Sigh. These are the exact type of big-picture questions that should be considered by a Royal Commission. That we’re left guessing at what the Carney government’s response will be, after a year of economic warfare, is not ideal.

James McLeod@jamespmcleod.ca · 53m ago

From @vassb.bsky.social: Are we ok with letting U.S. private equity buy up a big piece of the Canadian payments infrastructure in Moneris? www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

As a signatory to the open letter, I'm disappointed but not surprised. The Canadian govt has a weak view of digital sovereignty, seeing the US as a partner, not a threat. With a US firm's purchase of Moneris, Canada lost more control over its financial infrastructure to an authoritarian US.

My IRL friends call me Chris@christyceeck.bsky.social · 14h ago

"In September 2025, dozens of public figures and tech experts warned Prime Minister Mark Carney about the growing influence of U.S. tech giants on the lives of Canadians. They urged Carney to prepare a roadmap to safeguard Canada’s “digital sovereignty.”

Transportation is one of the largest emitting sectors that has gained issue salience from the local (e.g. bike lanes) to the supranational EU level (e.g. industrial policy). In my latest publication, I develop some ideas how to analyze the "mobility transition" from a political science perspective.

#BrockU Professor of Political Science @bhaggart.bsky.social and Natasha Tusikov, Associate Professor of Criminology at York University, discuss concerns over Big Tech self-regulating under Bill C-34. policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/07/bill...

Canada can’t regulate Big Tech by trusting Big Tech

Bill C-34 puts too much faith in Big Tech. Canada should regulate the algorithms, data practices and business models that drive online harm.

policyoptions.irpp.org

How is it not a bigger scandal that Evan Solomon is the Minister of AI (the Guadrain, 2015) www.theguardian.com/business/201...

Canadian journalist sacked in scandal involving art sale to Mark Carney

Bank of England governor was interviewed on CBC, the national broadcaster, by Evan Solomon, who brokered deals and took secret commissions, says report

theguardian.com

A must read: "Health Canada slow-walked the release of [safe supply expert] reports, devalued them with carefully selected language, leveraged a ministerial shuffle, weaponized access to information loopholes, & leaned on the DULF court case to keep the reports invisible."

Euan Thomson@drugdatadecoded.ca · yesterday

Please share this through reddit where you can - that site drives a huge amount of engagement with these stories but moderators often take a hard line with me sharing.

American private equity firm Francisco Partners said it will work on “preserving the deeply Canadian identity that has made Moneris a market leader.” globalnews.ca/news/1201718...

Why Canadian payments platform Moneris is being sold to U.S. private equity - National | Globalnews.ca

This came just days after U.S. chipmaking giant AMD said it would acquire Taalas, one of Canada’s largest semiconductor manufacturers.

globalnews.ca

this is exactly what happened when Brazil, Mexico, Argentina tried to use domestic content laws to force MNCs to indigenize production in the 1950s, 1960s and promote locally owned firms. The MNC and their suppliers simply bought out the existing production base. www.ft.com/content/9f70...

China tightens grip on Europe’s car supply chain

Acquisitions of local parts makers amid resistance to Chinese exports have worried EU officials

ft.com

If Mark Carney decides not to sign a comprehensive agreement (or any agreement) with the United States, it will amount to a reversal of a goal he’s actively and consistently sought since before the 2025 election. From March 28, 2025. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...

Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of the United States Donald J. Trump

The leaders agreed to begin comprehensive negotiations about a new economic and security relationship immediately following the election.

pm.gc.ca

If moopsy was in your car, it's already too late.

Ben Tallen@bentallen.bsky.social · yesterday

Oh it's a cute little squishy dude that's actually super dangerous? Yeah, I know what that is.

The 21st century will be remembered as years of fire and drought. Amid that, the drive to use scarce water for AI at this moment is a choice.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 3d ago

A major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in a San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hundreds of thousands of people in and around the American city are facing rolling water shutoffs brought on by an historic drought. NBC News’ George Solis reports from a well that locals are using to get their water.

Everything about this sector screams out for hard, punitive regulation, restrictions and bans. Especially the fact that the AI pushers themselves are taking steps to defend themselves from the normal use of the products they’re selling the rest of us.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 2d ago

Google’s AI team is instructing applicants to take special steps to avoid their resumes getting discarded by the company's AI systems

It's like if a bottled water company put out its own water in the lobby but also secretly slipped job applicants Imodium because it knew its water randomly gave people diarrhea.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 2d ago

Google’s AI team is instructing applicants to take special steps to avoid their resumes getting discarded by the company's AI systems

I like this. Grunge Pop from Toronto’s PONY #MusicSky ponyband.bandcamp.com/album/clearl...

Clearly Cursed, by PONY

10 track album

ponyband.bandcamp.com

More accurately, Weathsimple’s embrace of gambling as a business model is a reflection of Canadian financial agencies’ failure to properly regulate the financial market to prevent this unproductive, dangerous activity.

Opinion: Wealthsimple’s pivot into risky business reflects young Canadians’ financial nihilism

Canadian company once preached patience, but now it’s responding to user demand for high-risk bets - and we need to understand why

theglobeandmail.com

Facebook in Australia is paying ad revenue to neo-Nazis in its invitation-only scheme, another clear indication that Canada's Safe Social Media Act (C-34) won't work. These companies won't comply with a "duty to act responsibly." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Facebook pays controversial creators to produce rage-bait content

An ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals Facebook is directly funding some controversial Australian content creators including a white nationalist and an anti-vaxxer influencer.

abc.net.au

Updated for the fall semester - my bibliography of readings, both academic and popular, about the many problems with and pitfalls in using Generative AI. catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...

Brazil is requiring tech platforms with over 5 million users to disclose how they fight election disinformation and AI-generated political content by Aug. 16, writes Laís Martins. The open question: can the Electoral Court enforce it?

Brazil's Electoral Court Wants Platform Compliance Plans. Can It Enforce Them?

Platforms will have to provide comprehensive and structured information on various phenomena related to elections, writes Laís Martins.

techpolicy.press

china is racing to total solar powered electric car victory and our response is to make natural gas turbines one of the economy's hottest sectors building a technology we hope will let us never have to think again

Actually, we know how people would react. From 2021. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Trudeau says he regrets travelling to Tofino, B.C., on 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | CBC News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized today for travelling for a family vacation to Tofino, B.C., last Thursday on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, saying the decision was a mis...

cbc.ca

Blayne Haggart@bhaggart.bsky.social · 4d ago

Trying to imagine how people would react if Justin Trudeau announced he was taking a bit of a break from his supposedly full-time job as prime minister because of a previous commitment. Even better: The story doesn't even mention what Carney's side hustle is. I guess Canadians don't deserve to know?

The point below is from a very good @davekarpf.bsky.social post about AI data centres, but it also reflects the logic in my and @ntusikov.bsky.social’s critique of the duty to act responsibly as an ineffective policy for regulating tech companies.

Canada can’t regulate Big Tech by trusting Big Tech

Bill C-34 puts too much faith in Big Tech. Canada should regulate the algorithms, data practices and business models that drive online harm.

policyoptions.irpp.org

bjkeefe@bjkeefe.bsky.social · 4d ago

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"The question is whether, given the science, the climate impacts unfolding around us, the opportunities emerging in the global economy and our own recent political history, it is the wisest use of $40-billion." #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/90e3098...

Tzeporah Berman@tzeporah.bsky.social · 5d ago

Canada is being asked to make a $40B bet on the past. We’re told another oil pipeline will bring national unity, economic security & prosperity. We’ve heard this before. You don’t prepare a country for the future by betting billions on the past www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Trying to imagine how people would react if Justin Trudeau announced he was taking a bit of a break from his supposedly full-time job as prime minister because of a previous commitment. Even better: The story doesn't even mention what Carney's side hustle is. I guess Canadians don't deserve to know?

Carney’s work hours reduced next week but his eyes still on priorities: PM’s office

Canada's prime minister will be working reduced hours for a week starting Monday because he previously committed to plans in Italy.

thestar.com

Canada is being asked to make a $40B bet on the past. We’re told another oil pipeline will bring national unity, economic security & prosperity. We’ve heard this before. You don’t prepare a country for the future by betting billions on the past www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: With a new oil pipeline, Canadians are being asked to make a bet on the past

With $40-billion, we could fund heat pumps and solar panels, build hospitals, tackle clean water on reserves or build the economy of the future

theglobeandmail.com

This fire south of Kelowna started Friday afternoon and is nearing 10,000 hectares. Jesus

Castanet.net@castanet.net · 5d ago

Evacuations underway after wildfire west of Summerland explodes to 1,000 hectares #SummerlandBC

Generally not great when a live entertainment company recently found guilty of acting as a monopoly has control of any music journalism outlet

“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”

BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs

Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation

pitchfork.com

Folks, this was not a regular annual occurrence more than 10 years ago.

Stoked for tonight’s Metric/BSS/Stars epic. First saw Metric & BSS in Ottawa at the end of the You Forgot it in People tour. From the first second it was clear Emily Haines was going to be a superstar. Followed by an unforgettable BSS set. 23 years later, it’s still the best concert I’ve ever seen.

I was scrolling through a list of movies release in 1987 and thinking "This must be the greatest year ever" and then I realised the list was sorted by release date and I was only at May. So anyway I made a spreadsheet and I'm going to watch them all, even Over the Top.