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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

    Meet the Quebecer leading the human resistance against AI

    https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/human-line-project-chatgpt-chatbots-psychosis/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Nov 27, 2025

    Thousands of kilometres away from Silicon Valley’s AI gold rush, Etienne Brisson is racing to record the devastating impact the technology is having on some of its most vulnerable users

    Image of a man standing next to a Slush Puppie stand, holding out his cell phone and looking at the phone. The roadside behind him is covered in snow.

    How Bombardier built a recession-resistant, tariff-proof luxury jet empire

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/quebec-ink/bombardier-luxury-jets/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Nov 17, 2025

    Less than a decade ago, the storied Quebec aerospace firm was in crisis. Now its luxury jet business is booming.

    Briefing

    Sonder ceases operations after Marriott ends licensing deal

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/sonder-ceases-operations-after-marriott-ends-licensing-deal/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Nov 11, 2025

    Lawsuits claim ChatGPT encouraged delusional spirals and suicides

    https://thelogic.co/news/openai-chatgpt-lawsuits-delusion-suicide/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Nov 7, 2025

    Allan Brooks, one of the plaintiffs, spent weeks speaking to ChatGPT about a mathematical formula he had devised that could bring down global financial systems. Then he realized it was all a lie.

    Former Deep Sky exec claims firm’s carbon removal tech is too slow and expensive

    https://thelogic.co/news/deep-sky-carbon-removal-climate-crisis/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Nov 4, 2025

    The Montreal-based firm plans to suck carbon out of the atmosphere to try and fight climate change. A former senior executive says its technology isn’t up to the task.

    How broken is Montreal, really?

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/quebec-ink/montreal-elections-soraya-martinez-ferrada-tech-innovation/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Nov 2, 2025

    The city’s tech luminaries claim Montreal has turned its back on innovation and faces an existential threat. As the city goes to the polls, the data tells a different story.

    Pornhub still hasn’t paid support to victims of a sex-trafficking scam

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/pornhub-girls-do-porn-victim-payments/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Oct 24, 2025

    Pornhub owner Aylo agreed to pay victims of a sex-trafficking scheme as part of a deal with prosecutors. Dozens of women who made claims for support haven't seen a cent.

    A large black and yellow sign displaying the Pornhub logo hangs from a metal framework in an indoor setting.

    Newfoundland and Labrador just became a major headache for Hydro-Québec

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/quebec-ink/churchill-falls-hydro-quebec-newfoundland-labrador/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Oct 20, 2025

    The Progressive Conservative Party’s election win casts doubt on a hydroelectricity deal that has long been a boon for neighbouring Quebec

    Canada’s modular housing industry may not be able to meet Carney’s ambitions

    https://thelogic.co/news/modular-housing-may-not-solve-housing-crisis/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Oct 10, 2025

    The government hopes it will help solve the housing crisis, but the industry faces financing issues and supply chain constraints, among other challenges

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    Briefing

    Danielle Smith urges Quebec to tap natural gas reserves to end ‘100 per cent reliability’ on U.S.

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/danielle-smith-urges-quebec-to-tap-natural-gas-reserves-to-end-100-per-cent-reliability-on-u-s/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Oct 6, 2025

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