Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University.
#IPE, #techgovernance #platformgovernance #copyright #datagovernance #SydneySwans tragic.
Co-author, with Natasha Tusikov, The New Knowledge: Information, Data and the Remaking of Global Power (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023).
| Blog | https://www.blaynehaggart.com |
| Book: The New Knowledge (2023, OA) | https://blaynehaggart.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/haggart-tusikov-the-new-knowledge.pdf |
| Edited volume: Power and Authority in Internet Governance (2021) | https://www.routledge.com/Power-and-Authority-in-Internet-Governance-Return-of-the-State/Haggart-Tusikov-Scholte/p/book/9780367726621 |
| Edited volume: Information, Technology and Control in a Changing World (2019) | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-14540-8 |
New from me: Trump's invasion of Venezuela and threats against Greenland are forcing a reckoning for the international community. For Canada, it forces us to ask the question: Are Mark Carney's "Canada Strong" policies actually up to the task of protecting Canadian independence?
http://blaynehaggart.com/2026/01/07/canadas-economic-maginot-line/
New from me: A presentation I gave Wednesday assessing PM Carney's record to date. My argument: his rhetoric disguises a pedestrian, status quo-oriented agenda that's preventing Canadians from having an honest debate about both the costs of deeper integration and of resisting US authoritarianism.
http://blaynehaggart.com/2025/10/24/carney-vs-carney-desperately-seeking-certainty/
Canadian leaders have been conspicuously silent on the vulnerabilities created by governance links between Canada and the US. Regulatory cooperation, as @NTusikov highlights, is a big part of the problem. We need to start taking it seriously.
For all of Mark Carney’s talk about how Canada needs to reduce its reliance on the United States, he’s been conspicuously silent on the governance links that create and maintain our int…
New from me: Neither PM Mark Carney's pursuit of a comprehensive agreement with the US nor his domestic minimal government policies are fit for purpose to deal with an authoritarian US. It's time to get real.
http://blaynehaggart.com/2025/07/24/canada-us-relations-reality-rears-its-head/
New from me: A Grand Bargain between Canada and the United States was a bad idea in 2002. It's an even worse one today.
I had to laugh when I heard yesterday that the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Center for North American Prosperity and Security is pitching a “Grand Bargain” between Canada and the United Stat…
New from me: In which I consider the arguments defending the strategy of seeking a comprehensive trade and security agreement with Trump. And even suggest a better way forward.
http://blaynehaggart.com/2025/07/11/unpacking-the-defences-of-mark-carneys-us-strategy/
New from me: The government's decision to axe the DST to keep comprehensive trade and security negotiations with the US alive sends a worrying message about how Carney understands the Canada-US crisis.
Photo: A metaphor, or just a cute cat in a box?
http://blaynehaggart.com/2025/06/30/its-far-past-time-canadians-assessed-carneys-us-strategy/
Our library has access to a book published by Springer, _Advanced Nanovaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy: Harnessing Nanotechnology for Anti-Cancer Immunity_. Credited to Nanasaheb Thorat, it sells for $160 in hardcover: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-86185-7
From page 25: "It is important to note that as an AI language model, I can provide a general perspective, but you should consult with medical professionals for personalized advice..."
None of this book can be considered trustworthy.
(h/t @peterpur )
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