Policy Research for Canadian Sovereignty
Canada is great, but we have some problems. The Canadian Shield Institute is developing strategies, solutions and policy frameworks for a more resilient, prosperous and sovereign country.
The Value of Foreign Direct Investment in the New Economy
Canada’s framework for thinking about FDI is outdated. We treat FDI as generally good, on the theory that foreign investors bring capital, technology and managerial expertise that is used to grow productive capacity in Canada. That may have been true in the 1970s when our foreign investment review laws were written, but the situation is much more complicated today.
Read All Eight Chapters of Foundations of Digital Sovereignty
Canada has spent decades ceding control of the digital economy to foreign private actors. Without a comprehensive governance framework, billions in new public spending on “sovereign” AI infrastructure will fail to deliver real sovereignty — and the window to act is now.
Compute spending without governance is money wasted. Canada must build the policy and institutional foundations first.
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