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Vass Bednar
Publishing · On our record since 2012
Where this writer stands
Trade2 pieces
Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“It is a serious problem when access to critical infrastructure ultimately rests on the goodwill of one person.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Hot mess: France’s melted freezers hack can happen in Canada, tooOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 14, 2026
- If Canada wants to move away from Elon Musk, this is how it should do itOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 29, 2026
- The dangers of letting AI agents do your shoppingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 23, 2026
- Mark Carney wants to attract $1 trillion to Canada. It’ll only make sense if we fix this glaring problemOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 11, 2026
- Google search has become terrible. Luckily, that presents an opportunityOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 2, 2026
- Opinion: Surveillance pricing is discrimination by another nameOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 4, 2026
- News media produce the news, Meta and Google distribute itOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 15, 2023
- Opinion: Canada hasn’t had a ‘tech lash’ yet, but consumers should still be waryOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 23, 2022
- Opinion: The Rogers outage is an opportunity to change how we think about our digital infrastructureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 9, 2022
- Vass Bednar: Canada can no longer afford to be virtually lawless on Big TechOpinion · National Post · Nov 15, 2021
- Opinion | The Saturday Debate: Should foreign telecoms be allowed into Canada?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 9, 2021
- The Saturday Debate: Should foreign telecoms be allowed into Canada?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 9, 2021
- The Vancouver SunOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 15, 2012
- Statistics Canada cuts compromise the tools used to understand the stateOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 9, 2012
- Statistics Canada cuts compromise the tools used to understand the state | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 9, 2012