Canada doesn’t have a serious data governance system by Vass Bednar Let’s talk about digital sovereignty. Sometimes when you listen to Canadian policymakers talk, you’d think that the physical location of a data centre matters more than what’s happening with
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The death star is blown up in "Star Wars." Perhaps May the 4th, 2026 will cause a similar explosion of the obliviousness impacting politicians trying to understand how the world works. Image: Lucasfilm
Blissfully unaware politicians are in charge of Canada, and the rest of your life Monday, May the 4th was an epic “We told you so” day for humans who value experience, intelligence, common sense and being able to move faster
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Canada's 1967 Centennial flag could be mistaken for a Star of David. Image: Canadian Museum of History
5 days in to the 6 Day War It was the middle of the afternoon on a sunny day somewhere in southern Yugoslavia. I was walking through town back to the main road to hitch a ride to the Adriatic.
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Marc Andre Way, CEO of Coventry Connections and President of the Canadian Taxi Association. Photo: Taxi News
“Dis-economies of scale” with Uber Transit an important lesson By Marc André Way The Town of Innisfil has provided two very important services for communities everywhere. First, in 2017, Innisfil was the first Ontario municipality willing to experiment with a
Read MoreWhy would the smartest people pick the most gridlocked city to test? I would like to thank everyone who has recently messaged me about Waymo in Toronto. I love to be in touch with readers and am only sorry recent
Read More“No fighting” in Australia The job interview at the construction gate was brief, as were most conversations out in Western Australia, “Any work?“ “No.” “Where you’re from?” “Canada.” “Fair dinkum, Mate! Be back here at 8.” “OK. “ “There’s no
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What if a dignitary representing the Federation Internationale de Powerchair Football Association needs a WAV during the World Cup? Image: FIPFA
What if a FIFA tourist needs a WAV? This week I spoke with a Government Relations professional who dismissed my questions about Ontario’s current plan to take over regulation of Uber, Lyft and other app-based firms province-wide. “Doug Ford has
Read MoreA hard truth I needed to hear again by Paul Kearley I woke up angry. That may sound dramatic, but it was real. Not mildly irritated. Not just “off.” Angry. There was a heaviness in me that felt old and
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Proposed new bus or shuttle routes as part of Innisfil's 10 Year Master Transit Plan. The Town's Uber experiment resulted in "Dis-economies of Scale" which staff hope to fix in the future. Image: Innisfil
It’s back to fixed routes (like busses) and set rates (like Taxis) Innisfil’s “Diseconomy of Scale” “With increased ridership, a rideshare-based system using relatively low-capacity vehicles, as Innisfil Transit does, runs into a situation resembling a diseconomy of scale, as
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