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The Digital Safety Act Is Here. Canada Must Get This Done.

June 12, 2026

Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Mark Miller tabled Canada’s Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34). The government’s bill would establish a long-overdue legal framework to protect people online and hold platforms accountable. Our advice for parliamentarians and the public alike: …

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Toronto Tech Week is Here – But Not for Everyone

May 27, 2026

Tech Week reflects the strength of our tech sector, but we need to improve our underlying digital infrastructure to capitalize on its full benefits.

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Ottawa should not bend to Meta’s conditions

March 25, 2026

The Canadian government would like news back on Facebook and Instagram, but at what cost? Rather than bending on its law, deepening Canada’s dependence on a big foreign tech company for news distribution, and further undermining digital sovereignty, Ottawa should …

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Charity leaves online safety coalition before announcing Google deal

Investigative Journalism Foundation | May 28, 2026

André Côté, Interim Executive Director of the Dais, speaks to the Investigative Journalism Foundation on how tech companies use funding partnerships with civil society organizations as a tactic to avoid government regulation — and the real stakes for charities dependent on that funding

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Concerns raised over growing number of data centres in the GTA

CityNews | May 22, 2026

Viet Vu, Manager of Economic Research at the Dais, discusses the rapid growth of AI data centres across the GTA and the community concerns they are raising around energy use and neighbourhood impact

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Sam Altman testifies in Musk lawsuit, calls himself ‘honest’

Global News | May 13, 2026

Jake Hirsch-Allen, Director of Partnerships at the Dais, speaks to Global News on Sam Altman’s testimony in Elon Musk’s civil lawsuit seeking his removal from OpenAI leadership

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Canadians worried about online misinformation, as it becomes increasingly harder to spot: report

CTV News | May 13, 2026

Angus Lockhart, Senior Policy Analyst at the Dais, speaks to CTV News on a new Statistics Canada survey finding that nearly half of Canadians are finding it harder to distinguish fact from fiction online

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“You Can’t Recycle Your Way Out of a Wildfire:” Notes from DemocracyXChange 2026

The Starfish | May 12, 2026

The Starfish’s coverage of DemocracyXChange 2026, featuring Ashna Ali, Leadership Development Facilitator at the Dais, on youth leadership and civic engagement in the face of climate and policy challenges

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Opinion | Doug Ford’s education minister doesn’t pull any punches

Toronto Star | May 8, 2026

A piece by Toronto Star political columnist and Dais Senior Fellow, Martin Regg Cohn, on the TMU Democracy Forum featuring Ontario’s Education Minister, Paul Calandra

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News and Announcements

The Digital Safety Act Is Here. Canada Must Get This Done.

Toronto Tech Week is Here – But Not for Everyone

Ottawa should not bend to Meta’s conditions

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In the News

Charity leaves online safety coalition before announcing Google deal

Concerns raised over growing number of data centres in the GTA

Sam Altman testifies in Musk lawsuit, calls himself ‘honest’

Canadians worried about online misinformation, as it becomes increasingly harder to spot: report

“You Can’t Recycle Your Way Out of a Wildfire:” Notes from DemocracyXChange 2026

Opinion | Doug Ford’s education minister doesn’t pull any punches

Summer Homework for Canada’s Education Ministers

Democracy Redesigned at DXC

Let’s Go Phone Free at School, Canada

Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu at DXC26

The choices we make, on AI, budgeting and democracy-building

Can we do something more ambitious?

Heads Up, Canada!

Happy Holidais!

Disenshittification Nation

News and Announcements

The Digital Safety Act Is Here. Canada Must Get This Done.

Toronto Tech Week is Here – But Not for Everyone

Ottawa should not bend to Meta’s conditions

Contact

In the News

Charity leaves online safety coalition before announcing Google deal

Concerns raised over growing number of data centres in the GTA

Sam Altman testifies in Musk lawsuit, calls himself ‘honest’

Canadians worried about online misinformation, as it becomes increasingly harder to spot: report

“You Can’t Recycle Your Way Out of a Wildfire:” Notes from DemocracyXChange 2026

Opinion | Doug Ford’s education minister doesn’t pull any punches

Newsletter Archive

Summer Homework for Canada’s Education Ministers

Democracy Redesigned at DXC

Let’s Go Phone Free at School, Canada

Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu at DXC26

The choices we make, on AI, budgeting and democracy-building

Can we do something more ambitious?

Heads Up, Canada!

Happy Holidais!

Disenshittification Nation