⭕️"Information manipulation is the single biggest risk to our democracy." That was the conclusion of Canada's foreign interference inquiry. Yet, despite that warning, more than 80% of its recommendations focus on government institutions rather than strengthening public resilience to disinformation. In our newest Open Canada article, Simon Hogue, Magalie Lavallée, and Benjamin Fung argue that Canada needs to invest in media literacy and stronger platform accountability to better protect its democracy. 🔗Read the full article here: ow.ly/xhCt50Zwg6L #InformationManipulation #DemocracyRisk #MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #CanadaPolitics #ProtectDemocracy #OpenCanada

⭕️As Canada invests billions in AI infrastructure, conversations have focused on innovation, competitiveness, and digital sovereignty. But are we overlooking one critical question? ⛈️From extreme weather events to growing climate vulnerabilities, the physical infrastructure powering AI faces risks that cannot be ignored. This latest Open Canada article explores why climate resilience must be treated as a core pillar of Canada's AI future, not an afterthought. Read more: opencanada.org/the-climate-r… #CanadaAI #ClimateResilience #AIFuture #ClimateAction #GreenTech

⭕ AI won't transform Canada's public services if governments can't agree on which data to trust. Canada has no shortage of government data. The challenge is determining which records are authoritative, how information can move lawfully between institutions, and who remains accountable for its use. In our newest Open Canada article, Patrick Spencer argues that the missing piece of Canada's AI strategy isn't another chatbot or better model. It's the trusted digital infrastructure beneath it. ❗ Read more 👇 🔗 lnkd.in/gqd2BzNM #TrustedData #CanadaAI #PublicServices #GovernmentData #TechPolicy

🇨🇦Why Are Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies Leaving? Canada's challenge may not be creating innovative companies, but keeping them. A recent survey found that just 32% of nearly 3,000 Canadian-founded high-potential startups were still headquartered in Canada in 2024, compared with more than 67% a decade earlier. In our latest Open Canada article, author Gabrielle Sorensen argues that Canada's innovation challenge isn't a lack of talent or entrepreneurship, it's helping promising companies scale. 📖 Read the full article: ow.ly/J1pV50ZnqGA What do you think is the biggest barrier preventing Canadian companies from scaling at home? #OpenCanada #Innovation #Canada #EconomicPolicy #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #PublicPolicy #CanadianStartups #CanadaEconomy #EconomicGrowth

⭕ Canada has the strategies, the portals, and the funding. What it doesn't have is a way to make them work together. In a new Open Canada article, Patrick Spencer argues that Canada's real digital government problem isn't a lack of effort, it's the missing "connective layer" of shared infrastructure, like trusted identity and secure data exchange, that would let services actually function across federal, provincial, and municipal boundaries. Read more! 👇 opencanada.org/canada-is-bui…

⭕ The war is ending, however reckoning over who really won may be just beginning and it may not be the United States. In a new Open Canada piece, Jack Cunningham argues that the US-Iran memorandum amounts to a far deeper American capitulation than it appears. One that leaves Iran wealthier and emboldened while accelerating the decline of US credibility as a global security guarantor. Read more! 👇 opencanada.org/the-iran-mou-…

⭕ Canada ranks among the world’s top digital governments. So why does using public services still feel so broken? A new Open Canada piece by Patrick Spencer argues we are measuring the wrong thing. Rankings show what is online, but not whether services actually work across a federation. Canada is not failing to digitize government, it is struggling to make it function as one system. Read more ➡️ opencanada.org/canada-is-mea…

⭕ Canada may be stepping away from the “feminist foreign policy” label. But the contradictions in its defence policy remain. A new Open Canada piece finds that while representation has improved, the structures driving inequality remain largely untouched. Inclusion risks becoming symbolic rather than transformative. The argument draws on award-winning research published in International Journal, winner of the 2025 Marcel Cadieux Prize. Read more ➡️ opencanada.org/feminism-at-t…

David Gaillot argues that France’s evolving “advanced deterrence” doctrine risks reshaping NATO’s nuclear posture in ways that could ultimately weaken, rather than reinforce, Alliance stability. Read more ➡️ opencanada.org/nato-does-not…

We have a great highlight reel from our 10 April CIC Couchiching Conference.

On 10 April, 'CIC Couchiching West' took place at the University of Victoria (UVic). The conference title was: Mobilizing Canada: Power, Partnerships & the Global Order. The main sponsors included the CIC, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the UVic Centre for Global Studies.

In a new Open Canada piece, Matthew da Mota, examines Canada’s ambitions in the Arctic amid rising geopolitical pressure. Arguing its strategy will depend on defence, development, commitments to Indigenous communities and the environment. Read more ➡️opencanada.org/arctic-fever-…

In their latest Open Canada piece, Philip Leech-Ngo and Ruba Musleh examine Canada’s push for resilience in a shifting global order. It argues that the expertise Canada needs is already here, but still sits outside policy conversations. Read more➡️opencanada.org/canadas-displ…

During a Japanese visit to the White House, Trump pointed to Pearl Harbor to justify not informing allies ahead of the Iran strike. Alan Siaroff reports: opencanada.org/japans-histor…

Ukraine’s resistance continues to define this geopolitical moment. Former Canadian diplomat, Jeremy Kinsman, argues Putin has already failed in his central aim. What was meant to weaken Ukraine has strengthened its unity. Read more: opencanada.org/four-years-on…

This @globeandmail op-ed raises important questions about media amplification in Canada–U.S. relations. Pete Hoekstra has long been a prominent voice in this space. These issues are central to discussions on the Red Passport podcast. Tune in here: opencanada.org/red-passport-…