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By Mark Lowey
Generative artificial intelligence could boost Canada's productivity by up to $78 billion by 2030, Scale AI and Deloitte report. However, Canada must address challenges like sluggish tech investment and a "trust deficit" to fully capitalize on AI's potential and avoid repeating missed opportunities.

By Jeffrey Crelinsten
In Part 2 of our conversation with Anastasia Mourogova Millin, we unpack bold ideas on rethinking risk, financing innovation, and protecting natural assets. You’ll hear why climate resilience can outpace market returns, how Canada can keep its IP at home, and the dangers of privatizing nature. Plus, we explore practical policies—from indigenous-led community investments to renewable-powered data centers—that could reshape our economic and environmental future.

By Mark Lowey
Government-funded innovation programs can help companies overcome barriers, but Catherine Beaudry at the C. D. Howe Institute finds a significant gap remains in understanding how effective these programs are and how to improve them. Understanding the relationship between public support and firms' capacity to innovate and overcome financial and other barriers is essential for effective policy design, she says.

By Robert D. Atkinson
"Mission-oriented innovation" risks diverting resources from economic growth, developing advanced technologies, and increasing productivity, argues Robert D. Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. Atkinson suggests policymakers should instead focus on "mission-enabled innovation" that unlocks growth-oriented innovation.

By Mark Lowey
Canada's innovation ecosystem lags those of other countries due to risk aversion and poor funding models, hindering the country's global competitiveness, according to a roundtable organized by The Conference Board of Canada. Bold policy shifts and mission-driven strategies are needed to scale Canadian companies, foster an AI-enabled population and leverage patient domestic capital, experts said.

By Mark Lowey
Canada's research universities must be at the forefront of solving the country's productivity and innovation challenges, U15 Canada's CEO Robert Asselin says in a Q&A with Research Money. He advocates for strategic investments in research and talent to ensure Canada's long-term competitiveness and technological sovereignty, particularly in strategic areas like AI and defence.

By Jeffrey Crelinsten
In part one of a special two-part episode, Anastasia shares stories from her unique upbringing as the daughter of two nuclear scientists, her decision to pursue university studies in Canada, and the pivotal moments that shaped her early career.

By Mark Lowey
Canada has all the necessary ingredients and a huge and timely opportunity to attract investment in clean energy projects during the global energy transition, given the Trump administration’s cuts to “green” energy incentives, investment managers said during a webinar by the Institute for Sustainable Finance.

By Mark Lowey
The federal and Ontario governments should collaborate to make Waterloo, Ontario, one of the world’s top 50 science and technology clusters, says Lawrence Zhang, head of policy at the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness.