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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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As the AI economy booms in the U.S., Canada sees a blip

Globe and Mail | Jun 13, 2026

Viet Vu, Manager of Economic Research at the Dais, speaks on why Canada needs to be realistic about its AI data centre ambitions, cautioning against using the U.S. as a benchmark and pointing to low public trust as a bigger obstacle to adoption than construction delays.

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‘Kids are dying’: Libs ready to act against social media

CityNews | Jun 10, 2026

Angus Lockhart, Senior Policy Analyst, speaks on the federal government’s renewed online harms legislation, noting that while Australia’s youth social media ban led to a real drop in use, it remains unclear how Canada would actually verify a user’s age.

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Ottawa wants ‘AI for all.’ But do all Canadians want AI in their lives?

Globe and Mail | Jun 4, 2026

Viet Vu, Manager of Economic Research, and André Côté, Executive Director, in the Globe and Mail on Canada’s refreshed AI strategy, arguing that the federal government must confront public anxiety about job loss and demonstrate it is tracking AI’s impact, not just promoting its benefits.

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Learning software hack bolsters the case for digital sovereignty

University Affairs | Jun 2, 2026

Jake Hirsch-Allen, Director of Partnerships, speaks on the Canvas ransomware breach and why open-source learning systems offer Canadian universities greater control over their data and the values behind their algorithms.

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Push grows for all-day ‘bell-to-bell’ ban on cellphones in Ontario schools

Toronto Sun | Jun 1, 2026

Rajender Singh, Senior Policy Analyst, speaks on Dais survey data showing Canadians remain split on a bell-to-bell ban, and why getting the policy right is only half the challenge without real support for schools to enforce it.

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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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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

As the AI economy booms in the U.S., Canada sees a blip

‘Kids are dying’: Libs ready to act against social media

Ottawa wants ‘AI for all.’ But do all Canadians want AI in their lives?

Learning software hack bolsters the case for digital sovereignty

Push grows for all-day ‘bell-to-bell’ ban on cellphones in Ontario schools

Charity leaves online safety coalition before announcing Google deal

Tell us what you think (+ enter to win DXC27 passes & Dais swag)

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

As the AI economy booms in the U.S., Canada sees a blip

‘Kids are dying’: Libs ready to act against social media

Ottawa wants ‘AI for all.’ But do all Canadians want AI in their lives?

Learning software hack bolsters the case for digital sovereignty

Push grows for all-day ‘bell-to-bell’ ban on cellphones in Ontario schools

Charity leaves online safety coalition before announcing Google deal

Newsletter Archive

Tell us what you think (+ enter to win DXC27 passes & Dais swag)

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