Time for Canadian cities to follow suit…

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 2w ago

Mayor Mamdani announces a ban on generative AI in schools through 8th grade: AI is not going to replace student-teacher interaction in NYC public schools. We have also heard the importance of protecting childhood—allowing students the opportunity to ask questions, to engage, to fail, to learn.

I have a new article out today in 2067: A Journal of Canadian Consciousness This my cri de coeur to the @ndp.ca to go back to an old tradition of fusing Canadian nationalism with the socialist project of a more just and equal country 🇨🇦🍁 2067journal.ca/social-patri...

Social Patriotism: The NDP's Forgotten Tradition

After its worst election result ever, the NDP needs to relearn a tradition it once knew well: fusing love of country with social democracy I. The Canadian Left and Nationalism The 2025 federal elect...

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I spoke with the @mtlgazette.bsky.social about how the trade war with the US is shaping the beginning of the Quebec election campaign. Thanks to Kalina Laframboise for the interview! #polqc #CanUS #TradeWar montrealgazette.com//news/quebec...

‘The big fight with America’: How the Canada-U.S. trade war is shaping the Quebec election

Donald Trump and his escalating tariffs are top of mind for voters and political parties in the province.

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From 13 months ago. Reposting for no reason in particular. I stand by my argument: "Nothing about Mr. Carney’s U.S. strategy, particularly his pursuit of a “comprehensive” trade and security agreement, makes a lick of sense." www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Opinion: The U.S. is not our friend any more. Has anyone told Mark Carney?

Why is the Prime Minister still trying to negotiate a trade and security agreement with a capricious authoritarian?

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Alberta’s proposed separation referendum has become a flashpoint for an issue that goes beyond separatism. Writer Dónal Gill argues a bigger question is at stake: Do Canadians still trust democracy—or only when it delivers the outcomes they want? https://thewalrus.ca/alberta-separatists-democracy/

New piece from me out today in @thewalrus.ca "I don’t side with the received wisdom that democracy is a beverage only suitable for consumption when heavily diluted. We need more, not less, democracy to fix what ails us." thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...

The War on Alberta Separatists Is a War on Democracy | The Walrus

We celebrate popular rule until someone calls a referendum we don’t like

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Quebec has abandoned initiatives related to automation and artificial intelligence (AI) within the public sector, including the implementation of a chatbot on the government website “Quebec.ca,” following pilot projects that encountered “significant challenges.”

Quebec scraps AI and automation projects in the public sector

Quebec has abandoned initiatives related to automation and artificial intelligence (AI) within the public sector, including the implementation of a chatbot on the government website “Quebec.ca,” following pilot projects that encountered “significant challenges.”

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This Is Hell! w/ Chuck( @chuckmertz.bsky.social )Mertz "Canada and its A*****e Neighbor + Chuck Gets Interviewed / Dónal( @donalgill.bsky.social )Gill" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Canada and its A*****e Neighbor + Chuck Gets Interviewed / Dónal Gill

Podcast Episode · This Is Hell! · July 16 · 2h 31m

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@meyer.bsky.social dug deep into the archives to lay out nearly two decades of Canadian politicians' big promises on carbon capture. Spoiler: they sound a bit like a broken record. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...

Carbon capture promises by politicians span almost 20 years | The Narwhal

It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered

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Canada’s electoral system has helped keep the Liberals in power for most of the country’s history. Writers Dónal Gill and Isaac Peltz break down how proportional representation would produce governments that better reflect how Canadians actually vote: https://thewalrus.ca/liberals-electoral-reform/

New article out today in @thewalrus.ca - Isaac Peltz and I discuss Canada’s cursed electoral system and advocate for Ireland’s PR-STV instead: thewalrus.ca/liberals-ele...

How Canada Keeps the Conservatives Shut Out of Power | The Walrus

First-past-the-post has failed our democracy. Here’s a way to make it truly representative

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1/ Congratulations to Nima Machouf and Pierre Céré who were nominated last night as our candidates in the federal ridings of Laurier–Sainte-Marie and in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie!

It was a great joy to be on This is Hell with @chuckmertz.bsky.social yesterday to talk about Canada-US relations and my contribution to “How We See It: The World looks at America in the Age of Trump”, edited by @thedialmag.bsky.social and published by The New Press. thisishell.com/interviews/1...

Canada and its Asshole Neighbor + Chuck Gets Interviewed / Dónal Gill

Dónal Gill discusses the view of the United States from Canada in the age of MAGA. His essay appears in the new edited volume by The Dial, How We See It The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump ...

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@concordia.ca ]'s @donalgill.bsky.social a contributor to "How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump" (Dial Magazine). Join us for our 30th annitvrseray Listener Appreciation Party Cary's Lounge Saturday, July 18. Doors open at 4PM. www.patreon.com/thisishell/p...

NEW FREE Hell! A View of Trump 2.0 from Canada | This Is Hell!

Our guest is Dónal Gill a contributor to "How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump," which is published by The Dial Mag

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New Free Hell! Tuesday, @doctorow.pluralistic.net on "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" (@fsgbooks.bsky.social). Wednesday, @donalgill.bsky.social on "How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump," (@thedialmag.bsky.social). www.patreon.com/thisishell/p...

This Week in Hell! The AI Bubble and Its Aftermath, Plus a Canadian View of the USA | This Is Hell!

IT'S PARTY WEEK! Join us at Cary's Lounge, 2251 West Devon Avenue, in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood on Saturday, July 18, at 4PM, for t

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I am delighted to have a long read on Canadian national identity through the prism of free trade with the US in @thewalrus.ca on Canada Day, no less! This piece is a slight reworking of my chapter in "How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump", edited by @thedialmag.bsky.social

The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · 3mo ago

Donald Trump’s annexation threats have reignited Canadian patriotism, but Dónal Gill argues our vulnerabilities were exposed much earlier. After nearly forty years of deep economic integration with the US, can Canada still chart an independent course? https://ow.ly/GHLE50Zj0Re

Donald Trump’s annexation threats have reignited Canadian patriotism, but Dónal Gill argues our vulnerabilities were exposed much earlier. After nearly forty years of deep economic integration with the US, can Canada still chart an independent course? https://ow.ly/GHLE50Zj0Re

Great to see @donalgill.bsky.social's piece on Canada's "original sin" republished in The Walrus! You can read the essay and 11 brilliant others in our book: www.thedial.world/how-we-see-it

How We See It — The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump

In How We See It, twelve of the most talented and insightful journalists from around the world probe their home countries’ complex relationship with the United States — and how this has swerved under ...

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The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · 3mo ago

Donald Trump’s annexation threats have reignited Canadian patriotism, but Dónal Gill argues our vulnerabilities were exposed much earlier. After nearly forty years of deep economic integration with the US, can Canada still chart an independent course? https://ow.ly/GHLE50Zj0Re

The full @policyalternatives.ca analysis of the federal AI strategy is now live. Check it out: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Magnifica Technologia: Seven key takeaways from Canada's new AI strategy | CCPA

The new federal artificial intelligence strategy, AI for All, has all the trappings of a policy document. But it is, at its core, a declaration of belief.

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Last week, Pope Leo XIV released his Magnifica Humanitas, on the primacy of humanity in the age of AI. Today, Mark Carney released his Magnifica Technologia. "For Canada to thrive in the era of AI, Canadians need to trust in its promise." It is, literally, a statement of faith.

1/ The Liberal government might as well have called its AI strategy “All in for AI”. This is a document that's heavy on hype, but light on the right guardrails that we need to protect people – and to ensure that the benefits of the technology don’t just flow to a handful of tech giants & investors.

There are two conceptions of what “AI Literacy” means: 1. Actual education as to what LLMs are and how they work; 2. Telling people how this tech will be shoved down their throats no matter what since the bubble mustn’t be allowed to pop. Both will result in even lower levels of public trust.

Aaron Wherry@aaronwherry.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I think I'm unconvinced that increasing the public's AI literacy will lead to increased public trust in AI.

I mentioned this in an interview yesterday. Much of the case for the push for AI in Canada rests on a productivity argument. And so far that argument is largely built on faith.

The Slim Dude 🇨🇦@slimdude.ca · 4mo ago

An MIT report last year found that despite $30 billion to $40 billion US in enterprise investment into generative AI, 95 per cent of organizations were not seeing a financial return.  www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...

Got a theory that we are all living through a crisis of agency, at least online. Bots, algorithms, clip armies, & the flood of AI stuff have scrambled notions of popularity, turned everything into a ‘psyop’. AI tools/ agents are reversing the fundamental human, collaborative promise of the internet

The Feeling of Control Slipping Away

AI is causing a crisis of agency.

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Workers have fought and died for the right to strike. We will not allow this government to take us backwards.

NDP@ndp.ca · 4mo ago

1/ Last night, our bill to protect the right to strike was debated in Parliament. As Prime Minister Carney quietly considers sweeping changes to Canada’s labour laws after rushed consultations, the stakes have never been higher.

Steven Guilbeault entered politics with real credibility on climate. Many of us genuinely hoped he could push the Liberals toward meaningful action from within government. Instead, he became the environmental shield for policies he once would have protested against. #cdnpoli (1/3)

Hang on, what now?! This is in no way what Canadians thought they were voting for with this guy. The continued layers and levels to Carney’s bait and switch are astonishing.

Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

PM Carney: "Canada Strong will help Make America Great Again."

The Department of National Defence quietly inked a $3.7-million contract last year with American data giant Palantir, newly released documents show. It’s the latest in what some experts see as the government’s deepening links to the controversial U.S. tech firm.

Ottawa’s latest deal with U.S. data giant Palantir raises warnings

The Department of National Defence quietly inked a $3.7-million contract last year with American data giant Palantir, newly released documents show.

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On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍 airesistlist.org

Last week’s landmark Alberta court ruling reshaped the separatism debate. In this new round table, eight experts weigh in on Indigenous consent, constitutional limits, political polarization, and what comes next for the province—and the country. https://ow.ly/MgzE50Z1UZ6