ADAMS: Bill C-34 is mostly scaffolding, but still a threat to privacy and vulnerable kids
Carney’s Safe Social Media Act is mostly make-work for a commission that doesn’t exist yet.
Political Parties
Coverage of political parties at the federal and provincial levels, including their leadership, internal debates, policy platforms, campaign strategies, and their role in shaping public policy and electoral politics.
Carney Liberals plan ban on social media for under-16s
New digital safety bill creates oversight commission and platform rules, but critical details on age gates and enforcement are still to be decided.
LOGSTRUP: The IGaming industrial complex
Doug Ford’s “safe, regulated” iGaming market became Canada’s fastest-growing addiction infrastructure, fuelled by offshore lobbyists, and paid for by Ontario’s youth.
ADAMS: The Safe Social Media Act will isolate LGBTQ youth
A national digital ID system won’t fix lazy parenting, but it will erase the only safe spaces some trans kids have.
ADAMS: Avi Lewis deserves credit for forcing the conversation on AI and affordability
New Democrats have spent the last decade reacting to other parties’ frames. On AI and consumer data, Avi Lewis has begun setting one of his own.
ADAMS: The Liberals don’t understand why Canadians distrust AI
Carney’s AI strategy ignores misinformation, job displacement, and corporate power, proving he’s out of touch with the very Canadians who voted for him.
Ajax MPP Rob Cerjanec pitches pragmatic rebuild in Ontario Liberal leadership bid
First-term MPP says his legislature seat gives him a key advantage over rivals, as he pledges to reverse OSAP cuts, strengthen public services, and pursue a housing-first approach.
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Economy
Carney Liberals use ‘surveillance pricing’ to undercut the NDP, but AI strategy still faces big trust gaps
Liberals say strategy will boost AI adoption from 12% to 60% by 2034, but opposition calls it light on privacy and job transition details
EDITORIAL: Alberta’s pronoun consent rules are putting vulnerable kids in danger
Large-scale studies have measured what happens when schools stay silent or are hostile. The push for mandatory parental sign-off ignores those findings.
ADAMS: My MPP Works 13 Weeks a Year. I Work 49. Something Has Gone Wrong.
I expect my MPP to stand in the House and explain why his time is so much more valuable than mine.
ANDRIULAITIS: Ottawa’s port privatization plan is a reckless gamble Canadians cannot afford
Risky divestiture plans raise serious questions on national security, taxpayer subsidies, and Canada’s strategic control
Disturbing social media posts continue to raise questions around Scaborough Southwest Liberal candidate
Resurfaced posts that appear to align strongly with divisive Bengali political views could complicate one Liberal candidate's efforts to build broad support.