Oof.

The line between “fan” and “mark” is far too blurry right now.

Stade Saputo field and crowd. The fan banner shows a Montreal metro car and says welcome aboard.

The 2026 members scarf for CFMTL.

Home opener. It’s the last spring opener before MLS switches to the new schedule.

1642 and the bell have moved.

Allez Montréal

Arsenal, proving that you can be both a favourite and an underdog all at the same time.

10000% yes. Magic to me, too. Then re-gifted to a friend to make it magic for her kids after we travelled together in Finland. It’s so sciencey and so mythical all at the same time.

The creative brief just said “Mussolini-esque, but with more gold”.

Right, and the pasta specials that are actually also meat specials.

Environmental groups launch legal challenge against Ontario’s Special Economic Zones – Future of Good Four environmental organizations are launching a legal challenge against Ontario’s Special Economic Zones Act.

Godspeed.

As a vegetarian, this made me laugh especially hard.

“Salmon AND beef AND duck AND chicken AND surf ’n turf specials? You don’t say!”

I run out of unique polite facial expressions at two, then spend the rest of the list in misery because I don’t know if it’s ruder to interrupt or to ignore.

50!!!! It’s deafening in here. #gohabsgo

Human resources management in social impact work Good human resources management means keeping your mission and values in mind. Because how we do our work matters. | The Organizer #41

HR is a challenge. You didn’t come to social impact work to do HR. HR is hard to fund. Oh, and you’re supposed to just "be glad you get to do work you like"

HR is also an opportunity to bring your mission to life. You can be the giant upon whose shoulders others stand.

Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.

End: “He was wearing a drab-green sweater and jeans.”

Intro: “People used to tell me about decision fatigue, and I didn’t get it. Now I wear a gray sweater and jeans every day, and even picking which gray sweater out of my closet—I’m, like, I wish I didn’t have to think about that.”

Genius.

Row over ‘virtual gated community’ AI surveillance plan in Toronto neighbourhood Rosedale residents considering car licence plate-scanning Flock system in bid to tackle property crime

The very last paragraph points out a pretty big flaw in the plan: just cover up your license plate if you want to commit a crime.

Why Montreal isn't hosting the World Cup — and FIFA's strict conditions for Toronto, Vancouver | CBC News Thousands of documents obtained by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête shed light on why Montreal isn't among the host cities, how much the event will cost Canadian taxpayers — about $1 billi...

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Such an important article. Without care, AI use upends key principles of fairness and transparency in government decision-making. Here’s why ->

How deep into this season do we go pretending that it’s normal for Piette, the captain, to barely play?

I’m cool with being respectful if there’s an injury. I’d just like to understand the protocol here, because it’s weird to pretend like nothing’s weird. #CFMTL

I oscillate between thinking:
(a) the federal government’s rapid adoption of super early, super untested, super inadequate AI is profoundly ignorant/ naive
(b) this is a new-fangled kind of coup

As the CEO of a tech company with a degree in public administration, I feel qualified to say UH OH.

Dear academic / person with time on their hands: The Alto project will be an epic case study in communications, misinformation, and political rhetoric in the AI era.

Facebook is already littered with Gemini/ ChatGPT screenshots bolstering arguments.

Please study this so we can learn from it.

More unsolicited advice for Alto: You need to get the trade unions and workers speaking for this project. It cannot be about city people getting to meetings faster or more environmentally friendly alternatives to Toronto-Ottawa flights.

If it's a nation-building project, make Toronto invisible.

To the lady who says “Speed is of the essence right now but I have no idea why.”

You really need to pick up a newspaper or talk to a steelworker or anyone trying to survive in the trades right now. It's pretty obvious.

Speaking of which ...

Alto boss defends high-speed rail project as fears and criticisms mount Some farmers and the Crown corporation behind the Alto high-speed rail project find themselves at odds, struggling to reconcile visions of what a new, major transit line should look like.

I have so many thoughts on the Canadian high-speed rail project.

Unsolicited PR advice to the Alto man:

Don't ever pose for a photo again in a nice suit in Bay Street tower with Toronto in the background. You look exactly like the person the farmers fear you are.

Amazon imposes 3.5% fuel surcharge for many online merchants in Canada and the U.S. The fees take effect on April 17 for customers of the company’s Fulfillment by Amazon service in Canada and the U.S.

On the other hand, Amazon, you could just pay the extra costs of fuel yourself. Since, you are, you know, partially responsible for this mess.

Business boys love talking about fiscal responsibility, right up to the point where they are expected to be responsible for their own fiscals.

And this, friends, is why I don’t use Chrome for day to day work.

It’s obviously not Java.

So many incredible people held teams together during the pandemic, then one year became two and two became six. Life never went back to “normal”. Everyone needs a rest at some point, and sometimes they need the people around them to help make it happen.

Easter egg painting workshops in Toronto help the Ukrainian diaspora connect The tradition of writing colourful pysanky eggs, shared at workshops around the city, is a reminder of unity, creativity and resilience.

I grew up in an area with a large Ukrainian population. We made eggs like this every year. I can still smell the beeswax and feel the lightness of the shell in my hands (the yolk/ whites are removed through a pinhole, so the shells are empty).

I didn't know this history until today. Nice.

Humans share acoustic preferences with other animals, study shows A McGill University-led study has found that humans share acoustic preferences with other species, at least when it comes to animal calls. The results provide experimental evidence that shared…

The more you listen to music, the more likely you are to recognize natural beauty when you hear it. I love this.

Any chance that sycophancy isn't just dangerous when it's AI?

Perhaps people who surround themselves with human sycophants might also become more self-centred and morally dogmatic.

Asking for a friend ...

People who don’t appreciate craft have nothing to teach us.

Making something come to life is the real, rare accomplishment.

‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially

Humans seem fairly determined to make a bunch of waste and leave it laying around. This time, it's in space.

I love this data visualization and data journalism. I do not love the image of our planet wrapped in a blanket of metal junk.

I feel like my aversion to that era of the “personal brand” was well founded. Consistency just sounded so stressful.