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A real reform mandate for the first federal AI minister

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 31

Globe Op Ed: "The Trudeau government left behind a trail of failed innovation policies, including the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) that died with the proroguement of Parliament. But Mr. Carney has carved out an entire ministry for AI." #AI #Canada

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · May 31

The Prime Minister declined to pen a mandate letter for the minister of a AI and digital innovation. So we did it for him

#toronto #creaturesoftheprovince #interprovincial #housing #canadianconstitution #ontario #canada #oilers #noththeleafs #Leafs #game5 #now4-2 #ConnorMcDavid
#notAustonMatthews #wearealloilers

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 30

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · May 30

Thanks for the meeting today, Mayor Chow.

We’re ready to get to work — to build up the housing supply, to bring costs down, and to keep our communities safe.

Prime Minister Mark Carney sits across from Mayor Olivia Chow during a meeting in his office in Ottawa, Ontario.

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 30

"... as Salmaan Farooqui writes, the next decision will come down to which problem the BoC wants to tackle first: a slowing economy, or rising inflation." #oilers #noththeleafs #Leafs #game5 #now4-2 #ConnorMcDavid
#notAustonMatthews #wearealloilers

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · May 29

More Canadians missing their mortgage payments, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories

Plus, this week’s lowest fixed and variable mortgage rates in Canada

For Canadian economy, U.S. court ruling on tariffs brings hope, but also uncertainty

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 30

Worst thing would be going back to business as usual #Ontario #Canada #oilers #noththeleafs #Leafs #game5 #still3-1 #2ndperiod #lalala

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · May 29

Successive court rulings underscore the challenge of anticipating which U.S. tariffs will stick

TTC chooses new CEO, nearly a year after Rick Leary’s resignation: sources

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 30

#toronto #Ontario #Canada #oilers #noththeleafs #Leafs #game5 #now3-1

Toronto Star @thestar.com · May 29

#StarExclusive: A New York transit executive has been chosen by the TTC to be the new head of Canada’s largest transit agency, the Star has learned.

Mandeep Lali, with experience working for New York and London’s transit agencies, has been picked by the chair of the TTC board to take over as the new head of Toronto’s beleaguered transit agency.

Ontario legislation to give education minister more power over school boards

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 30

This was at the heart of one of the issues identified as part of the Common Sense revolution under Premier Mike Harris #Ontario #Canada #oilers #noththeleafs #Leafs #game5 #now3-1

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · May 30

The legislation would give Paul Calandra the authority to put a school board under supervision for reasons beyond just financial ones

We should turn off GPS – it’s a no-brainer

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 30

We are all #Oilers tonight notwithstanding the notwithstanding clause ... #nottheleafs #Leafs #canada #oneeeconomy #interprovincialtradebarriers #3nothing

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 17

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/72b225a...
From Alex Hutchinson. How we unleash or use technology matters, even if it feels like a relentless losing proposition. Long live cognitive mapping! #sweatscience #GPS #techimpact #neuroscience #brainscience

Having an omniscient navigational tool in your pocket at all times has changed not just how we find our way around, but how we construct a mental representation of the world around us

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 15

4. "Berube rolled out his preternaturally calm and collected routine afterward.

Usually, that’s reassuring. On Wednesday, it seemed cavalier.

"It’s sports,” he said at one point.

“Things happen.”

If that’s actually the case, I’m not sure why the team needs so many coaches." #Leafs

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 15

3. "The best any of them could do was allude cryptically to “things that were said in the room.”

I’m guessing that if pep talks, screaming tirades or Maoist struggle sessions could make the Leafs good when it matters, they’ve already have done that."

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 15

2. "In the end, the only Leafs who distinguished themselves were Pontus Holmberg and Calle Jarnkrok. Both had the good sense to be scratched."

Maple Leafs can win this series, but the problem is nobody actually believes it

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 15

1. Why Cathal Kelly is my go to writer anytime I feel anything close to complexity while watching sports! 😁 some excerpts

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/72b225a...

Once again, the team finds itself in the position of turning the season into a total shambles

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · May 15

Watching the #Oilers is so much more fun than watching the #Leafs 😄 No Marchand, no Chára, no Chelios

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · Mar 13

Same here

Snapchat, TikTok and Meta lose fight to stop $8B in lawsuits filed by Ontario school boards

Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · Mar 12

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 11

Peter Navarro asks Canada to tone down the rhetoric

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SXSW @sxsw.com · Mar 10

@bsky.app CEO @jay.bsky.team details how the platform utilizes open networks to allow users to craft their own social media experience while maintaining their personal privacy.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · Mar 11

Snapchat, TikTok and Meta lose fight to stop $8B in lawsuits filed by Ontario school boards.

They allege the online platforms are addictive and have caused harm to students’ academic achievement as well as their mental health and well-being.

Fourteen schools and boards allege the online platforms are addictive and have caused harm to students' academic achievement as well as their mental health and well-being.

Toronto Star’s old office building at 1 Yonge Street set to be demolished

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Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · Dec 10

Impermanence @thestar.com #torontostar #Toronto

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A demolition permit for the historic Toronto Star building on 1 Yonge Street was accepted by the city on Dec. 4.

Doug Ford warns of willingness to use notwithstanding clause if courts block encampment crackdown

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Jeff Gray @jeffreybgray.bsky.social · Dec 6

Ontario is supposed to unveil this legislation, which is to include new powers to clear encampments as requested by some mayors, late next week. #ONpoli
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Ontario premier pledges ‘enhanced legislative powers’ at dozen mayors’ request, won’t use Section 33 ‘proactively’

How a research facility in Leamington developed a top secret tomato that could take on the world

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Phinjo Gombu @phinjogombu.bsky.social · Dec 7

Stompin Tom would have sung a song about this story 😁

"If it succeeds, this tomato would be the first global hit for Kelsie MacLellan, who took over as the breeder for this Heinz research outpost in Leamington, Ont., about five years ago.'

www.thestar.com/business/how...

The surprising story of H2590, a meaty new tomato developed in Ontario that has the potential to make the storied 'Ketchup Pack,' supplying Heinz ketchup, salsa and pasta sauce all