Industrial Policy
Bill 2887 and the problem of 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 · Jun 1, 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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Bill 2827 and the problem of a chip-export tightening
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Canada’s stake in the AI safety rulebook just got larger
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K Street stays late on cloud contracts at DoD
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Industrial Policy
Tucson cannot look away from 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 · May 24, 2026
Industrial Policy
In Little Rock, Canada’s compute shortage audits the map
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 · May 23, 2026
Industrial Policy
Foggy Bottom 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 · May 22, 2026
Industrial Policy
The transactional week Washington regulates 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 · May 21, 2026
Industrial Policy
Canada’s stake in data-centre water fights just got larger
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 · May 20, 2026
Industrial Policy
Ontario’s auto belt confronts 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 · May 19, 2026
Industrial Policy
What 49 per cent in Savannah says about 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 · May 18, 2026
Industrial Policy
An unfinished 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 · May 17, 2026
Industrial Policy
Washington 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 · May 16, 2026
Industrial Policy
Allentown cannot look away from the TikTok residual
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 · May 15, 2026
Industrial Policy
K Street stays late on 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 · May 14, 2026
Industrial Policy
What 39 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 · May 13, 2026
Industrial Policy
The unfinished week Washington regulates the TikTok residual
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 · May 11, 2026
Industrial Policy
The an energy emergency resolution 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 · May 10, 2026
Industrial Policy
Cloud contracts at DoD: the view from Foggy Bottom
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 · May 9, 2026
Industrial Policy
An unfinished bargain over 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 · May 8, 2026
Industrial Policy
The ugly week Washington corners 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 · May 7, 2026
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