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Political journalist in Ottawa covering trade and Canada-U.S. relations for The Logic | Director at World Press Freedom Canada | Amateur Fiddler | Here to learn and share about the craft, business and protection of the press and its people.
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“How do you even understand what you have to pay? It’s a challenge,” Jim Jarrell, CEO of Linamar, said in an interview with @thelogic.co as he described how the growing list of tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives is becoming a problem.
thelogic.co/news/tariffs... #TradeSky #autoindustry
Calculating tariffs on steel and aluminum products like ‘unscrambling an omelette,’ says Linamar CEO - The Logic
The cost of the tariffs is one thing, but even running the numbers on them is becoming a huge headache for the auto parts industry
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A Canadian man is suing OpenAI, claiming his interactions with the company’s ChatGPT chatbot destroyed his reputation, alienated him from his family and sent him into a mental health crisis. Read more by @patriquin.bsky.social in @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/openai-...
Lawsuits claim ChatGPT encouraged delusional spirals and suicides - The Logic
Allan Brooks, one of the plaintiffs, spent weeks speaking to ChatGPT about a mathematical formula he had devised that could bring down global financial systems. Then he realized it was all a lie.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The North American trade pact has shielded both Canada and Mexico from the worst of Trump’s tariffs. Keeping it alive is their new common cause. My "Big Read" for @thelogic.co from Mexico City. thelogic.co/news/the-big... #TradeSky #cdnpoli
For Canada and Mexico, everything rides on the USMCA - The Logic
The North American trade pact has shielded both countries from the worst of Trump’s tariffs. Keeping it alive is their new common cause.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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My colleagues at @thelogic.co and I have been hard at work reading the 2025 federal budget today. Here are our first stories on what it means for Canadian business and tech. We will have more to report on in the coming days. #budget2025
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Can you help out my colleague @aleksagan.bsky.social ? Get in touch with her directly. Details below.
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If you work(ed) at #Shopify and have been a part of the ongoing quiet layoffs, and want to speak about it securely, reach me at aleksagan.12 on Signal or pop into my DMs.
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Consultez La Dépêche, notre lettre d’information bimestrielle qui vous informe sur les défis auxquels sont confrontés les journalistes, met en lumière nos efforts de plaidoyer et souligne l’importance d’une presse libre pour soutenir la démocratie. worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/fr/linstitut...
L’intelligence artificielle est une nouvelle technologie qui pourrait permettre de résoudre certains des problèmes les plus urgents de la planète, mais qui comporte également des risques effrayants si elle devient incontrôlable et nuit à l’humanité.
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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“How do you even understand what you have to pay? It’s a challenge,” Jim Jarrell, CEO of Linamar, said in an interview with @thelogic.co as he described how the growing list of tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives is becoming a problem.
thelogic.co/news/tariffs... #TradeSky #autoindustry
Calculating tariffs on steel and aluminum products like ‘unscrambling an omelette,’ says Linamar CEO - The Logic
The cost of the tariffs is one thing, but even running the numbers on them is becoming a huge headache for the auto parts industry
thelogic.co
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Rejoignez-nous le 6 novembre à Ottawa pour « L'IA et la presse : menaces et opportunités », un symposium sur la manière dont cette technologie révolutionnaire redéfinit la liberté de la presse.

Réservez dès maintenant vos billets gratuits sur : worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/fr/event/lia...
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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This is a great list of speakers! Tickets went quickly for our event with Carol Off earlier this year, so if you want to be there (and you do), then you should get on it.

#pressfreedom
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Canada's border agency says it has taken steps to stop outages on a $706-million digital system to assess and collect customs duties and taxes. The glitches were one reason the platform landed on a U.S. list of non-tariff trade barriers
thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky
Canada’s new online customs system is plagued by glitches - The Logic
Ottawa says it has taken steps to stop constant outages that landed the $706-million tool on a U.S. list of non-tariff trade barriers
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October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Donald Trump said his tariffs on Canada are part of “natural business conflict,” but predicted Carney and his team would leave Washington happy thelogic.co/news/carney-... #TradeSky
Steel and aluminium talks heat up after Carney's visit to White House - The Logic
The U.S. president hinted at a compromise on autos while hosting Mark Carney at the White House. But he sent mixed messages on the future of the USMCA.
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October 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Meta, Pembina near deal to build massive Alberta AI data centre
thelogic.co/news/meta-pe...

Read the exclusive story by Jesse Snyder in @thelogic.co
Meta, Pembina near deal to build massive Alberta AI data centre - The Logic
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October 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Trade reporter complaint incoming: We can get used to the North American free trade deal having three different names (USMCA, CUSMA and T-MEC). What is harder: automated transcripts that turn CUSMA into "Kuzma," or "Kusuma," etc. Surely by now, they could figure it out?
September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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In Canada, "the public square is loud, diverse and free," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says at event hosted by Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
September 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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“Is that unequivocal enough for you?” PM Mark Carney asked reporters, after saying Canada would not cut Mexico out of a trade deal with the U.S. “Because if you want it to be unequivocal, just write down ‘unequivocal.'”

#TradeSky #USMCA #CUSMA #TMec

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September 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Taking off for Mexico City to cover PM Carney's meeting with President Sheinbaum. Here's my story on Canada-Mexico trade, and a relationship that needs some work: thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5 per cent amid slow growth worries thelogic.co/news/bank-of...
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5 per cent amid slow growth worries - The Logic
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September 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The U.S. government is encouraging domestic industries to snitch on businesses they suspect of evading tariffs as part of a trade-fraud crackdown that some lawyers say should put Canadian companies on guard. More in @thelogic.co on how to stay out of trouble.
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U.S. ‘trade fraud’ crackdown spells risk for Canadian firms—even if they follow the rules - The Logic
A new task force is encouraging U.S. businesses to tattle on rivals they think are tariff cheats. For exporters, there’s no margin for error.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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It turns out you can't claim the USMCA/CUSMA carve-out on packages being shipped through Canada Post, which is a big problem now that Trump ended the 'de minimis' exemption. More from @lauraosman.bsky.social for @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky
The end of de minimis deals a brutal blow to Canada Post - The Logic
The postal service 'will have no commercial business’ to U.S. as small businesses scramble for alternatives, customs expert warns
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September 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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How a group of farmers in Saskatchewan are using a non-GMO canola product to protect their family legacy, gain independence and boost profits thelogic.co/news/the-big... #agriculture
Crushing the trade war: Saskatchewan canola farmers bet on U.S. health-food market - The Logic
How farmers are using a non-GMO canola product to protect their family legacy, gain independence and boost profits
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September 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Online sellers in Canada are joining the paperwork push to avoid U.S. tariffs on low-value goods thelogic.co/news/de-mini...

#TradeSky
Small merchants rush to claim USMCA carve-out as de minimis ends - The Logic
Online sellers in Canada are joining the paperwork push to avoid U.S. tariffs on low-value goods
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September 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy.

#TradeSky #Tariffs #CanadaUS

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Appeals court finds Trump’s sweeping tariffs unconstitutional but leaves them in place for now
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American ec...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Canada’s AI minister used a Google tool to learn about an unpassed bill on privacy and AI. When @thelogic.co did the same, the results were far from perfect.

Story by @davidreevely.bsky.social

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#AI #cdnpoli
We tried the AI tool Evan Solomon used to summarize an AI bill. It didn't go well - The Logic
Canada's AI minister used a Google tool to learn about an unpassed bill on privacy and AI. When The Logic did the same, the results were far from perfect.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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U.S. trade data blurs view of Canada’s carve-out from Trump tariffs, says report by Oxford Economics thelogic.co/briefing/u-s...

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U.S. trade data blurs view of Canada’s carve-out from Trump tariffs: Oxford Economics - The Logic
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August 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Come work with me! @thelogic.co is hiring a business reporter to work on the finance desk in Toronto. More details here: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/41... Please send a DM if you want to hear how great it is to work here, or have any questions. Please share!
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The Logic Job Board - Business reporter
Job vacancy for the role of Business reporter
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August 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Is it time for Canada to modernize how it tracks (and thinks about) international trade? thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky #TradeData
Canada's trade data is too slow and overstates trade with U.S., says new report - The Logic
Canada should modernize how it tracks trade so the data better captures the scale of digital services exports, analysis finds
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August 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM