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Alison Loat

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Pension plan investor, democracy enthusiast. Amateur curler. Volunteer.

62 Followers  |  45 Following  |  8 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024  |  1.6718

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27.01.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside Canadian tech’s not-so-quiet shift to the right - The Logic Canada’s tech leaders are cozying up with Pierre Poilievre in hopes he’ll deliver the innovation agenda the Liberals promised.

Inside Cdn tech’s shift to the right: thelogic.co/news/the-big...

27.01.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon is closing all its facilities in Quebec and cutting 1,800 jobs - The Logic The move follows the unionization of an Amazon warehouse in Laval in May 2024. The company said the decision was unrelated.

New this afternoon: Amazon is closing all of its delivery facilities in Quebec, laying off 1,800 workers.

An Amazon warehouse in Laval successfully unionized this past May, the first ever in Canada to do soβ€”though Amazon says the closures are unrelated. thelogic.co/news/amazon-...

22.01.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The people to watch in Ottawa in 2025 - The Logic Trump, trade and Tories dominate the talk as an election year begins

The poeple to watch in Ottawa in 2025: thelogic.co/news/special...

01.01.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWe get the society we choose. At The Logic, we want to help build a Canada that has the confidence to reflect on itself honestly, recognize its challenges and work to tackle them constructively. If that mission resonates with you, please contribute.” thelogic.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?...

18.12.2024 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Liberty City, the world’s first bitcoin-powered community - The Logic It’s just one house sitting in a muddy field on the outskirts of Montreal right now, but the bitcoin enthusiasts behind the project have big ambitionsβ€”and some serious backing.

for @thelogic.co, I wrote about a the alleged first crypto-powered house in what is planned to be a crypto-powered community developed by a pair of #Quebec soft rock musicians-cum-conspiracy mongers.

Spoiler: it's pretty goddam neat.

thelogic.co/news/liberty...

#crypto

06.12.2024 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Economics of Trade Wars: Amanda Lang and Kevin Carmichael Podcast Episode Β· The Herle Burly Β· 2024-12-06 Β· 1h 19m

β€œIf you’re not reading @the_logic you’re not leaning enough… it’s a new source of business news coverage and is just fantastic,” says @TheHerleBurly:
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

06.12.2024 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 10 Best Books of 2024 The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.

Holiday reading: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/b...

04.12.2024 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Northvolt burned through its billions - The Logic US$8B and political support in Europe and North America wasn’t enough to beat China’s battery empire.

How do you blow $8 billion? Just ask Northvolt.

This is the story of how the company's battery empire went from boom to (almost) bust.

thelogic.co/news/northvo...

28.11.2024 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The real numbers behind Trump’s Canada tariff threat - The Logic Donald Trump’s tariff threat is apparently aimed at tackling illegal migration and drug smuggling at the U.S.-Canada border

The real numbers nehjnf Trump’s tarrif threat, via @thelogic.co : thelogic.co/news/trump-c...

27.11.2024 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Globe 100: The best books of 2024 Our annual guide to the books that entertained, informed and delighted us this year

The Globe 100: The best books of 2024: Our annual guide to the books that entertained, informed and delighted us this year

22.11.2024 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
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As Northvolt files for bankruptcy, Quebec becomes its last hope - The Logic Northvolt says it will continue work on its $7B, 3,000-worker gigafactory in Quebec, even as the rest of its business crumbles.

Quebec remains a last hipe for Northvolt: thelogic.co/news/northvo...

22.11.2024 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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