Episode 251: Jennifer Pybus on the Debate Over Canadian Digital Sovereignty

November 24, 2025 00:37:58
Episode 251: Jennifer Pybus on the Debate Over Canadian Digital Sovereignty
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Episode 251: Jennifer Pybus on the Debate Over Canadian Digital Sovereignty

Nov 24 2025 | 00:37:58

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Show Notes

Digital sovereignty is hot the digital policy phrase of the moment driving discussion on Canadian digital policy involving AI, digital infrastructure, privacy, and cultural policy among others. Yet despite its widespread use, its meaning remains opaque as it often used to frame – or reframe – longstanding policy positions. The government has begun to flesh out the issue with Treasury Board recently releasing a white paper on digital sovereignty that provides a useful starting point for discussion. Jennifer Pybus, the Canada Research Chair in Data, Democracy and AI at York University joins the Law Bytes podcast to discuss the white paper and Canada’s digital sovereignty debate.

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