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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

    Ex-Lightspeed president Saint-Martin joins Boreal Ventures as it launches $60M early-stage fund

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/ex-lightspeed-president-saint-martin-joins-boreal-ventures-as-it-launches-60m-early-stage-fund/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Mar 16, 2026

    Briefing

    Femtum closes $16M funding round led by BDC Capital

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/femtum-closes-16m-funding-round-led-by-bdc-capital/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Mar 12, 2026

    Briefing

    Mother of 12-year-old Tumbler Ridge shooting victim sues OpenAI

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/mother-of-12-year-old-tumbler-ridge-shooting-victim-sues-openai/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Mar 10, 2026

    Ottawa mulls workaround to pass online harms bill without tackling AI

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/openai-chatgpt-ai-chatbots-regulation-online-harms/

    By Martin Patriquin and Laura Osman   |   Mar 9, 2026

    The government could ask cabinet to regulate ChatGPT and other AI systems at a later date without needing to pass fresh legislation, The Logic has learned

    Minister Marc Miller wears a blue suit and tie. He stands while speaking and gesturing.

    Feds reconvene Trudeau-era online harms panel amid chatbot fears

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/federal-government-reconsider-online-harms-panel-ai/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 26, 2026

    Ottawa has reached out to experts as it grapples with potential harms posed by AI—an issue on its front burner since the shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

    Evan Solomon speaks in front of a blurred multi-coloured background

    Briefing

    Montreal creator economy firm Stay22 lands US$122M investment

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/montreal-creator-economy-firm-stay22-lands-us122m-investment/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 26, 2026

    Quebec shut the door on crypto. It just flung it wide open to AI

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/quebec-ink/quebec-ai-data-centres-bitcoin-cryptocurrency/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 23, 2026

    Hydro-Québec turned its back on the crypto mining boom. Now, faced with a new AI cash cow, it’s taking a different approach.

    Briefing

    Hydro-Québec looks to double electricity rates for large data centres

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/hydro-quebec-looks-to-double-electricity-rates-for-large-data-centres/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 19, 2026

    Briefing

    Rio Tinto takes majority position in Nemaska Lithium in Quebec-sourced critical minerals play

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/rio-tinto-takes-majority-position-in-nemaska-lithium-in-quebec-sourced-critical-minerals-play/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 18, 2026

    Briefing

    CAE sees uptick in defence revenue, but lower civil division earnings

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/cae-sees-uptick-in-defence-revenue-but-lower-civil-division-earnings/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Feb 13, 2026

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