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These people. Good people. Nice to be in Ottawa talking digital with government officials here.

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Whoa. So Lutnik is calling Ford (a premier - like a governor) to say that tariffs are a negotiation??? Okay. So what are your goals? Because everyone up here is pretty confused about that. See thread below. This is basic negotiation stuff. Ooph. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Omg. They are worried. Can you imagine the European Union calling the governor of Texas and not the White House cause the governor bans European companies from government contracts. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Also, Ottawa really living up to its rep. Glad I brought a toque.

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I don’t know if this thread is true. But if yes… good news. And yet… we DEFINITELY CANNOT LET THESE PEOPLE NEGOTIATE WITH THE RUSSIANS.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

I also dislike these references that state Trump is doing this. As though the senate and house are somehow powerless to stop it. For now America is choosing to do this. Let that sink in. This is not simply the acts of a madman, this is an entire political establishment working in concert.

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Either America wants: A) to destroy/absorb Canada B) to disconnect America from trade partners (or mercantilism) C) Believes tariffs make create revenue D) Doesn’t know what it wants. “A” is existential while B-D are dangerous. But there ain’t anything to negotiate.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

LHR -> YYZ -> YOW

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Buckle up

submitted 2 days ago • 59 comments

Sad to read about the end of 18F. Many good people flowed through there and I was lucky to be asked in to do PIF induction sessions. Something will be reborn. Because something is still needed.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” ― Antonio Gramsci

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Every country in the world is right now dusting off its “how to build a nuclear bomb plan”. Looking forward to a nuclear armed South Korea, Japan, Australia, Germany, Ukraine, Poland with likely more to come? Maybe even in Canada! Big win for global stability today.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

submitted 5 days ago • 1184 comments

"This video series explores how digital technologies and innovative leadership can reshape public service delivery, enhance government structures" www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/video/transf... From the Canadian School of Public Service, featuring @deaves.bsky.social

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

This is exciting - look what just arrived (pre-orders help!):

submitted 12 days ago • 6 comments

Early in the war, Ukrainian officials were ecstatic to welcome Elon Musk's "help." Now Trump/Musk appear to be using Starlink as part of the US scheme to secure a quid pro quo for Ukraine's survival. Our allies should take note that it appears our only principle is truly "America First."

submitted 11 days ago • 12 comments

💭How do we define and measure Digital Public Infrastructure? The newest paper by IIPP's @deaves.bsky.social & Krisstina Rao develops a conceptual framework to define and measure #DPI, addressing its growing policy relevance and providing guidance. 🔗Read it here: https://buff.ly/3PNpksh

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

We’re entering a mercantile world where every investment will matter. Bio-fuels don’t make sense ecologically of financially. The sooner Canada faces that fact (and similar issue with hydrogen) the better. The era of fantasies is over. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

It is not.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Is it flattery when someone else takes your work, turns it into a report, and puts their name on it?

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

➡️Shaping #AI's Impact. IIPP Co-Deputy Director @deaves.bsky.social contributed to the Shaping AI project, which provides a blueprint for a new type of innovation infrastructure, as well as 5 key guidelines for policymakers. 🔗Learn more about the project here: https://buff.ly/4gtJGBP

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Great piece by @pahlkadot.bsky.social in todays @nytimes.com Very worried democrats will focus on the wrong things. Hope they read this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

NBO -> LHR

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin). Watching the global order teeter, this week was a real decade.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

But they seem to be cratering in Europe. The anger over here, especially on the continent, is palatable. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/b...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Fun times in Naorobi. Nice park/forest they have here right in the city… Double joy to be able to see former students!

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Excited to see this out and feel privileged to have had a chance to work with the Brazilian government again.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

"AI’s Efficiency Wars Have Begun" Excited about @saroshnagar.bsky.social & I's new piece in @foreignpolicy.com. We review the technical improvements behind DeepSeek’s rise and suggest possible impacts on the global AI race and geopolitics. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/05/d...

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

💭How do we define and measure Digital Public Infrastructure? The newest paper by IIPP's @deaves.bsky.social & Krisstina Rao develops a conceptual framework to define and measure #DPI, addressing its growing policy relevance and providing guidance. 🔗Read it here: https://buff.ly/3PNpksh

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Trump's threats should remind us of Canada's underpopulation risk. From November, but even more relevant now that we've experienced the danger of an undersized domestic market. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e33036f...

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

So... did we just live through the most expensive economics lesson in history? Was this just an applied lesson for a single student? www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

🌍A story of ambition and impact Luca Kühn von Burgsdorff’s journey from IIPP MPA student to shaping economic strategies at the OECD and advising the government of Barbados is nothing short of extraordinary 🔗Learn more about Luca's work and what drives him here: https://buff.ly/3DYyT55

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Everyone is re-evaluating their relationship with the US. From the BRICS to the 5eyes. This really is a turning point in history. It’s staggering the void being left open for others to fill. Markets seem to have strong opinions too.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Hey @theglobeandmail.com Get a team of crack Econ journalists to create one of these daily charts showing USA’s cumulative job losses and other impacts of this stupid tariff war. It’s helpful to show the world and Americans the cost of insanity.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 2, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

submitted 32 days ago • 13 comments

It would be funny if it weren't so serious.

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The Wall Street Journal isn’t pulling any punches tonight. “The Dumbest Trade War in History. Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason.” With big consequences for both countries that are each other’s biggest trading partners and closest allies. Or at least we were.

submitted 33 days ago • 63 comments

Will be interesting to see if Tesla sales in Canada ever recover after this trade war.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

So I guess Canada and Mexico are going to be in a trade war with a president who signed a free trade agreement with them… 6 years or so ago? Lot of bridges gonna be burned.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

This notion that a public sector job must, by definition be lower productivity… sigh. Having planes crash is… a fast track to a lot less productivity, probably more so than say, launching a meme coin.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

💭How do we define and measure Digital Public Infrastructure? The newest paper by IIPP's @deaves.bsky.social & Krisstina Rao develops a conceptual framework to define and measure #DPI, addressing its growing policy relevance and providing guidance. 🔗Read it here: https://buff.ly/3PNpksh

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

If you wanted to help reduce inflation in the US (or elsewhere too) you could do worse than look at the 2-3% interchange fees charged by the credit cards and banks. Halving those fees via a public option, regulation or competition enforcement might have a real impact.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

My favorite fact about the NYC subway is that there are way more daily riders (about 4 million) than the number of people who fly in the US out of all airports every day (~2.5 million). The scale is hard to get a grasp on.

submitted 38 days ago • 57 comments