Canada’s data in foreign hands: why digital sovereignty matters

Canada’s overreliance on American tech infrastructure erodes its ability to control what happens to our data. We break down what it means to protect Canada’s digital sovereignty and what’s at risk if Google, Microsoft and other tech giants choose not to comply with Canadian law.

Shion Guha is an assistant professor in the faculty of information and the department of computer science at the University of Toronto. Vass Bednar is the managing director of the Canadian Shield Institute, an independent public policy think tank.