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Tariffs and inflation dominate headlines, but personalized pricing is the real affordability crisis The post Everything Costs More Because the...

Synthetic content is drowning the human voices our policy was built to protect The post Can Canadian Culture Survive the Age of AI Slop? first...
From burritos to Beyoncé tickets, micro-loans now bankroll our most routine needs The post How “Buy Now, Pay Later” Seduced a Generation—and...
Outdated public tools leave policy makers stranded while private companies hold the real insights The post Who Owns Canada’s Labour Data? (Hint: Not...
What looks like reform is really just a long-avoided chore The post Yes, Provincial Trade Barriers Are Silly. No, Fixing Them Won’t Save Us first...
The country’s future is being treated like a software update The post Are a Handful of Wealthy Tech Bros Bringing DOGE to Canada? first appeared on...
The trick is balancing retaliation with economic survival The post How Trump’s Tariffs Put Canada on a Collision Course first appeared on The Walrus.
Earlier this month, Klarna’s chief executive officer, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, admitted that the fintech company had stopped hiring, but still...
Business groups have been pushing back against efforts to institute a 'one-click rule' that specifies that it needs to be as easy for customers to...
I n 2023, UK-based Reddit user “pacacinnoscafe” wrote that they endured chemical burns after reordering their usual sunscreen from Amazon. Chemical...
Algorithmic management in the workplace isn’t all that new, but regulators have been too slow to respond to it. Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Vass...
No Name logos on shopping carts at a Loblaws store in Ottawa on Aug. 21. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Vass Bednar is a contributing columnist...