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Privacy Commissioner lacks the power to fine offending companies; Canada needs a national strategy to commercialize the space sector; Ottawa is lagging on a national climate adaptation strategy, sustainable development and integrated ocean management; unravelling the mystery of Canada’s voluntary carbon market; benefits to Canada’s economy from universal health care are becoming more important; and more.

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G7 critical minerals strategy; business leaders need to press Ottawa to invest more in defence tech startups; Canada requires $30 billion in investment over the next 15 years to realize its critical minerals potential; Canada's mining industry needs 21st century data; scaling up tech firms in value-added resources can boost productivity; AI will open the door to the labour market rather than lead to mass unemployment; and more.

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Business leaders urge Mark Carney to launch the Canada Trade Infrastructure Plan; Competition Bureau releases final guidelines on “green-washing” provisions; Canada needs a “bold, coordinated industry strategy;" Canada should trade fast-track approval for research projects for developers’ contributions to a new innovation fund; federal spending on science and technology has increased but is expected to decline; and more.

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Canada needs changes to tax structures and R&D/research supports in response to U.S. tariffs; more investment in capital by Canadian companies is required to improve Canada’s productivity performance; venture capital market shows some spark but it’s at risk from dependence on U.S. investment; confidence in Alberta’s renewable energy sector lags behind peer jurisdictions due to policy and regulatory uncertainty; and more.

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Reforming the federal service is critical to Carney government's success; Canada will supply oil and gas for decades to come; U.S. tariffs are bad but uncertainty is becoming more damaging; developing "green" hydrogen is a fiasco and a waste of money; adapting "lean" startup principles to help grow food tech firms; leveraging Canada's natural capital is key in the face of U.S. tariffs; and more.

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Ontario’s budget is big on tariff relief but short on post-secondary education funding; Canada Foundation for Innovation-funded facilities are attracting researchers; opponents want Ontario to withdraw Bill 5 aimed at fast-tracking resource projects; Canada’s future prosperity depends on getting Indigenous reconciliation right:; Canada has only a few $1-billion unicorns and they’re not scaling up or growing employees fast enough; and more.

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The price of Ontario's four small modular nuclear reactors rises to nearly $21 billion; private health-data companies are selling access to patients’ records without patients’ knowledge; Council of Canadian Innovators offers a policy guide for Mark Carney’s government; Canada needs to harness its AI advantage; here's a way for Ottawa to "clean house" on federal regulations; and more.

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Canada needs to align its economy with its 10-largest non-U.S. trade partners; Alberta makes securing a referendum on separation easier; Trump administration set to close U.S. office that negotiates international science agreements; polytechnic institutes are training people for the most in-demand skilled occupations; cybercriminals becoming stealthier at stealing data and credentials; and more.

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Ontario invests $75 million in 162 research and innovation projects; Alberta’s tech sector is emerging as a powerhouse of economic growth and innovation; Canada needs an updated information technology policy toolkit or risks eroding research investment; five innovative technologies have the potential to shape the future; court challenges could fatally undermine the rationale behind Trump's tariff war; and more.