What Canadian Digital Sovereignty?

What Canadian Digital Sovereignty?

From The Line by Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson

June 2, 2026 · 1h 3m

About this episode

Jen Gerson discusses digital sovereignty in Canada with James McLeod from the Canadian Shield Institute.

In this episode of On The Line, host Jen Gerson sits down with James McLeod of the Canadian Shield Institute to discuss one of the most talked-about — and least understood — concepts in Canadian public policy: digital sovereignty. This episode of On The Line is brought to you by BioCanRX. Nearly half of all Canadians will get a cancer diagnosis in their lives. Canadian scientists are moving fast to come up with better treatments to help these people. But it’s not just about science, it’s abou...

People in this episode

Host: Jen Gerson

Guest: James McLeod

Topics covered

  • digital sovereignty
  • Canadian public policy
  • technology
  • healthcare
  • cancer treatment

Keywords

  • digital sovereignty
  • Canada
  • public policy
  • technology
  • healthcare
  • cancer

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BioCanRX

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Shield Institute

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