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By Research Money
Federal and provincial governments are investing heavily across sectors: Ontario's subway car order now requires 55% Canadian content, while Quebec's new strategy focuses on critical minerals. Meanwhile, Evidence for Democracy warns that misinformation is an existential threat and Natural Products Canada-supported companies contribute almost $900M to Canada's GDP.

By Mark Lowey
Port of Montreal expansion gets greenlighted by Major Projects Office; Canada-China trade deal angers Doug Ford Canada's response to sexually abusive images on X is "tepid;" Canada needs to improve patenting performance; Canadian firms often bought before before reaching full scale; national AI literacy program for Canadian consumers and within financial institutions needed; Canada's AI strategy should avoid excessive precaution; and more.

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Ottawa invests $244 million in Defence Industry Assist Program; Carney touts competitiveness of Canada's oil amid Trump's move on Venezuela's oil production; Canadian VC fundraising continues trend downward; Canada needs a sovereign innovation asset bank; Canada's economy, business investment and employment are stifled by regulatory burden; Canada's approach to regulation requires modernization; Canada needs a National Space Council; and more.

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New "Buy Canadian" policy gives same preferential treatment to foreign subsidies as Canadian-headquartered firms; federal government rejects some key recommendations on improving public sector productivity; a blueprint for Canada's digital sovereignty; Canada's shrinking stock market doesn't bode well for future economic growth; after investing up to $40 billion in generative AI, 95 percent of businesses globally are getting no return; and more.

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Federal government launches $1.7-billion talent initiative; University of Toronto-led project embeds graduate students with Ontario's EV industry; consortium calls on Canada to develop a national semiconductor strategy; a made-in-Canada approach to AI; Canadian wealth and asset managers lag global peers in incorporating AI into business operations; AI could help Canadians "land their personal finance plane;" and more.

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Ottawa earmarks $357.7 million for Regional Defence Investment Initiative; Canada's Ocean Supercluster invests in new projects valued at $22.1 million; nearly nine in 10 Canadian teens say they were victimized online; invest capital "in almost everything" to commercialize research; B.C.'s policies aren't aligned with ambition to lead in the knowledge economy; Competition Bureau's investigation of Amazon's fair pricing policy rests on shaky ground; and more

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Federal-Alberta government agreement on new pipeline to B.C.'s coast faces stiff First Nations opposition; Trump administration's funding cuts are hobbling research and clinical trials in Canada; most Canadian businesses are using AI but few are seeing a return on investments; Canadian businesses are adopting AI at an unprecedented rate; rapid growth in the federal service has produced only "acceptable" service at best for small businesses; and more.

By Research Money
B.C. launches an ambitious new industrial strategy; feds introduce stablecoin legislation; Ottawa boosts investment in European Space Agency programs by $528 million; Canada could learn from the U.S. and Israel on how to do deep tech commercialization: Kyle Briggs; Canada achieving complete digital sovereignty is “impossible;” Canada needs an integrated national electricity grid to cut costs, strengthen reliability and lower emissions; and more.

By Research Money
Federal government's new “nation-building projects” don’t please everyone;” Tri-agencies invest $17 million in new applied research awards; Canada needs sustained funding for research datasets and a “coherent” health data strategy; larger financings boost Canadian venture capital investment; Ottawa's public consultation to shape a renewed AI strategy was “deeply misguided;” data centes will have major impacts on water supplies; and more.