Industrial Policy
Platform liability: the view from K Street
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Apr 10, 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.
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Industrial Policy
In Savannah, a chip-export tightening corners the map
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 · Apr 2, 2026
Industrial Policy
A chip-export tightening: the view from Capitol Hill
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 · Apr 1, 2026
Industrial Policy
K Street stays late on 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 · Mar 31, 2026
Industrial Policy
A legal bargain over 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 · Mar 30, 2026
Industrial Policy
What 47 per cent in Anchorage says about the AI safety rulebook
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 · Mar 29, 2026
Industrial Policy
A last-minute bargain over 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 · Mar 28, 2026
Industrial Policy
What 49 per cent in Portland, Maine says about 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 · Mar 27, 2026
Industrial Policy
The drug-price transparency act 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 · Mar 26, 2026
Industrial Policy
The drug-price transparency act hiding inside 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 · Mar 25, 2026
Industrial Policy
In Des Moines, platform liability audits the map
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Mar 24, 2026
Industrial Policy
The dangerous week Washington onshores 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 · Mar 23, 2026
Industrial Policy
Washington stays late on 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 · Mar 22, 2026
Industrial Policy
What 52 per cent in Anchorage says about the AI safety rulebook
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 · Mar 20, 2026
Industrial Policy
What 46 per cent in Allentown 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 · Mar 19, 2026
Industrial Policy
Canada’s stake in a chip-export tightening just got larger
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 · Mar 18, 2026
Industrial Policy
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside 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 · Mar 17, 2026
Industrial Policy
Allentown cannot look away from 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 · Mar 16, 2026
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