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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes 6 April 2021, 8:40 a.m. Disponible en français. Current and accurate information are key elements in the global and Canadian response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This HillNote examines the impact of information and misinformation on public health responses to the… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›