Project Hammer aims to drive more competition and reduce collusion in the Canadian grocery sector.

To get this done, we will:

1. Compile a database of historical grocery prices from top grocers’ websites.
2. Make the database available in a format that is suitable for academic analysis and for legal action.
3. Inform changemakers of the existence of this dataset (and make it reasonably easy for them to use).

I detail how I created a search engine. In the end I recommend self-hosting spyglass for finding information online.

Kevin Bankston, a Senior Advisor on AI Governance, discusses this concerning Google Gemini behavior.

A new study by Léger has assessed Canadians’ perceptions on the Loblaws boycott, which is currently underway over claims of greedflation.

Canadian real estate prices have surged in almost every market, with a typical home price doubling in many regions. A median household in major cities like Toronto and Vancouver would need to save over 20 years for just the down payment, more than 3x the historic average. Seems absurd? The outlandish scenario was apparently a […]

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s lawyer has said there are still numerous other legal procedures to come, and the deportation process could take months or years.

Immigration Minister Marc Miller tabled legislation Thursday that would extend citizenship to some children born outside of Canada.

The group says food security is rising in all 10 provinces and one in four Canadians have inadequate access to food

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Google is one of the biggest obstacles to privacy. This article will explore how and why to de-Google yourself to reclaim and protect your digital privacy.

The authors of the study said the figures should serve as a ‘wake-up call’ for the country’s Liberal government