Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many legislatures around the world to adopt or expand their use of digital technologies in order to continue exercising their core functions of legislating, studying issues of public policy, scrutinizing governments and representing… Read More ›
Information and communications
The Growing Importance of Open-Source Intelligence to National Security
Reading Time: 6 minutes Disponible en français. Intelligence agencies around the world, including the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), are increasingly acquiring, analyzing, using and sharing publicly available information (see Figure 1). Given the scale of data involved, artificial intelligence (AI) – particularly machine learning… Read More ›
Privacy by Design: Origin and Purpose
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. Protecting Privacy In an era of rapid technological advances in which giant social media corporations have access to the data of millions of users and data breaches occur frequently, privacy has become a topic of much discussion… Read More ›
Broadband Internet in Indigenous Communities
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. Broadband Internet access supports Indigenous self-determination by enabling communities to address priorities, improving access to programs and services, supporting economic participation and contributing to the revitalization of Indigenous languages and cultures. However, many Indigenous communities do not… Read More ›
Understanding Spectrum Management in Canada
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. Wireless communications services are constantly changing how Canadians live and participate in society. They improve connectivity across the country, especially in sparsely populated areas. Wireless services are also at the forefront of technological developments, such as fifth… Read More ›
Inequities in COVID-19 Health Outcomes: The Need for Race- and Ethnicity-Based Data
Reading Time: 5 minutes 8 December 2020, 8:50 a.m. (Disponible en français : Inégalités des répercussions en santé de la COVID‑19 : besoin de données sur la race et l’ethnie) For Indigenous peoples, Black Canadians and other racialized groups, race and racism are important… Read More ›
The State of Broadband Internet in Canada
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Internet à large bande au Canada : portrait de la situation) Canadians are increasingly using the Internet: according to Statistics Canada, the share of Canadians aged 15 and older using the Internet rose from 83% in… Read More ›
The Right to Be Left Alone and Police Powers in Canada: Is an Update Needed?
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Disponible en français : Le droit de ne pas être importuné et les pouvoirs policiers au Canada : une mise à jour s’impose‑t‑elle?) One of the pillars of the law is predictability. Yet decisions of Canada’s highest court on the… Read More ›
Personal Information Protection and Data Security in a Pandemic
Reading Time: 4 minutes 30 April 2020, 9:40 a.m. (Disponible en français : Protection des renseignements personnels et sécurité des données en temps de pandémie) To quickly limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID‑19), the federal government could consider exceptional measures – some of… Read More ›
Challenges Regarding Freedom of Expression and Access to Information During a Pandemic: International and Domestic Perspectives
Reading Time: 5 minutes 27 April 2020, 9:15 a.m. (Disponible en français : Défis associés à la liberté d’expression et à l’accès à l’information en temps de pandémie : points de vue national et international) Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression;… Read More ›