Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca
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Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
Jen St. Denis
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Today we have @parismarx.com in our pages, arguing that ordinary Canadians are right to be concerned about AI, but
"the government is positioning... the public’s skepticism as the product of a knowledge gap." thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
The public is right to be concerned about AI. But Carney and his ministers have framed our reluctance as ignorance.
I’m going to Ottawa this weekend for a journalist conference and my west coast mind can’t comprehend this weather, how do I dress for this nonsense?
Jen St. Denis
Today in @thetyee.ca, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social breaks down the Dominion Society's recent activities attending a normie Conservative conference, then jetting to Portugal to network with other far-right fans of mass deportations, including former head of U.S. Border Services Greg Bovino.
No Human Rights Review for Thomson Reuters’ Big Contracts with ICE” by @isaacphannay.bsky.social
A BC union has been pushing for the review, but hasn’t been able to convince other shareholders thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
Jen St. Denis
On the fifth anniversary of the harrowing discovery of 200 potential unmarked graves in Kamloops, BC, the Investigative Journalism Foundation is cutting through the noise to explain why finding the truth isn’t as simple as digging up bodies.
zurl.co/hLg60
So glad all the FIFA tourists can get a photo-op in front of the abandoned Cafe Crepe
“It’s a really important snapshot of what has been an important labour market trend,” said @kjscott.bsky.social. “Women are generating lots of economic activity and getting ripped off and exploited in their labour.” #canfem @policyalternatives.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
An environmental group is arguing that PM Carney could have insisted that data centres be powered by renewable energy. Instead, the largest proposed facilities will be powered by natural gas. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social and @jenstden.bsky.social report. #canpoli
Jen St. Denis
Jen St. Denis
The real reason Mark Carney wants to build so many AI data centres?
@jenstden.bsky.social and I report on internal govt documents explaining one of the top 'public policy benefits to Canada' of data centres is they 'provide markets' for gas producers.
www.desmog.com/2026/06/11/m... @desmog.com
Un autre excellent clip de l'Observatoire pour la justice migrante:
Fascisme 101: reconnaitre les mécanismes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9sT...
The difference in average hourly rates between male and female providers is about 16 per cent in Canada, a new report finds.
