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How to build Canada’s brain capital
Canada’s leading experts in education, tech, talent and health discuss how the country can support brain health and flourish in the age of AI
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Publié:9 novembre 2026
Project: Build Big Talent
Tom Mikkelsen, CEO and Scientific Director, Ontario Brain Institute, on breaking down silos and getting innovations from the lab into practical tools.
« AI expertise alone is not enough; we need people who can apply these technologies to meaningful scientific and clinical questions, critically interpret their outputs, and understand their limitations. »
Andrew Nevin, PPF Fellow and Research Professor at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas, Dallas, on focusing on foundational skills and the need for neuroscience education.
« Equipping Canadians with the tools and neuroliteracy to take agency over their brain health and performance can deliver a workforce with strong cognitive flexibility and resilience better positioned to respond to economic, technological and societal change, regardless of what the future holds. »
Melanie Valcin, CEO, United for Literacy on maintaining the skills to keep learning and think critically.
« Relying too heavily on AI to read, write and solve problems can weaken skills over time, and accepting its answers without question can erode critical thinking. People with lower literacy may be more exposed, since errors and bias can be harder to spot. Strengthening foundational skills helps people use AI as a tool rather than a substitute for our own judgment. »
Watch for more in this ongoing series.
« Des tables plus grandes, des récits plus riches, un impact plus large. »
Inez Jabalpurwala, Présidente-directrice générale du Forum des politiques publiques
Notre travail rassemble des dirigeants accomplis et de nouvelles voix qui produisent des idées pratiques et robustes pour des politiques au service de tous les Canadiens.
