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Snap Election Rumours Are Back, But The Math And The Moment Don’t Add Up
Rumours are swirling again in Ottawa that the Prime Minister is preparing to call a snap federal election. It is the kind of talk that reliably returns whenever Parliament resumes, whenever a government has a busy legislative calendar, or whenever pundits sense a storyline that can be stretched for another news cycle. None of that, on its own, is evidence that an election call is coming. Canada’s election timing is not a mystery. Under the fixed election date framework, the next scheduled federal election is set for October 15, 2029, unless Parliament is dissolved earlier. A Prime Minist
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Big Tech’s Real Privacy Policy: Collect First, Pay Later
The news that Google has agreed to pay sixty eight million dollars to settle allegations that it secretly recorded users through smart devices should not shock anyone. It should not even surprise people who pay casual attention to technology and privacy. It fits a long standing pattern that has defined the modern tech economy for years. Collect the data first. Monetize it. Ask for forgiveness later. Pay the fine once the money is already in the bank. The lawsuit centered on claims that Google Assistant devices were triggered when they should not have been, capturing audio users believed wa
