Vass Bednar

Managing Director @CanShieldInst + co-author of The Big Fix. making sovereignty make sense.

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

Companies are going to tell us the NEED a bunch of extra information about us in order to selectively offer special discounts. We shouldn't buy it.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Opinion: Surveillance pricing is discrimination by another name https://t.co/tluskyso87

[The Canadian Shield Institute @CanShieldInst]

Today we're publishing Chapter 5 of our policy series on digital sovereignty. This week we're looking at cloud security, and the way that foreign powers can interfere with Canadian data.

https://t.co/ysCxMCYf9l

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

Starting this week, the European Parliament will replace Google with the French search engine as the default search tool on in-house computers, according to an internal communication seen by POLITICO.
https://t.co/4khx4SsXrn

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

The US built major military bases across Newfoundland during the Second World War, bringing thousands of troops, jobs, and lasting political influence. As sovereignty concerns grow, debates about defence are resurfacing. https://t.co/ROxG4tRegI

[The Line @the_lineca]

What Canadian Digital Sovereignty? https://t.co/zTjHHitsyF

[Jason Koebler @jason_koebler]

New: Internal Microsoft planning documents say the company's goal is to "make people addicted" to its new Scout AI assistant

https://t.co/vtpZEkTexM

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

"The next era of strategic rivalry will be decided by who controls the foundational technologies that will govern the economy and national security." Completely agree https://t.co/gpkc5YXlbD

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

"To become a global leader in AI, Canada must develop a public computing infrastructure to maximize the benefits while addressing the ethical and environmental impacts."

More great work in Policy Options from @GBBeaumier2 and Hubert Cadieux https://t.co/Jk1KNb4vKg

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

Great work from our friends at the Canadian Anti- @monopolyproject

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Three U.S. tech giants hold 85% of Canadian cloud market, report warns https://t.co/C2oh8INwAQ

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

"Ottawa is entering CUSMA talks without AI legislation or a clear digital-trade strategy to protect Canadian sovereignty." https://t.co/uC6XB8uTPi

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

@mkatchen @Wealthsimple a 10-min manicure station!

[Windows Central @WindowsCentral]

Europe now has a sovereignty‑focused alternative to Microsoft 365.

EuroOffice is positioning itself as a productivity suite built on European values of control, transparency, and independence. We break down what it offers and why it exists.
🔗 https://t.co/hy2IvlzsPx

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

"We can’t count on the US to help us tame Big Tech. The US is Big Tech. The roof isn’t leaking anymore. The roof has fallen in, and it’s time to move."

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

"We’ve known the Americans couldn’t be trusted to run our internet for decades—at least since 2005." from @doctorow

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

Writer Cory Doctorow still remembers discovering the early internet. Now, the same systems that once created a space of possibility are extracting more than they give back. What happens when the tools built to connect us start eroding public trust instead? https://t.co/cT3abTbJmd

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

Music fandom has turned album sales into a blood sport. Here, writer and rapper @cadenceweapon traces how charts meant for industry insiders became fuel for stan wars, where “flops” are mocked before listeners even press play. https://t.co/h2H0z6PobP

[The Logic @the_logic]

Nearly 80 per cent of respondents to The Logic’s latest subscriber survey said they would like to see Canada prioritize AI sovereignty even in the face of possible retaliatory trade measures from the U.S.

https://t.co/R4ZYspi6Vd

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

Yikes

[Investigative Journalism Foundation @IJFMedia]

The Boys and Girls Club of Canada pulled out of a coalition advocating for the government to regulate tech companies weeks before it announced a funding deal with Google.

https://t.co/FjStFeNt8Y

[CIGI @CIGIonline]

"While Canada’s innovation excels, its lagging productivity is eroding living standards. It is time for business leaders to adopt homegrown tech, scale domestically and kick-start domestic prosperity."

Join CIGI and Savvas Chamberlain for a special lecture, 'Canada’s Prosperity Depends on Turning Innovation into Productivity'. Savvas will explore the challenges and opportunities of adopting innovation for the broader good of all Canadians. Discussion with CIGI President @PaulRSamson will follow.

📅 Tuesday, June 16, 2026
📍CIGI Campus + Online (Hybrid)
🕔 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC -04:00)
Register: https://t.co/ZGhYzxjuCw

[Toronto Public Library @torontolibrary]

Author and sociologist Darragh McGee discusses his new book, Imitation Games, and the impact of sports gambling worldwide. In conversation with Vass Bednar (@VassB).

Jun 9 at 7 pm | Toronto Reference Library
Register: https://t.co/fl2fR5WXcT #SalonSeries

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

Sovereignty is a team sport. 🏅

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

How can we extract our country from weaponized economic and technological integration?

@VassB’s answer isn’t a digital wall around Canada. It’s something more practical.

Read more about minimum viable sovereignty in BetaKit #MostAmbitious: https://t.co/n9zSOQcOpN

[Vass Bednar @VassB]

Looking forward to being a part of this later today 🤓

[CIGI @CIGIonline]

Today, CIGI's @PaulRSamson is joined by @lraitt, @janeharmanCA, @USCanada_Sands and Jennifer Welsh in Ottawa for the launch of The Second Century Commission. A binational initiative led by @MaxBellSchool, @SAISHopkins and @CIGIonline uniting leaders to shape the next century of Canada-U.S. relations.

Learn more: https://t.co/HBNoDzwGLD
#SecondCenturyCommission #SCCLaunch #CanadaUSRelations