Simon Enoch
@simonenoch.bsky.social
Senior Researcher - Saskatchewan - Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Interested in populism, propaganda and political economy. "Good things all get shoved in shadows."
January 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
“According to the 2021 Subscription Economy Index, the subscription economy had grown by 437% since 2012.”
Just saw Congress is making another go at Click-to-cancel. Here's my piece from 2024
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US government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy
It’s never been easier to sign up for subscriptions – and they’ve never been harder to manage.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
“According to the 2021 Subscription Economy Index, the subscription economy had grown by 437% since 2012.”
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“a public-private partnership delivery carries a material capital and lifecycle cost premium, conservatively estimated at ~26 percent, compared with traditional public delivery.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Ghost Beds
Hospital delivery structure is quietly reducing Canada's care capacity
open.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:16 AM
“a public-private partnership delivery carries a material capital and lifecycle cost premium, conservatively estimated at ~26 percent, compared with traditional public delivery.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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It would be a valuable exercise for some enterprising journalist to ask Scott Moe, the next time he insists on a new pipeline, just how much of the Saskatchewan public’s money he’s willing to contribute if no private proponent can be found.
“If Canada “must build” a new bitumen pipeline to the BC coast, the pressure will fall on the federal and Alberta governments to pay for some or all of the cost, and over the strong objections of the BC government and First Nations.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
A new pipeline is the wrong response to the U.S. takeover of Venezuela - CCPA
Immediately after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was apprehended by United States President Trump, the Globe and Mail editorial board quickly pivoted from condemning the action to promoting a new...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
It would be a valuable exercise for some enterprising journalist to ask Scott Moe, the next time he insists on a new pipeline, just how much of the Saskatchewan public’s money he’s willing to contribute if no private proponent can be found.
“If Canada “must build” a new bitumen pipeline to the BC coast, the pressure will fall on the federal and Alberta governments to pay for some or all of the cost, and over the strong objections of the BC government and First Nations.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
A new pipeline is the wrong response to the U.S. takeover of Venezuela - CCPA
Immediately after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was apprehended by United States President Trump, the Globe and Mail editorial board quickly pivoted from condemning the action to promoting a new...
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
“If Canada “must build” a new bitumen pipeline to the BC coast, the pressure will fall on the federal and Alberta governments to pay for some or all of the cost, and over the strong objections of the BC government and First Nations.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
It's certainly no surprise that the Premier would use this as another cynical justification for more pipelines, but how much truth is there to this argument? 1/6 leaderpost.com/business/moe...
'We need to move': Moe says Canada now in a race with Venezuela to find new markets for oil
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said the U.S.' military intervention in Venezuela has heightened the need to enhance oil exports. Read more.
leaderpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
It's certainly no surprise that the Premier would use this as another cynical justification for more pipelines, but how much truth is there to this argument? 1/6 leaderpost.com/business/moe...
"It’s a catch-22—the more we rely on AI tools, the more we need to be able to critically assess their outputs. Yet the more we use them, the worse we get at doing so." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Whose (artificial) intelligence? - CCPA
The many contradictions of the AI moment
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"It’s a catch-22—the more we rely on AI tools, the more we need to be able to critically assess their outputs. Yet the more we use them, the worse we get at doing so." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Excited to see how quickly Canada's political elites embrace NDP Waffle-era "Canada Out of NATO" positions as Trump contemplates annexing Greenland. canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Bombs and Waffles: the NDP and NATO in the twentieth century
Long-time observers of the NDP should not be surprised at the internal disarray over Canadian support for NATO. According to Huron University College professor David Blocker, the party’s stance on Can...
canadiandimension.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Excited to see how quickly Canada's political elites embrace NDP Waffle-era "Canada Out of NATO" positions as Trump contemplates annexing Greenland. canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
"By 9:23 a.m. on January 2 Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had already made what the average worker will make all year."
CEOs are enjoying another year of smashed records:
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CEOs are enjoying another year of smashed records:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Living the high life: A record-breaking year for CEO pay in Canada - CCPA
By 9:23 a.m. on January 2, 2025 Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had made what the average worker will make all year
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January 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
"By 9:23 a.m. on January 2 Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had already made what the average worker will make all year."
CEOs are enjoying another year of smashed records:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
CEOs are enjoying another year of smashed records:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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New report from @ccpa: Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs have smashed every compensation record on the books as average workers fell behind due to inflation. #inequality #wealthtax Part 1/2
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
New report from @ccpa: Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs have smashed every compensation record on the books as average workers fell behind due to inflation. #inequality #wealthtax Part 1/2
Also, glad the Premier decided to give an exclusive interview to that bastion of journalistic integrity, Rebel News.
Sask Premier Scott Moe is already signalling the province will follow Alberta and introduce two-tier health care
Public health care has never faced a greater threat
#cdnpoli #skpoli #abpoli
Watch from 28:30
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkW0...
Public health care has never faced a greater threat
#cdnpoli #skpoli #abpoli
Watch from 28:30
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkW0...
Scott Moe discusses guns, parents, immigration, the economy, and what comes next for Saskatchewan
YouTube video by Rebel News
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December 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Also, glad the Premier decided to give an exclusive interview to that bastion of journalistic integrity, Rebel News.
If this is treachery, then it is just compensation for having to be terrorized by nightly images of fires in Tonawanda courtesy of Buffalo Eyewitness News for my entire childhood in Southern Ontario.
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If this is treachery, then it is just compensation for having to be terrorized by nightly images of fires in Tonawanda courtesy of Buffalo Eyewitness News for my entire childhood in Southern Ontario.
We all thought it’d be the easy button,” Nielsen said. “And that’s just not what happened.” www.reuters.com/business/bus...
AI promised a revolution. Companies are still waiting.
Executives say they still believe generative AI will eventually transform their businesses, but they are reconsidering how quickly that will happen within their organizations.
www.reuters.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We all thought it’d be the easy button,” Nielsen said. “And that’s just not what happened.” www.reuters.com/business/bus...
In October, Second Sons mounted several demonstrations outside CBC offices in Regina and Ottawa, holding signs that read “CBC Hates White People.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘The Nazis were right': What the leaders of Canada’s biggest ‘nationalist’ group really want | CBC Accessibility
In official posts, Second Sons Canada calls itself a “men’s nationalist club” and promotes a nostalgic vision of Canada. But on personal podcasts and livestreams, its leaders consistently espouse anti...
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December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In October, Second Sons mounted several demonstrations outside CBC offices in Regina and Ottawa, holding signs that read “CBC Hates White People.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“Up close, this plan is more than an environmental or climate disaster. It simply does not make economic sense and would require massive capital costs that the industry itself does not want to pay.”
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The Alberta-Canada MOU is an early Christmas present for the oil and gas industry - CCPA
A detailed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the federal and Alberta governments, released late November, looks like a political game-changer but is most likely an economic loser. The short-te...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Up close, this plan is more than an environmental or climate disaster. It simply does not make economic sense and would require massive capital costs that the industry itself does not want to pay.”
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The Canada Revenue Agency's chatbot mostly generates wrong answers and is expensive.
"The agency says the bulk of cost is salaries ($13.67 million), though that doesn’t include costs related to employee benefits and travel. Another $3.21 million was spent on IT consultants for the project."
"The agency says the bulk of cost is salaries ($13.67 million), though that doesn’t include costs related to employee benefits and travel. Another $3.21 million was spent on IT consultants for the project."
The CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the time
The Canada Revenue Agency paid $18 million for a chatbot the auditor general says give her team the wrong answer 66 per cent of the time.
nationalpost.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Canada Revenue Agency's chatbot mostly generates wrong answers and is expensive.
"The agency says the bulk of cost is salaries ($13.67 million), though that doesn’t include costs related to employee benefits and travel. Another $3.21 million was spent on IT consultants for the project."
"The agency says the bulk of cost is salaries ($13.67 million), though that doesn’t include costs related to employee benefits and travel. Another $3.21 million was spent on IT consultants for the project."
It’s not really Christmas until Teddy Ruxpin berates you for failing to follow the Mass Line. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It’s not really Christmas until Teddy Ruxpin berates you for failing to follow the Mass Line. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Unfortunately, the government did not create a postal bank when it ought to have done so. The second best time to start a postal bank is right now.' @policyalternatives.ca
Crunching the numbers on postal banking in Canada - CCPA
Among the many proposals to transform Canada Post, one stands out: postal banking. It’s a program that could contribute to solving multiple policy problems at once—help support our postal service with...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Unfortunately, the government did not create a postal bank when it ought to have done so. The second best time to start a postal bank is right now.' @policyalternatives.ca
In addition to @pauldechene.bsky.social excellent piece on what a bargain Regina Transit (RT) is, is what a success it has been. RT recorded 7,368,050 boardings in 2019 or 614,000/month on avg. In 2024 RT recorded 9,548,000, or 795,000/month, 2 million more rides!
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Transit Cuts Are Back On Council's Menu — Queen City Improvement Bureau
Council will consider $12,150,000 in transit cuts during next week's budget debate. This is what that will look like. On the chopping block: • accessibility training for drivers • accessibilit...
queencityib.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In addition to @pauldechene.bsky.social excellent piece on what a bargain Regina Transit (RT) is, is what a success it has been. RT recorded 7,368,050 boardings in 2019 or 614,000/month on avg. In 2024 RT recorded 9,548,000, or 795,000/month, 2 million more rides!
queencityib.com/blog/2025/12...
queencityib.com/blog/2025/12...
“These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary..." — Simon Enoch at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n...
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary..." — Simon Enoch at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n...
AI companies will be paid a portion of the savings from claims they deny or, as the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction plan puts it, “compensated based on a share of averted expenditures.” www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
AI companies will be paid a portion of the savings from claims they deny or, as the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction plan puts it, “compensated based on a share of averted expenditures.” www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Ottawa's budget bill wants to end free postage for people who are blind www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/08/n...
Ottawa's budget bill wants to end free postage for people who are blind
The federal Liberals' budget bill currently making its way through Parliament contains a small amendment to Canada Post's legislation that could spell the end of a critical service providing accessibl...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ottawa's budget bill wants to end free postage for people who are blind www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/08/n...
With so much talk of cuts to the City budget - here is what we spend versus other comparable cities on the same services. 1. We spend the most per capita on police services
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
With so much talk of cuts to the City budget - here is what we spend versus other comparable cities on the same services. 1. We spend the most per capita on police services
“Which raises an obvious question: why ignore an approach that works almost everywhere else? Canada is late to this shift but not too late to learn from it.”
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Opinion: Time for Canadians to bank on Canada Post
Canada Post is “effectively insolvent.” That’s how the CFO of the Crown corporation describes its current financial crisis. And this isn’t just due to falling mail volume. It’s insolvent because the c...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Which raises an obvious question: why ignore an approach that works almost everywhere else? Canada is late to this shift but not too late to learn from it.”
www.brandonsun.com/opinion/2025...
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Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20