As Ottawa pushes AI boom, experts warn of risks to farmland and resources
In the race to grow AI infrastructure, farmers are urging governments not to sideline farmland and food security.
Federal government considered requiring AI platforms to pay news platforms, document suggests
A 2024 briefing note muses about whether a bill requiring tech companies to pay for news could apply to AI platforms
Just how much public money is flowing from Canada to Elon Musk?
IJF analysis shows hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and subsidies for Trump ally’s companies
Crypto ATMs are everywhere. They’re also dream tools for fraudsters
Police and observers say tougher rules needed to protect customers at risk of crypto scams
Who’s responsible for those fake ads falsely claiming Jagmeet Singh died on live TV?
Ads on news sites falsely claiming NDP leader’s death tied to global investing scheme, an IJF investigation has found
Media advocacy group wants federal laws to address online advertising’s links to misinformation
And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter
RCMP’s proposed AI surveillance system for holding cells called ‘dehumanizing’ and ‘intrusive’ by experts
RCMP claims tool would make prisoners safer after series of in-custody deaths
Elon Musk’s X lobbying about an Ontario bill to regulate the collection of minors’ information online
And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter
Facebook ads promoting big ‘targeted’ returns on real estate investments should raise red flags, experts say
But promos that some call ‘highly problematic’ likely don't break any rules
Toyota wants Canada to build more fuel stations for its hydrogen cars that emit only water vapour
And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter
No plug-in needed: A U.S. company pitches B.C. Transit on its wireless chargers
And eight other insights from the IJF's weekly lobbying newsletter
A British AI firm that worked for the Brexit campaign is pitching its technology in Ontario
And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter
Why do government IT contracts have such huge cost overruns?
It’s not just ArriveCan and Phoenix. Half of outsourced tech work went over the original budget, data shows
Bell, Telus and CN Rail lobbying against anti-scab legislation promised by Liberals
The Liberals are facing pressure from the NDP and major unions to ban scabs
TikTok lobbying Alberta, B.C., Manitoba and P.E.I. following government bans
Video-sharing app wants to convince provinces it’s valuable to Canadian content creators
Government requests for Canadians’ Google data have jumped ten-fold in past five years
Government submitted 2,327 requests for user data in 2021, up from 249 in 2016