to build publicly-anchored digital infrastructure. Here's how we do that: canadianshieldinstitute.ca/updates/buil...

Building Sovereign Canadian Compute | Canadian Shield Institute

A few months ago, when we started working on the Foundations of Digital Sovereignty, part of the motivation was that we were a little bit annoyed...

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A major data governance issue for Canada is foreign governments reaching into Canadian territory and accessing Canadians' private data. C-36 isn't going to meaningfully change a tough situation for Canada. Read our full analysis here: canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

Can C-36 give Canadians Strong Privacy Protections in the Face

By Matthew da Mota, National Security & Emerging Technology Research Director, and Emily Osborne, Policy Research Associate

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A major data governance issue for Canada is foreign governments reaching into Canadian territory and accessing Canadians' private data. C-36 isn't going to meaningfully change a tough situation for Canada. Read our full analysis here: canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

Can C-36 give Canadians Strong Privacy Protections in the Face

By Matthew da Mota, National Security & Emerging Technology Research Director, and Emily Osborne, Policy Research Associate

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Foundations of Digital Sovereignty: Chapter 6 If Canada is serious about increasing our sovereign cloud capacity, government procurement is by far the most powerful tool at our disposal. canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

Procuring Sovereignty in the Cloud

By Vass Bednar

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Smart stuff from @vassb.bsky.social about AI shopping. They promise to remove the hassle and get you deals, but the agents don't actually have to prioritize your best interests. It's very obviously a bait-and-switch, but what are we going to do about it? thewalrus.ca/ai-shopping-...

Your AI Shopping Assistant Is Selling You Out | The Walrus

The bots promise to get the best deals. Studies say they mostly find pricier, sponsored options

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The "AI For All" strategy delivered today by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Solomon this morning gets a 6/10 on our Sovereignty Score. This much-anticipated document presents ambitious targets for AI adoption, infrastructure, and governance. But the devil is in the details.

Today we're publishing Chapter 5 of our policy series on digital sovereignty. This week we're looking at cloud security, and the way that foreign powers can interfere with Canadian data. canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

This week, in Chapter 4 of Foundations of Digital Sovereignty, we're talking about the value of data, and the role of governance in the digital economy. We need to reframe the terms of how data is used, to protect Canadians from exploitation: canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

Exploited and Underutilized: Canada’s Broken Data Economy

By Vass Bednar

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Pretty crazy chart. If this trend holds, by 2030 every single word in the federal budget will be "sovereignty." Anyway, if you want some smart ideas for how we actually fortify Canadian sovereignty, sign up for my newsletter: app.cyberimpact.com/clients/5817...

Intellectual property is a key governance structure for the 21st century digital economy. If Canada is going to meaningfully assert our digital sovereignty, we need a better national IP strategy. Read Chapter 3 of Foundations of Digital Sovereignty: canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

Invisible Assets: Canada's IP Blind Spot

By Vass Bednar

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Surveillance pricing uses your data to predict what you’ll pay. Ontario’s opposition wants it banned, but Premier Doug Ford says no. How can consumers protect themselves? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @vassb.bsky.social (@canadianshieldinstitute.ca) tonight at 8pm | Producer: Mike Attenborough

I have been on about this for a long time. @vassb.bsky.social and @canadianshieldinstitute.ca provide detailed and clear analysis of the risks we face and the difficult path forward. I hope government is listening and working overtime to improve their skills, capacity and governance.

James McLeod@jamespmcleod.ca · 3mo ago

I'm really proud of this work from my colleagues at the @canadianshieldinstitute.ca I am going to go out on a limb and say that this is the most engaging and vital writing ever published about technical standards. It is really interesting! canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

As soon as the Canadian Shield Institute was announced, I had high hopes and expectations, and they continue to exceed them with fantastic work.

The Canadian Shield Institute@canadianshieldinstitute.ca · 3mo ago

🚨🚨🚨 Chapter 2 of Foundations of Digital Sovereignty🚨🚨🚨 The Weaponization of Governance canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

🚨🚨🚨 Chapter 2 of Foundations of Digital Sovereignty🚨🚨🚨 The Weaponization of Governance canadianshieldinstitute.ca/latest-updat...

The Weaponization of Governance

By Vass Bednar

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In @betakit.com, Shield managing director @vassb.bsky.social talks to Josh Scott about our Foundations of Digital Sovereignty project, and why governance is the most important way to strengthen Canada's digital sovereignty. Read the Q&A here: betakit.com/qa-vass-bedn...

Q&A: Vass Bednar on why Canada is at risk of remaining a digital 51st state | BetaKit

The Canadian Shield Institute leader talks digital sovereignty ahead of an upcoming CUSMA review.

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