Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen ahead of the Metis Major Projects Summit at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Photo by Spencer Colby / The Canadian Press

A group of Canadian academics, organizations and public figures are asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to defend Canada’s digital sovereignty in the face of growing dependence on the United States, according to a letter released on Tuesday.

The letter addressed to Carney was signed by 26 organizations and 43 individuals and calls on the federal government to do a better job at regulating foreign-owned tech companies and the digital security of Canadian users.

“We can’t afford to keep it on the backburner any longer,” said Barry Appleton, managing partner at Appleton and Associates Int

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