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Canada’s next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbook
Ottawa is betting nearly a billion on artificial intelligence, ignoring warnings of its environmental risks. Just like Big Oil, Big Tech is building infrastructure that will be nearly impossible to dismantle.
An Abridged History of Toronto’s Hospitals: community, political, and elite interests
The governance of Ontario hospitals is flawed, but not unalterable. In fact, parts of the current governance model are relatively new and unique to our province, and challenges present themselves cyclically, generation after generation.
Hospital Boards Overrepresented By Finance Professionals – And Lack Key Expertise
Thirty-seven per cent of Toronto hospital board members come from the financial sector.
Why Should We Care About The Political Leanings Of Hospital Board Members?
We found just one board in Toronto that did not have a Progressive Conservative donor.
Toronto Hospital Board Members Are Largely Wealthy And Conservative
169 Toronto hospital board members are donors to Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative Party.
Doug Ford’s Electoral Rigging Scheme Was A Success
Data analysis shows Bill 307 helped allow Ford to achieve victory while avoiding genuinely important democratic means of accountability.
In Praise of Tender Masculinity
Our favorite book and movie characters exemplify tenderness, the antidote to machismo.