AI, False Responders and Lessons from 2SLGBTQIA+ Research (webinar recording)
Published on: November 1, 2025
This October 2025 panel focused on impacts of AI and false responders on online data collection. Learn how researchers are navigating false responders and bots as hostilities rise against 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
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Bridging the AI Divide (webinar recording)
Published on: October 23, 2025
These recordings are from the Toronto Public Library's October 2025 Digital Expo - Bridging the AI Divide. This event brought together industry leaders and local agencies to discuss responsible technology use, privacy and online safety, digital citizenship and innovation in the age of AI.
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Experimenting and being transparent with AI
Published on: June 7, 2024
This post highlights two practical and useful tools to help guide your Generative AI experiments, and to be transparent to your clients, audiences, and stakeholders when you're using AI.
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IRCC's 2023 - 2026 Data Strategy - worth a read
Published on: May 2, 2024
It's not often (although it seems to be increasing) to get a glimpse into the inner workings and direction of federal government departments. IRCC is one of the least transparent. So it's delightful when we get a sense of their plans, especially in terms of how they might impact the work of our sector.
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Building risk communication capacity: Can it be done? (webinar recording)
Published on: June 3, 2022
In 2016 John Rainford, director of The (now defunct) Warning Project, presented at a workshop on building communication capacity to counter infectious disease threats. An important discussion, in general, but certainly in the years leading up to a global pandemic.
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2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Panel Launch Event (webinar recording)
Published on: January 18, 2022
On January 18, 2022, Richard Edelman unveiled findings from the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. For 19 years of the Edelman Trust Barometer NGOs have been the most trusted institution. You're still second this year, but it's worth looking at the nuances of where NGO/community organizations are trusted. He delves into some of that of those nuances in his presentation, and they're interesting.
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