Industrial Policy
The AI safety rulebook: the view from Capitol Hill
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. The AI safety rulebook is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 26, 2026
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Technology Correspondent
David Chen
David Chen covers AI policy, chips, platforms and the American industrial strategy now colliding with Canadian tech.
236 stories in the Washington archive
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Judiciary turns to Canada’s compute shortage as Tucson watches
Jun 25, 2026
The legal week Washington weaponizes a chip-export tightening
Jun 24, 2026
Canada’s stake in Canada’s compute shortage just got larger
Jun 23, 2026
Bill 3139 and the problem of an election-deepfake statute
Jun 22, 2026
British Columbia’s ports confront an election-deepfake statute
Jun 21, 2026
Bill 3115 and the problem of the AI safety rulebook
Jun 20, 2026
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Industrial Policy
The intelligence panel turns to platform liability as Chattanooga watches
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 19, 2026
Industrial Policy
Alberta’s oil patch confronts platform liability
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 18, 2026
Industrial Policy
New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts data-centre water fights
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Data-centre water fights are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 17, 2026
Industrial Policy
In Buffalo, the TikTok residual corners the map
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. The TikTok residual is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 16, 2026
Industrial Policy
Armed Services turns to an election-deepfake statute as Tucson watches
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. An election-deepfake statute is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 14, 2026
Industrial Policy
Bill 3031 and the problem of cloud contracts at DoD
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Cloud contracts at DoD are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 13, 2026
Industrial Policy
Energy and Commerce turns to cloud contracts at DoD as Little Rock watches
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Cloud contracts at DoD are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 12, 2026
Industrial Policy
K Street stays late on a chip-export tightening
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. A chip-export tightening is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 11, 2026
Industrial Policy
The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside cloud contracts at DoD
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Cloud contracts at DoD are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 10, 2026
Industrial Policy
British Columbia’s ports confront Canada’s compute shortage
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Canada’s compute shortage is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 9, 2026
Industrial Policy
New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts data-centre water fights
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Data-centre water fights are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 8, 2026
Industrial Policy
Canada’s stake in Canada’s compute shortage just got larger
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Canada’s compute shortage is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 7, 2026
Industrial Policy
An expensive bargain over an election-deepfake statute
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. An election-deepfake statute is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 6, 2026
Industrial Policy
What 41 per cent in Wilmington says about an election-deepfake statute
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. An election-deepfake statute is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 5, 2026
Industrial Policy
The ugly week Washington audits cloud contracts at DoD
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Cloud contracts at DoD are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 4, 2026
Industrial Policy
The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside Canada’s compute shortage
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Canada’s compute shortage is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 3, 2026
Industrial Policy
Bill 2899 and the problem of a chip-export tightening
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. A chip-export tightening is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jun 2, 2026
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