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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

    Carney’s haste may make bad AI policy

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/quebec-ink/haste-ai-policy-task-force/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Oct 6, 2025

    The Liberals’ AI task force has just 30 days to do their job. Some members say it isn’t enough time.

    Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon.

    Carney’s homebuilding boom is about to slam into Quebec’s construction crisis

    https://thelogic.co/news/build-canada-homes-affordable-housing-quebec-longueuil/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Sep 26, 2025

    The federal government plans to build thousands of affordable homes on a scrap of land on the edge of Longueuil. Quebec’s construction industry might not be up to the task.

    An artist’s impression of the planned Pointe-de-Longueuil development.

    Forget Amazon. In Quebec, Temu is the new boogeyman

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/quebec-ink/amazon-quebec-temu-shein/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Sep 23, 2025

    Amazon’s decision to shut down its sorting and fulfillment facilities in Quebec has done little to dent its growth—but the rapid rise of its Chinese rivals sure has

    Briefing

    La Caisse to acquire Australian renewables firm Edify Energy for $1B

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/la-caisse-to-acquire-australian-renewables-firm-edify-energy-for-1b/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Sep 22, 2025

    Briefing

    Lion school buses pulled off Quebec roads after fire

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/lion-school-buses-pulled-off-quebec-roads-after-fire/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Sep 12, 2025

    Briefing

    Social media rife with scams, foreign interference during federal election campaign: Report

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/social-media-rife-with-scams-foreign-interference-during-federal-election-campaign-report/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Sep 11, 2025

    Cleaning up Quebec’s Northvolt mess won’t be easy

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/quebec-ink/northvolt-quebec-cleantech-ev-batteries/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Sep 8, 2025

    The province pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into Northvolt’s EV battery dream. The company’s collapse threatens to poison the whole cleantech industry.

    Briefing

    Pornhub owner fined US$5 million for hosting child sexual abuse, non-consensual material

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/pornhub-owner-fined-us5-million-for-hosting-child-sexual-abuse-non-consensual-material/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Sep 4, 2025

    François Legault is cooked

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/quebec-ink/francois-legault-saaqclic-testimony/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Sep 3, 2025

    Legault told the Gallant commission that he would have liked to have known about SAAQclic’s $500-million overspend. That he didn’t speaks volumes.

    A man in a suit speaking into a microphone at a desk with a computer screen facing him. There is a white blur effect over much of the image.

    Briefing

    BRP posts higher revenue, profit despite trade uncertainty

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/brp-posts-higher-revenue-profit-despite-trade-uncertainty/

    By Martin Patriquin   |   Aug 29, 2025

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