Carney just released his new AI for All strategy to much fanfare, and…very few details on how he’s going to accomplish any of it. But is Canada investing in a product that’s doomed to fail? @trondizzle.bsky.social joins @jamesnicholson.bsky.social

Did Carney Invest in A.I. Right Before it Crashes?

Canadians were at the forefront of AI’s creation, yet we’re already falling behind in harnessing this revolutionary technology. But most of us aren’t convinced that AI is safe: not for the environment, or the kids, or our personal privacy. Plus, it seems like no one’s figured out how to actually make a return on their investment.

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@jamesnicholson.bsky.social and I talk grocery monopolies, private jets, Amazon, and whether my mattress is sufficiently patriotic.

Canadaland@canadaland.com · 6mo ago

Grocery prices are back in the news…again. How are they ripping us off this time? @jamesnicholson.bsky.social hosts with @keldonb.bsky.social

Is Carney a YouTuber now? What to make of Carney’s new “fireside chat” @jamesnicholson.bsky.social hosts with Zain Velji

Mark Carney, YouTuber

Over the weekend the Prime Minister released the first episode of his new YouTube series Forward Guidance. It’s a tightly scripted, “intimate” video designed to project calm authority while walking Canadians through an increasingly shaky relationship with the United States. It’s part history lesson, part recycled campaign slogans, and highly reminiscent of FDR’s fire side chats.

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Canadaland@canadaland.com · 6mo ago

Mark Carney finally has his majority, but if you were in Montreal this weekend, you’d think he already got it days ago. This episode, @noorazrieh.bsky.social takes you inside the Liberals’ victory lap, and the “big tent” that got them there.

Checked in on the NDP leadership race and the future of the Canadian left with @lukewsavage.bsky.social With the centre-left vacated by the Carney's Liberals rightward shift, where should the NDP position themselves?

Canadaland@canadaland.com · 8mo ago

Canadian media hit the snooze button on the final NDP leadership debate. How can the NDP save itself from fading into further obscurity? @lukewsavage.bsky.social joins host James Nicholson to discuss.

Fascinating to unpack the evolving situation with OpenAI, Tumbler Ridge, and Canada's approach to AI regulation with the inimitable @lukewsavage.bsky.social www.canadaland.com/podcast/1320...

#1320 Could OpenAI Have Stopped Tumbler Ridge?

" What in the Silicon Valley ethos of move fast and break stuff would make us expect that they are going to have any real safety concerns at all?"

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I had a great conversation with James Nicholson about Canada's impulsive embrace of AI boosterism and the dangerous Silicon Valley ethos that's largely driving it.

Canadaland@canadaland.com · 8mo ago

OpenAI knew of concerning ChatGPT usage by Jesse Van Rootselaar, months before the Tumbler Ridge tragedy. Will Canada’s A.I. Minister “ignore all previous instructions” from Silicon Valley, and ramp up regulation of A.I.? @lukewsavage.bsky.social joins @jamesnicholson.bsky.social

 Somebody had taken a pound of PCP and dumped it into the chowder. We have a pretty strong suspicion who it was, although it was never proven. -James Cameron buff.ly/JisiIeY

Who Drugged James Cameron? A Titanic Mystery

The mystery of who drugged the cast and crew of the blockbuster Titanic is Hollywood lore. In 1996 James Cameron shot part of Titanic in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, when someone dumped PCP into the clam chowder the team was sharing on the last night of shooting. Over 50 people ended up in hospital.

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First time in the host seat. Gotta bring out the "trade war with a chance of flurries" take

Canadaland@canadaland.com · 10mo ago

What if Canada isn’t in a tariff war? What if we’re in a cold war? @jamesnicholson.bsky.social hosts with Jay Caspian Kang

We sat all five NDP leadership candidates and asked them how they plan to bring their party back from the dead.

Every NDP Leadership Candidate on WTF They Would Do

The federal NDP leadership race is officially on. Five candidates want the job, and each of them thinks they know how to rescue a party that's been drifting into irrelevance

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This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball

Are we going to die Americans?

We're in the Fight of Our Lives

What you do next matters.

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It’s one of the last days to vote for the Signal Awards, where I’m up for Best Host: News & Politics! If you’ve enjoyed the show or supported my work this year at @canadaland.com, I’d be so grateful if you took a minute to vote. Vote here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

Canada is all talk when it comes to Gaza. Plus, the Nelk Boys sit down with Netanyahu. @noorazrieh.bsky.social hosts with @arshy.bsky.social of The Hatchet

Would We Interview Netanyahu?

More statements about Israel/Palestine from Carney’s government, but does Canada have the courage to take action?

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Mark Carney rode anti-Trump nationalism all the way to the Prime Minister's office. Now Carney is passing Trump-like policies that could lock in new oil and gas for decades. Listen to San Grewal and I break down why on @canadaland.com www.canadaland.com/podcast/1190... @desmog.com

#1190 Canada’s Big Beautiful Clean Energy Opportunity

Trump just handed Canada a clean energy gift, but instead we’re focused on pipelines.

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My first reported story for @canadaland.com and it’s about, what else? Crokinole

Canadaland@canadaland.com · last yr.

From the Netherlands to Japan competitors from around the world share one dream. To make it to the world championship of Canada’s greatest game.

The UCP is facing 8 investigations into corruption, plus no fewer than 3 major public sector union strikes (all of their own making). The affordability crisis looms, as does a trade war with the US. Wildfires & measles are raging. And the premier chose now to clear a path for a separation vote.

In only two years, ChatGPT and the surge of AI-generated cheating from college students it has created have unraveled the entire academic project.

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College

In only two years, ChatGPT and the surge of AI-generated cheating from college students it has created have unraveled the entire academic project.

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We left the Canadaland studio at 3am last night to make this episode happen…WAY PAST MY BEDTIME. Thank you to all the supporters who showed up to the watch party last night in Toronto. I loved meeting you all in person.

Canadaland@canadaland.com · last yr.

It’s the dawn of the fourth Liberal term. Let us break it down for you. Live from our watch party in downtown Toronto. buff.ly/B2IT2Xq

Shots fired!

Robert Benzie@robertbenzie.bsky.social · 2y ago

BREAKING: Internal Doug Ford polling obtained by the @TorontoStar paints a grim picture for @PierrePoilievre in Ontario. 48% for @MarkJCarney, 33% for Poilievre and 11% for @theJagmeetSingh. #onpoli #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/doug-fords-i...

I can’t stress this enough #journalism #localnews #bcpoli

There are?? Please enlighten me on these “warning signs” you speak of

CTV News Calgary@ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social · 2y ago

Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month www.ctvnews.ca/world/americ...

Someone in Kitsilano has a very funny sense of humour. Apparently this isn’t their first installation either 😂

In a word: tariffying

Here is the data on fentanyl caught at US borders. The yellow line (Canada) is close to zero because the numbers are so small (50 lbs last year vs some 20,000 lbs from Mexico). Source: US Customs and Border Protection.

David Lynch died because he was no longer needed:

The "Hot Prime Minister" resigns to "bring down the temperature"--that actually tracks

Trudeau, "The Fighter," resigns due to "in-fighting"

This song really does rip. It’s cool to see folk music organically gain popularity again. youtu.be/e9LJh81n_zA?...

United Health

YouTube video by Jesse Welles

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Initially I was blown away by this investigation by the Toronto Star into UberEats, but the $1.74 per hour online figure just didn’t make sense. Why would anyone do it? www.canadaland.com/podcast/1079...

#1079 Trudeau's Next Move, and the Truth About the Gig Economy

What Toronto Star got wrong about UberEats, plus an update on the shaky Trudeau government.

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James Nicholson @jamesnicholson.bsky.social · 2y ago

A legacy Canadian delivery service is being legislated back-to-work, meanwhile the new model for deliveries (in this case food) is a complete labour disaster. 🤔 www.thestar.com/business/i-w...