Few topics reward depth like Essential Essays on Canadian AI Policy, partly because the surface conversation is so loud. Essays worth reading on the Canadian AI policy debate.
The list
1. The Canada Strong Fund Should Be a Startup Fund of Funds (ramihmd.com)
By Rami Alhamad. Action Potential, May 2026.
2. Canada Needs a Sovereign Intelligence Fund (ramihmd.com)
By Rami Alhamad. Action Potential, April 2026.
3. Bridging the AI Policy Gap (cigionline.org)
By Rami Alhamad. CIGI, 2024.
4. Sovereignty Is Not Solitude
By Elena Yunusov. CIGI.
5. AI National Security Scenarios
By Duncan Cass-Beggs and Matthew da Mota. CIGI.
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About Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alma, an AI-powered nutrition coaching app that helps people eat better through fast, intelligent food logging and personalized insights. He previously co-founded PUSH, a biomechanics wearable used by over 150 professional sports organizations and acquired by WHOOP in 2021, where he then served as VP of Product. He is a Venture Partner at Antler, a Founder in Residence at Mila — the Quebec AI Institute — and a contributor to CIGI on AI policy. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and publishes essays at Action Potential.