Natasha Tusikov
@ntusikov.bsky.social
She/her. Assoc. prof at York University in Toronto. All things tech governance, especially internet of things, smart cities, femtech & platform governance. Book (open access): The New Knowledge: Information, Data & Remaking of Global Power
Very concerning. What's the plan to ensure these cosmetics aren't sold in Canada? With Carney's cuts to all govt departments, tracking unsafe US cosmetics won't be a high priority, especially as the US is also gutting its federal food inspection system & Canada is a big importer of US food.
F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h... @nytimes.com
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November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Very concerning. What's the plan to ensure these cosmetics aren't sold in Canada? With Carney's cuts to all govt departments, tracking unsafe US cosmetics won't be a high priority, especially as the US is also gutting its federal food inspection system & Canada is a big importer of US food.
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I did my best to not yell about how ridiculous everything is right now and how hard it is to take anything seriously when we're all supposed to bet our future on magic beans
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The AI hype-machine: Canada’s ill-advised ‘national sprint’ on artificial intelligence
Cynthia Khoo, Jeff Doctor and Hadrian Mertons-Kirkwood discuss the dangers of Canada’s accelerated approach to artificial intelligence.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I did my best to not yell about how ridiculous everything is right now and how hard it is to take anything seriously when we're all supposed to bet our future on magic beans
rabble.ca/podcast/the-...
rabble.ca/podcast/the-...
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* Solomon here is speaking nonsense. The rate and direction of innovation is shaped by social factors, including regulations, laws, norms and the structure of the economy. In other words, it's shaped by society and culture.
But this isn't a policy conversation; he's trying to sell a monorail.
But this isn't a policy conversation; he's trying to sell a monorail.
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
* Solomon here is speaking nonsense. The rate and direction of innovation is shaped by social factors, including regulations, laws, norms and the structure of the economy. In other words, it's shaped by society and culture.
But this isn't a policy conversation; he's trying to sell a monorail.
But this isn't a policy conversation; he's trying to sell a monorail.
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@mark-carney.bsky.social...could you please ask your minister how he defines 'AI,' a marketing term? And, if he is relying on universities, could he at least pay attention to the research and stop parroting Big Tech hype?
universityaffairs.ca/news/ai-mini...
universityaffairs.ca/news/ai-mini...
Universities 'absolutely vital' to Canada's AI strategy, minister says - University Affairs
Evan Solomon, Canada’s minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, in conversation with University Affairs’ Christopher Guly.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@mark-carney.bsky.social...could you please ask your minister how he defines 'AI,' a marketing term? And, if he is relying on universities, could he at least pay attention to the research and stop parroting Big Tech hype?
universityaffairs.ca/news/ai-mini...
universityaffairs.ca/news/ai-mini...
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A student admitted to grad school at UNB is stranded in Gaza because the Canadian government won't issue a study permit without biometrics that in turn cannot be produced without a travel visa to leave Gaza.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
![Student accepted into UNB grad program stranded in Gaza awaiting Canadian study permit [video]
Advocates say Ottawa lacks the political will to evacuate more than 130 Palestinian students admitted to universities across the country
by David Gordon Koch November 26, 2025 Reading Time: 6min read](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreidrainynrwaullbjg2npno3eu2zkyfldwkhuo7p4f2rwjycf4ivha@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A student admitted to grad school at UNB is stranded in Gaza because the Canadian government won't issue a study permit without biometrics that in turn cannot be produced without a travel visa to leave Gaza.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
The Canadian government needs to issue the permit and UNB needs to intervene.
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Carney’s approach here is very much in keeping with an observation Paul Wells made back in the summer, that he’s focused on short-term deliverables, not long-term governance challenges.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
So the PM intended to inform B.C.'s premier once the negotiations with Alberta have been finalized?
Nation-building promised, sausage-making delivered.
Regardless of whether this pipeline will ever be built, the process itself is profoundly damaging.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Nation-building promised, sausage-making delivered.
Regardless of whether this pipeline will ever be built, the process itself is profoundly damaging.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Carney and Smith to unveil energy deal in Calgary Thursday, source says
B.C. Premier says he spoke with Carney about concerns over potential oil pipeline
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November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Carney’s approach here is very much in keeping with an observation Paul Wells made back in the summer, that he’s focused on short-term deliverables, not long-term governance challenges.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
The problem is, neglecting and failing to improve governance will leave Canada with weaker foundations.
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This account is hiding replies that point out his government's policies when it comes to women's issues.
Today marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Every Canadian deserves to be free from violence. This is not just a moral imperative — it is key to building a safer and more equitable Canada for everyone.
Every Canadian deserves to be free from violence. This is not just a moral imperative — it is key to building a safer and more equitable Canada for everyone.
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This account is hiding replies that point out his government's policies when it comes to women's issues.
Excellent article: murky involvement of the US arm of Canada's GardaWorld security firm in operating detention camps in the US where people are experiencing harsh conditions & horrific human rights violations. Canadian laws are toothless to require transparency & prevent firms' abusive conduct.
It may seem disturbing for any Canadian-linked entity to be involved in the operations of a place like Alligator Alcatraz, but it isn't illegal. For Aidan Gilchrist-Blackwood of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability, this is part of a bigger problem. thewalrus.ca/the-overlooked-c...
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Excellent article: murky involvement of the US arm of Canada's GardaWorld security firm in operating detention camps in the US where people are experiencing harsh conditions & horrific human rights violations. Canadian laws are toothless to require transparency & prevent firms' abusive conduct.
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Industry with over 330 years of experience in calculating risk: AI is too risky for us.
Canada’s technocrat-led federal government: AI regulation would just SLOW DOWN THE FUTURE.
As a mentor once noted: If you want to get a sense of where things are going, pay attention to the insurance industry.
Canada’s technocrat-led federal government: AI regulation would just SLOW DOWN THE FUTURE.
As a mentor once noted: If you want to get a sense of where things are going, pay attention to the insurance industry.
In more AI bubble news, major insurers are declining to insure risks from AI chatbots & agents, saying AI models are too unpredictable & error-prone with no one clearly liable when things go wrong. Firms & universities better consider this in their rush to adopt AI.
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Industry with over 330 years of experience in calculating risk: AI is too risky for us.
Canada’s technocrat-led federal government: AI regulation would just SLOW DOWN THE FUTURE.
As a mentor once noted: If you want to get a sense of where things are going, pay attention to the insurance industry.
Canada’s technocrat-led federal government: AI regulation would just SLOW DOWN THE FUTURE.
As a mentor once noted: If you want to get a sense of where things are going, pay attention to the insurance industry.
In more AI bubble news, major insurers are declining to insure risks from AI chatbots & agents, saying AI models are too unpredictable & error-prone with no one clearly liable when things go wrong. Firms & universities better consider this in their rush to adopt AI.
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
In more AI bubble news, major insurers are declining to insure risks from AI chatbots & agents, saying AI models are too unpredictable & error-prone with no one clearly liable when things go wrong. Firms & universities better consider this in their rush to adopt AI.
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
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Anyway, yeah, @ntusikov.bsky.social and I have a book where we explain how all this works. We’re also available for media interviews. Or one could consult any of the numerous other Canadian academics who study data governance.
www.bloomsbury.com/ca/new-knowl...
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The New Knowledge
From the global geopolitical arena to the smart city, control over knowledge-particularly over data and intellectual property-has become a key battleground for…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Anyway, yeah, @ntusikov.bsky.social and I have a book where we explain how all this works. We’re also available for media interviews. Or one could consult any of the numerous other Canadian academics who study data governance.
www.bloomsbury.com/ca/new-knowl...
www.bloomsbury.com/ca/new-knowl...
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In our book, The New Knowledge (open access), @ntusikov.bsky.social and I come to a similar conclusion: pattern-based outputs are challenging knowledge verified via the scientific method as a legitimate form of knowledge: the “new knowledge”. It’s heady, but necessary to make sense of LLMs.
The New Knowledge
From the global geopolitical arena to the smart city, control over knowledge-particularly over data and intellectual property-has become a key battleground for…
www.bloomsbury.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In our book, The New Knowledge (open access), @ntusikov.bsky.social and I come to a similar conclusion: pattern-based outputs are challenging knowledge verified via the scientific method as a legitimate form of knowledge: the “new knowledge”. It’s heady, but necessary to make sense of LLMs.
Firms reporting terrible ROI for GenAI bodes ill for PM Carney with his all-in focus on GenAI, as @bhaggart.bsky.social & I explain in this oped for @policyoptions.irpp.org policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/ai-r...
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Firms reporting terrible ROI for GenAI bodes ill for PM Carney with his all-in focus on GenAI, as @bhaggart.bsky.social & I explain in this oped for @policyoptions.irpp.org policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/ai-r...
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98 per cent is a terrible ROI failure rate.
In GenAI bubble news, only 2% of Canadian firms are seeing a return on their investment in GenAI. Firms are struggling to find an effective use for the tech & to see promised gains. Maybe time to reconsider the AI hype?
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Just 2% of Canadian businesses got return on generative AI investments, survey shows
KPMG poll finds only a handful of businesses seeing benefits from technology despite widespread adoption
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
98 per cent is a terrible ROI failure rate.
In GenAI bubble news, only 2% of Canadian firms are seeing a return on their investment in GenAI. Firms are struggling to find an effective use for the tech & to see promised gains. Maybe time to reconsider the AI hype?
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Just 2% of Canadian businesses got return on generative AI investments, survey shows
KPMG poll finds only a handful of businesses seeing benefits from technology despite widespread adoption
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In GenAI bubble news, only 2% of Canadian firms are seeing a return on their investment in GenAI. Firms are struggling to find an effective use for the tech & to see promised gains. Maybe time to reconsider the AI hype?
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Control over software (by manufacturer or 3rd party) enables control over hardware, the US (Lockheed Martin & US govt) will maintain over technical data & operational control over missions, as I explain in a forthcoming chapter. Software-enabled devices are tied to their manufacturers.
Another story, this time from the Globe, that ignores the F-35’s software & networked risk to national security. It focuses exclusively on the physical plane. Any analysis of software-enabled networked devices, whether it’s a Roomba or an F-35, *must* discuss the software that makes the thing work.
Joly says Canada ‘didn’t get enough’ industrial benefits out of F-35 procurement deal
‘There needs to be more jobs created out of the F-35 contract,’ industry minister says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Control over software (by manufacturer or 3rd party) enables control over hardware, the US (Lockheed Martin & US govt) will maintain over technical data & operational control over missions, as I explain in a forthcoming chapter. Software-enabled devices are tied to their manufacturers.
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True: Carney’s major “nation-building” projects are not only pre-existing but 19th century style projects – where natural ressources are exploited then developed elsewhere, where the Internet doesn’t yet seem to exist.
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« On est en train de revenir à la vocation du Canada ’source de richesse naturelle’ qu’on transforme ailleurs – que ce soit dans la nouvelle économie climatique ou dans l’ancienne où on avait du bois. Les annonces sont presque toutes de ce genre. »
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Que comprendre des choix de Mark Carney pour les grands projets? | Les coulisses du pouvoir
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November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
True: Carney’s major “nation-building” projects are not only pre-existing but 19th century style projects – where natural ressources are exploited then developed elsewhere, where the Internet doesn’t yet seem to exist.
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New from me & @bhaggart.bsky.social on the Canadian govt's bad AI plans: a rushed industry-heavy consultation, obsession with data centres & GenAI, & little focus on AI regulation. What of public trust & a digital governance capacity? policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/ai-r...
Canada’s AI strategy risks democracy and digital sovereignty
The government's plan overlooks rising U.S. authoritarianism, data sovereignty and the risk of outsourcing public services to tech firms.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New from me & @bhaggart.bsky.social on the Canadian govt's bad AI plans: a rushed industry-heavy consultation, obsession with data centres & GenAI, & little focus on AI regulation. What of public trust & a digital governance capacity? policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/ai-r...
Absolutely. I write about the control through software of IoT & networked devices like the F35s & trains in a soon-to-be published chapter. Considering who controls product software systems & how functionality (& lifespan) are affected are critical questions.
Nice to see a defence analysis that realistically grapples with the fundamental F-35 compromise: they would always remain under US control.
This must be the starting point of any F-35 evaluation.
(BTW, what they describe is a de facto kill switch.)
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
This must be the starting point of any F-35 evaluation.
(BTW, what they describe is a de facto kill switch.)
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Absolutely. I write about the control through software of IoT & networked devices like the F35s & trains in a soon-to-be published chapter. Considering who controls product software systems & how functionality (& lifespan) are affected are critical questions.
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Absolutely beautiful
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Absolutely beautiful
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Update:
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Update:
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
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If Carney had begun the Commission when he became Prime Minister, in March 2025, it could have been 30% completed by now. The Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences lasted 27 months. It started in April 1949 and ended with a report published in June 1951.
Colleagues and I have been promoting the need for a Royal Commission on the future of Canada’s economy for the better part of a year. That many are only now starting to realize that the US *really* isn’t interested in economic cooperation highlights the need for this vital national conversation.
Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future
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November 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If Carney had begun the Commission when he became Prime Minister, in March 2025, it could have been 30% completed by now. The Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences lasted 27 months. It started in April 1949 and ended with a report published in June 1951.
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If CBSA refuses to explain why it thought a *95 YEAR OLD* retired Princeton law professor and UN special rapporteur might be a threat to national security, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree should
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If CBSA refuses to explain why it thought a *95 YEAR OLD* retired Princeton law professor and UN special rapporteur might be a threat to national security, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree should
Shameful Canada: Security officials detain human rights expert on way to Canada for people's tribunal on Palestine, claim former UN official Peter Falk is a "national security" risk. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Shameful Canada: Security officials detain human rights expert on way to Canada for people's tribunal on Palestine, claim former UN official Peter Falk is a "national security" risk. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...