I've got an op-ed in the Globe today with @nicktsergas.ca. We're thinking about how Hamilton's movement towards a data centre moratorium could snowball across Canada and help reset the way data centres + cities interface in the future. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Wild theory - PP is the next floor crosser.

Cue the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme in both of their heads.

I did a deep dive into what's going on with killer robots and efforts to stop them from being used The latest from my newsletter:

Doug Ford being a creep

Maybe Kevin was driving the boat. Maybe he wasn’t. We actually do give a poop. About the people who died in that accident. About the children who were trafficked and abused.

Who's this guy next to Epstein? Looks kind of familiar. Anyone know?

Who's this guy next to Epstein? Looks kind of familiar. Anyone know?

SCOOP: hearing MPP Chris Glover will step in as Deputy Leader for the Ontario NDP.

he is usually a man of few words. 1-line emails. two max. This is a departure

Yes it was a good speech, but. There's only one timeline where Carney makes a speech that could've been delivered by Zelenskyy

At war. In all but name.

Draw your own conclusions, but the president of Palantir Canada sits on Carney's council for Canada/US relations. And the feds also did a deal with Palantir, via a homegrown proxy.

I'd love to see a reporter ask rank-and-file ICE agents if they understand that the administration is clearly hoping one of them gets killed out there. "Are you ready to give your life to become a meme pushed by incels on Twitter for a couple days?"

Word on the street: 3 more floor crossers in the wings. But they'll probably wait to announce until the exact hour in between PP winning his leadership review and PP making his post-review speech.

Why are so many of their positions literally just pro rape

We’ve created the perfect sickness storm because whether you have covid or not right now, whatever sickness you have is probably worse because Covid damaged your immune system or other organs. But still we do almost nothing to prevent or reduce multiple Covid infections.

You know what's insane? The fact that we're paying ANY amount of tax dollars for a stupid yellow blob on a neo-nazi's website. @brodiefenlon.bsky.social @cbcnews.ca @mattmeuse.online

"cough, cough. my dog ate my vote"

Just putting this out there but I don't think that's the smile of a man who actually wants the Jays to win.

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If you didn't realize the Nobel "Peace" Prize was a scam when Obama got it, I don't know what to tell you.

Remember how CBC dedicated an entire call-in show to "The US is going to annex us. What are your thoughts on that?" and they had Kevin O'Leary on as an 'expert'? And they doubled and tripled down, defending their decision to do that? CBC, he does not respect you. Why do y'all respect him?!

Well, this is entirely on point. From experience with multiple institutions, Canada's research integrity processes are completely inadequate. They automatically cover for influential individuals no matter what they do, even when lives and health are on the line. H/T @mjnabuurs.bsky.social

Naomi Klein could do the funniest thing

The total cost of a completed "Golden Dome," named for the tyrant's favourite colour, could reach trillions of dollars. I'll think of this when official framing around national pharmacare shifts to it being "just too expensive." ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

Just do it already. Or perish.

Ford PC's fundraising chair ”not only raises party funds from developers, but he personally makes money working with them." Why is this not a surprise? #ONpoli www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...

Crombie done pulled a Jagmeet

I wonder how different our world would be if Canadian media could muster the same outrage over the government’s inaction on the forced starvation in Gaza as we do for foreign interference and government debt levels… Breaks my heart, truly. These are choices.

Word is Glover will run for fed NDP ldr.

Some people think this is a uniquely American issue. It's not. If your country has health insurance companies in it you'll be personally affected by this.

Made a meme

Good.

The Online News Act (which I’ve called ”easily the biggest policy screw up in recent Canadian history“™) led Meta to ban all Canadian news links on Facebook and Instagram @nicktsergas.ca created this website to help you circumvent Meta’s news ban – move fast, break things, etc 💻🔨 sharethenews.ca

LOL, whatever Postmedia. Can't wait for you to be absorbed by the CBC. Any day now @mark-carney.bsky.social nationalpost.com/opinion/terr...

@leahgazan.bsky.social should strongly consider. Carney seems quite aligned with her on the idea of a national basic income program (Source for my claim: youtu.be/hIDWmuWv8SY?...)

A healthy, well functioning, civil society is what makes us stronger.

Oh right... Canada is hosting the G7 next month. Trump will be here. Yuck.

I encourage you to watch and listen to Smith's speech from that event, linked here. youtu.be/KaGoOT3r2S8 🧵

The left shouldn’t get into a quagmire over the monarchy. Focus on economic democracy — socialize the market. Focus on climate change — keep the planet from cooking. Focus on the welfare state — build it out to serve people. Stop picking stupid, useless fights.

It was that or run against Doug Ford in 2 years. Pick your poison.

This week in Ontario politics: ▶️TDSB cuts ▶️Ford's threat to democracy ▶️ONDP consumer protection ▶️Conservative's 401 tunnel plan #ONpoli #TOpoli

Here is my post-election best case scenario: @mark-carney.bsky.social