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    Martin Patriquin

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    Martin Patriquin is a Quebec correspondent for The Logic, covering the province’s innovation economy and the transformation of its legacy businesses, and writing The Logic’s biweekly Quebec Ink column. He was previously Quebec bureau chief for Maclean’s. A National Magazine Award winner, he has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Walrus, Vice, BuzzFeed and The Globe and Mail, and is a regular panelist on CBC’s Power & Politics.

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    Articles by Martin Patriquin

    Briefing

    China’s Hikvision barred from Canadian Security Association events, sponsorships

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/chinas-hikvision-barred-from-canadian-security-association-events-sponsorships/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Mar 1, 2024

    Briefing

    Meta to phase out Facebook News tab in U.S., Australia

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/meta-to-phase-out-facebook-news-tab-in-u-s-australia/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Mar 1, 2024

    Briefing

    Company behind Pornhub posted images without consent, privacy commissioner finds

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/company-behind-pornhub-posted-images-without-consent-privacy-commissioner-finds/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 29, 2024

    Briefing

    Quebec online shopping platform Le Panier Bleu shuts down

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/quebec-online-shopping-platform-le-panier-bleu-shuts-down/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 29, 2024

    Meta, child-safety advocates cautiously welcome Online Harms Act

    https://thelogic.co/news/meta-child-safety-advocates-cautiously-welcome-online-harms-act/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 27, 2024

    Conservatives unimpressed, slamming bill as tool for political censorship.

    A pair of hands type on a keyboard in a room with blue light.

    Ottawa unveils Online Harms Act, proposing new penalties for hate crimes

    https://thelogic.co/news/ottawa-unveils-online-harms-act-proposing-new-penalties-for-hate-crimes/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 26, 2024

    Highly anticipated Bill C-63 would add a definition of hatred to Criminal Code.

    Panier Bleu, Quebec’s homemade basket case

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/quebec-ink/panier-bleu-quebecs-homemade-basket-case/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 26, 2024

    The pandemic-era shopping portal founded on fallacy that economic nationalism trumps economic sense.

    Quebec Economy and Innovation Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon and Quebec Premier François Legault stand between rows of Quebec flags, in front of podiums that say “Votre gouvernement” in front of them.

    Canadian streaming companies carry Russian broadcasters despite sanctions

    https://thelogic.co/news/canadian-streaming-companies-carry-russian-broadcasters-despite-sanctions/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 22, 2024

    Critics say Russia-1, which is home to “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov,” and others spread Kremlin propaganda, incite hate towards Ukrainians.

    Russian television presenter Vladimir Solovyov is looking on the right side out of the corner of his eyes. The crowd in the background is blurred out.

    Briefing

    Hydro-Québec earnings plummet nearly 27% amid ‘challenging times’

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/hydro-quebec-earnings-plummet-nearly-27-amid-challenging-times/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 21, 2024

    Briefing

    Panier Bleu’s future uncertain as Quebec government mulls pulling funding

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/panier-bleus-future-uncertain-as-quebec-government-mulls-pulling-funding/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 20, 2024

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