Tech Won't Save Us

Canada’s Tech Leaders Want Their Own DOGE w/ Jen St. Denis


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Paris Marx is joined by Jen St. Denis to discuss how Silicon Valley thinking is creeping into Canadian politics as Donald Trump continues to threaten the country with tariffs and annexation.

Jen St. Denis is a reporter with The Tyee.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.

The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham.

Also mentioned in this episode:

  • Jen wrote about the Canadian tech leaders who want their own DOGE and a BC-based Twitter/X account pushing white supremacism.
  • Paris wrote about the effort to expand DOGE beyond US borders and the conservative-tech alliance in Canada.
  • A recent poll found 51% of Canadians now see the United States as an enemy or potential threat.

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