What Are We Actually Worried About Here? This is a series of posts on the AI and Data Act (AIDA) portion of Bill C-27. To begin, we’re going to go…
Author: <span>Bianca</span>
Accountability is How We Support Each Other This post is laid out as follows. And it comes with the “I’m ragged, truly, and writing this fast” preface — please let…
We have to go back to go forward. Our power to do that is shrinking. Foreclose. The word summarizes a feeling I have been experiencing with mounting frequency over the…
Layers beget layers and it all needs more public lawyers Two points of setup — one: significant amounts of power and money are moving faster than ever in this moment.…
By Sean McDonald and Bianca Wylie We’re months into a pandemic and governments around the world are at different stages of their learning and response. Canadian governments, having failed as…
Update 1: May 4, 2020 This post previously left off with the three questions I had asked Waterfront Toronto about the government task force(s) for the Sidewalk Toronto project on…
I’m always struggling with when/what deserves an answer or amplification in the news when things are written about the use of data or technology to address issues of public good…
This past weekend I was reflecting on what it means to have the kind of power that gives you the confidence to: 1. commit the public to a type of…
To Executive Committee, As you consider the update on the City of Toronto’s Digital Infrastructure Plan, please add a principle for technological sovereignty. This is a core tenet of the foundational…
1. What do you like about the draft principles? (Detail on the five draft principles can be found in the discussion guide – pages 7-16). They are: 1. Equity &…