In a report released Wednesday by the Toronto Region Board of Trade, the organization called for a Toronto Data Hub to be established, governing data and intellectual property for projects like Waterfront Toronto’s Quayside development with Sidewalk Labs—and the board wants it to be run by the Toronto Public Library. (The Logic)

Talking point: The report comes after Sidewalk Labs proposed the use of a civic data trust to govern the data collected within the development. “While the issue of data governance spans many sectors and projects, public conversation is currently focused on the Quayside proposal,” reads the report. “There is an emerging consensus that these issues stretch beyond the mandate of Waterfront Toronto, and that this responsibility should not rest with a private company like Sidewalk Labs.” It argues that the Toronto Public Library has the “resources, expertise and public trust” to lead its development.