At the Attention Conference in Montreal, I spoke with four leading voices on digital governance about what Canada needs to do on tech accountability. Canada keeps introducing bills that die on the order paper. Meanwhile, the UK, EU, and Australia have moved forward with meaningful reforms. What will it take to get us there?
Featuring conversations with:
Damian Collins (former UK Minister of Tech) on the UK’s Online Safety Act
Vas Bednar (SHIELD) on digital sovereignty and why Canada needs to structurally separate the ad tech stack
Imran Ahmed (Center for Countering Digital Hate) on the journey from Cambridge Analytica to protecting kids online
Aengus Bridgman (Media Ecosystem Observatory) on how influencers now dominate political information
Chapters:
0:00 Damian Collins: UK’s Online Safety Act & Platform Accountability
15:27 Vas Bednar: Digital Sovereignty & Restructuring Tech
31:30 Imran Ahmed: Protecting Kids Online
45:20 Aengus Bridgman: News Bans, Deepfakes & Information Integrity
