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Artificial intelligence may live in the cloud, but the cloud has a very large physical footprint. Behind every AI query are enormous data centres consuming electricity, requiring cooling, occupying land and connecting to transmission systems. As governments race to capture…

For generations, progress has meant making life safer. We developed safer automobiles, safer workplaces, safer playgrounds, safer medicines, safer food, safer buildings and stronger protections against crime, disease and discrimination. Few would seriously argue that we should abandon those achievements.…

For years, Canadians have heard variations of the same diagnosis: productivity is weak, investment is leaving, major projects take too long, housing is unaffordable, provincial barriers divide what should be one national economy, and Canada remains dangerously dependent on the…

The language of “tipping points” has become commonplace. Climate scientists speak of ecological thresholds. Economists warn of debt ceilings and market corrections. Political commentators describe geopolitical realignments. Technologists predict artificial intelligence will fundamentally reshape civilization. It seems that wherever we…

Five Facts or Fictions Behind the Cross-Border Wildfire Debate When smoke from Canada’s record-setting wildfires drifted south this summer, it carried more than ash. It ignited a political firestorm. Some American commentators accused Canada of poor forest management, arguing that…

For generations, children learned the familiar rhyme: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” No one believed it literally. Words can wound deeply. Yet the saying reflected an important truth: life inevitably includes criticism,…

Democracy Is Failing—or We Are The answer depends on whether we understand what democracy was designed to do. Fiction : Many people see political disagreement as evidence that democracy is broken. Soc

Education Curriculum Needs Reform Modern education is often praised for becoming more comprehensive, inclusive, and responsive to society's changing needs. Yet critics argue that schools have become i

Fact or Fiction: Has “WOKE” Culture Strengthened Society — or Weakened the Foundations of Sovereignty? Over the past decade, Western societies have experienced an intense period of cultural and politi

Fact or Fiction: Canada’s Innovation Problem is Technology For decades, Canada has celebrated its inventors, funded research institutions, and launched innovation councils with optimism and pride. Org