Learning to use an AI system is not the same as becoming AI literate. Students need more than the ability to write effective prompts or complete tasks faster. (Solen Feyissa/Unsplash)

Students need more than AI skills — they need accountable AI literacy

Beyond technical fluency, Canadian students need judgment to decide how to use AI and when it should not be used at all.
Artificial intelligence and digital innovation minister Evan Solomon speaks before taking part in a panel discussion, ‘AI for All & Canada’s Innovation Advantage,’ during the Liberal Party of Canada convention in Montréal on April 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Canada’s AI strategy must reckon with the environmental implications of data centres

AI is often described as if it lives in the cloud. The persistent controversies regarding the Wonder Valley project in Alberta illustrate how false that is.
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks as Nisga'a Nation President, Eva Clayton, and Nisga'a CEO, Andrew Robinson, listen during a Ksi Lisims LNG announcement of an environmental assessment certificate from the Government of British Columbia in Vancouver, on Sept. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Who benefits from ‘nation‑building’ projects like Ksi Lisims?

Calling Ksi Lisims a “nation-building” project masks unresolved questions about who benefits, who bears the risks and how the project fits into a rapidly changing global liquefied natural gas market.
Developing clear policies and principles that are communicated with audiences should be an essential part of any newsroom’s AI practice. (Shutterstock)

Transparency and trust: How news consumers in Canada want AI to be used in journalism

The news industry has high hopes that the use of AI could lead to better journalism, but there is still a lot of work to be done in terms of figuring out how to use it ethically.
U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping walk in the gardens at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif. on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP)

The Sunnylands Statement sets a positive signal: World leaders gathered for COP28 must build off of it

The Sunnylands Statement has set a powerful signal for COP28, however, it also highlights that more must be done in Dubai to define what it means to achieve ‘net zero.’
Environmental, social and governance investing, a form of responsible investing that aligns financial returns with positive environmental and social ones, has gained exponential popularity in recent years. (Shutterstock)

How environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing controversies can impact fossil fuels

The criticisms faced by ESG projects are indicative of the growing polarization in the future profitability of the fossil fuel sector.
La primera dosis de la vacuna COVID-19 de Pfizer-BioNTech en Canadá lista para ser utilizada en el Instituto Michener de Toronto a mediados de diciembre de 2020, menos de un año después de que la Organización Mundial de la Salud declarara la pandemia de COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

La mejora de la reputación de las grandes farmacéuticas durante la pandemia podría resultar efímera

Si las grandes farmacéuticas quieren lograr un cambio de imagen definitivo, deben aprovechar la actual predisposición del público sobre sus vacunas COVID-19 dando prioridad a las prácticas socialmente responsables.
The ongoing construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, near Kamloops, B.C., in September 2021. China’s clean energy plans could create problems for Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

What China’s plans to decarbonize its economy mean for Canada’s energy exports

Canada has neglected to keep up with China’s climate politics, putting the future of the country’s fossil fuel exports at risk.
La première dose de vaccin Pfizer-BioNTech contre le Covid-19 au Canada est prête à être utilisée au Michener Institute de Toronto à la mi-décembre 2020, soit moins d'un an après que l'Organisation mondiale de la santé ait déclaré le Covid-19 pandémique. Frank Gunn/Canadian Press

L’industrie pharmaceutique peut‑elle vraiment restaurer sa réputation avec la pandémie ?

S’ils veulent vraiment redorer leur image, les grands labos feraient bien de profiter de leur popularité actuelle pour privilégier les pratiques socialement responsables.
An anti-vaccination protester holds an upside down Canadian flag during a demonstration outside the venue of a Liberal Party election campaign event, in Newmarket, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

The anti‑vax movement is being radicalized by far‑right political extremism

Vaccine hesitancy has been a subject of intense study in the field of scientific communication. Anti-vaxxers’ recent radicalization needs to be looked at.
Shoes are placed at the base of the vandalized Egerton Ryerson statue at Ryerson University in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ryerson’s reputational crisis: What to do about its namesake and his legacy

Discussions on the renaming of Ryerson University must prioritize the public interest and meet the collective responsibility to engage with Canada’s history of Indigenous oppression.
The first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine dose in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto in mid-December 2020, less than a year from when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Big Pharma’s COVID‑19 reputation boost may not last — here’s why

If Big Pharma wants to achieve the ultimate image makeover, it must capitalize on the current public good will about its COVID-19 vaccines by prioritizing socially responsible practices.
People wearing masks attend a rally opposing discrimination against Asian communities in Toronto in March 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Why Alberta must rethink its ban on Canada‑China university collaborations

Banning research ties with China, as Alberta just did, should be vetoed not only by the academic community but also the general public for its recklessness in fanning the flames of anti-Asian racism.
People line up at a mass vaccination centre during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Public health officials are failing to communicate effectively about AstraZeneca

Canadian public health organizations have run into a serious communication problem about the AstraZeneca vaccine. Crisis management and communication theories explain what’s gone wrong.
People take part in a rally against hate and confront the rising violence against Asian Americans at Columbus Park in New York, on March 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

As Asian Canadian scholars, we must #StopAsianHate by fighting all forms of racism

Fifteen Asian academics discuss the roots of anti-Asian racism and limits of multiculturalism in Canada while charting a path forward.

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