AI’s triple threat
If there’s one thing that everyone comes to artificial intelligence, it’s that it’s going to change everything, and there is no stopping it. Like a force of nature—a hurricane making landfall, an earth-quake, a wildfire—the AI revolution is coming. AI, they say, is going to revolutionize work. It will eliminate countless jobs and send labour productivity into the stratosphere. It is going to fundamentally change public services. It will revolutionize warfare. It will transform arts and culture. It will destroy all previous assumptions about the possibilities of technology. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, in one of his many outlandish claims, said “we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish.”
A sober second thought on direct-to-consumer alcohol sales
Through all the talk of Trump, tariffs and interprovincial trade, direct-to-consumer (DTC) alcohol sales have emerged as a somewhat unexpected cause célèbre among policymakers. During a first ministers’ meeting in March, the majority of premiers committed to launching a pan-Canadian plan to expand the sale of alcoholic beverages throughout the country. Provincial governments have signed…
“Critical minerals” strategy is going down a cynical road
As the U.S. and China compete for control of strategic minerals and technology, Canada should prioritize climate action over geopolitics.
“Getting tough”: A social history of street gangs in Winnipeg
A look at the historical and social context in which Winnipeg street gangs emerged and why “get tough” approaches only work to make the problem worse.
“Big five” Canadian banks provide big money to fossil fuel industry
Instead of playing a crucial role to help Canada achieve its Paris Agreement targets, Canada’s “Big Five” banks are actually hindering Canada’s progress on climate change. The Big Five banks—RBC, TD Bank, Scotiabank, BMO and CIBC—are among the most powerful corporate entities in Canada, certainly among the largest and most profitable. They‘ve been called a […]
