“In the short to medium term, a full replacement of foreign digital services is neither realistic nor necessary,” a spokesperson for Germany’s digital minister said www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

As Canadian policy-makers consider age verification requirements for social media and other platforms, users are right to be sketched out about the privacy risks involved arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Listened to @mgeist.bsky.social latest podcast with @lisagiven.bsky.social at lunch today, and it really drives home that social media bans aren’t a silver bullet solution. Highly recommend giving it a listen! 👇

Reading the AI consultation submissions, I see calls to reform Canadian pension funds to support national tech priorities. But what if I told you that Canada’s largest pension fund was investing $14B in *European* data centres – not Canadian ones... www.cppinvestments.com/newsroom/cpp...

Meta continues to push app store age verification in Canada. But let's be clear: this would shift responsibility away from platforms like Instagram onto app stores, while forcing widespread age ID checks that create a massive privacy invasion for young people: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

At #SRSR committee, Minister @evansolomon.bsky.social said AI "...[helped] us summarize and work with the 11,000 submissions. That could’ve taken between 8 and 9 months but we did it in about 8 days. That’s the kind of savings and efficiencies people would like to see" re: government use of AI 👏

Lawful access is back on the agenda this session. Minister Gary Anandasangaree's office signals warrantless access will remain in C-2 – just narrower. That does little to ease concerns about sweeping government surveillance powers. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Watching Minister @evansolomon.bsky.social at #SRSR say, re: the AI Strategy Taskforce: “We have now published the reports of our 28 task force members.” Has anyone seen where these are all posted? I can’t find them.

Pretty inspiring to see a Canadian tech startup Waabi tapped to deploy 25,000 self-driving vehicles for Uber www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

I worry that taking too broad an approach here could limit access to new educational tools. When responsibly deployed, chatbots could offer kids a lot of support for learning. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Shout out to @betakit.com for giving me the chance to share my thoughts!

I spoke with @betakit.com's @sarahcrgr.bsky.social about Canada’s proposed social media ban. The concerns are real, but blanket bans punish kids and let platforms off the hook. We should focus on digital literacy, age-appropriate design, and stronger parental controls: betakit.com/qa-why-canad...

Big 🇨🇦 startup news: "Waabi has raised US$750 million in new financing as it extends its physical AI technology from autonomous trucks into robotaxis via an expanded partnership with Uber." thelogic.co/news/waabi-s...

Last month the Globe broke the news that self-driving car software maker Waabi was raising US$750 million. The Toronto company has confirmed that as well as another big development: Uber, an early investor, plans to build a fleet of robotaxis w/Waabi www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Big news for the regulation of market power out of the UK today, with the first Conduct Requirements proposed by the CMA against Google's Search services. So what's the UK focusing on, and has it learned from the mistakes of other authorities? Let's take a look 👇

Reports continue to suggest a social media ban for under-14s is on the table in Canada. But banning platforms doesn’t teach kids how to stay safe online. Digital literacy, parental tools, and age-appropriate app design do. www.timescolonist.com/national-new...

Ottawa is waking up to what many have said for years: the Online News Act backfired. Instead of helping Canadian publishers, it cut them off from audiences -- just as trade pressure grows to scrap the law altogether. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

"Around the world, we can see a desire to prioritize children’s well-being. But the way to do this is not to keep kids off these platforms, but to design them with safety principles at the forefront and children’s best interests in mind." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The @thestar.com's David Olive on a potential social media ban in Canada, calls for digital literacy training instead of blanket bans thestar.com/business/opi...

Ottawa is definitely trial ballooning a broad social media ban. We're seeing the familiar pattern of floating tech policy via friendly leaks and proxy advocacy on other files too (like AI), which always comes before anything formal lands. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

With the House back this week, Government House Leader and Transport Minister @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social previewed the legislative agenda, including several tech policy items. www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

If you've been following the litigation surrounding the #CRTC's recent #CanCon definition decision, here's a cogent analysis of the "dependancy mindset" driving our cultural sector's response: whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/the-depend...

We want all want kids to be safe online, but blanket social media bans are extreme. A better approach is to focus on age-appropriate product design, parental tools, and teaching kids how to navigate online spaces safely. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

NEW: Canada is considering a ban on social media services for children under 14. Details on the new measures are unclear, but raise questions about how a ban would be enforced and which platforms would be affected.

Heated Rivalry found huge audiences without the #CRTC telling streaming apps how to promote Canadian content. Yet a new CRTC report suggests we still need new rules forcing platforms to surface #CanCon. My latest for The @hilltimes.com: www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...

With the House of Commons set to return soon, @progresschamber.org has published a letter urging prompt passage of the Budget Implementation Act to complete repeal of the Digital Services Tax. ⬇️ progresschamber.org/resources/le...

However you feel about U.S. trade pressure, the truth is that without a clear TDM exemption, Canadian AI startups could find themselves looking for more favourable business environment. This would be good for our tech sector, too. thelogic.co/news/usmca-a...

Minister Miller's office has ruled out rescinding the Online News Act – but no word on whether the Online Streaming Act is safe. Great reporting from @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

The Competition Bureau has released a new study on the value of data portability benefits for Canadians www.canada.ca/en/competiti...

NEW: The #CRTC publishes its highly-anticipated (at least for policy wonks) discoverability report. And it's long! I look forward to diving in... crtc.gc.ca/eng/publicat...

Great piece from DIMA's CEO, Graham Davies: as Quebec moves to implement Bill 109, Quebecers – not the government – need to stay in the driver’s seat when it comes to discovering the music they love. montrealgazette.com/opinion/op_e...

Canadian medical researchers estimate that (admittedly, in the most optimistic scenario) autonomous vehicles could prevent over a million motor vehicle-related injuries over 10 years. Time to roll out AVs in Canada! temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/toronto...

ICYMI, right before the holiday break I wrote about Quebec's Bill 109 and the bunfight it sets up with Ottawa, tech, and the U.S. progresschamber.org/insights/how...

Grateful to see my 2026 tech predictions featured in @betakit.com! Even more rewarding: being included in such a strong slate of Canadian tech thinkers. 🇨🇦 👏

Yes, we should invest in domestic infrastructure. But the authors' idea that data can be put “beyond the reach” of foreign governments is a fiction that even our own government's sovereignty white paper rejects www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The key takeaway here is that the government is moving away from #AIDA’s overbroad AI regulatory approach (which basically no one supported) toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/20/c...

As U.S. trade pressure mounts, former #CRTC vice chair Peter Menzies warns that clinging to the Online Streaming and News Acts could cost Canada far more than it’s worth: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Great new piece from @mtltoula.bsky.social on Quebec's Bill 109: "To me, nothing about this legislation speaks of 'love of culture.' Instead, it looks a lot like parochial protectionism." montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...

Good point from @frpc.bsky.social: the #CRTC’s slow, unfinished rollout of the Online Streaming Act could leave it exposed in trade talks www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Justice Minister @seanfraser.bsky.social on what we can expect on the Online Harms file in 2026. Great look-ahead from iPolitics: www.ipolitics.ca/2025/12/19/c...

@politico.com 🇨🇦 reporting this morning on the mounting trade pressure over digital policy www.politico.com/newsletters/...

🧵 1/ Last week, the Quebec National Assembly unanimously adopted Bill 109, a sweeping new law to regulate internet content across streaming services, social media platforms and digital devices. Here's what it means for Quebec consumers... progresschamber.org/insights/how...

By passing Bill 109, Quebec has put itself on a collision course with Ottawa, tech, and Washington. But the biggest risk is Quebecers paying more, getting less, or losing access to streaming services altogether. My latest for @progresschamber.org... progresschamber.org/insights/how...

Canada will face heightened pressure re: the Online Streaming Act and Online News Act as trade discussions ramp up thelogic.co/briefing/wha...

The @theglobeandmail.com reports that the US trade office identified the Online Streaming and News Acts as digital trade barriers in a report to Congress yesterday. I’m sure they’ll be adding Quebec’s streaming legislation Bill 109 to the list soon enough www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...

Under its cybersecurity proposal, the government will be able to disconnect users from the Internet, demand sweeping access to sensitive Internet activity and to compromise encryption. The proposed law is in desperate need of some added safeguards.

ICYMI, my latest op-ed for @hilltimes.com: App store age verification is being pushed by Meta as a fix for youth online safety in Canada, but it’s a privacy nightmare that lets app developers dodge responsibility for what happens in the online spaces they manage www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

My new op-ed in @hilltimes.com: App store age verification is being pitched as a way to protect young people online, but, in reality, it shifts accountability away from platforms, creates major privacy risks, and ignores how families actually use technology: www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

The Liberals' budget implementation bill completed second reading on Dec. 10, and will be considered by the House Finance Committee after the House returns in the new year. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

Wow -- I missed that even UNICEF expressed concern about the Australian social media ban. UNICEF!! They said, correctly, "for many children, particularly those who are isolated or marginalised, social media is a lifeline[.]" H/t @mmasnick.bsky.social on CTRL-ALT-SPEECH podcast.