The Dais is a public policy and leadership think tank at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Joined February 2015
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Our name means ‘raised platform.’ A dais is a place that illuminates the people on it, and it reminds us that real change only happens when we lift new voices and ideas.
Dais can be a bit tricky to pronounce, so we put a spotlight on some of our friends to see how they’d say it.
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Hosting a TLDR about post-quantum crypto session at @daisTMU for @TOtechweek on May 29th. If you're a little cracked and love building, join 🚀
DM me if you're a funder or interested!
Luma link: luma.com/td7w2mh1
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Real or fake? As online misinformation becomes harder to spot, Canadians are increasingly concerned by what they see online. Angus Lockhart, senior policy analyst at @daisTMU, tells @CTVNews it's a problem when people don't recognize misinformation. More: ctvnews.ca/canada/article/mo…
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#TorontoTechWeek celebrates our booming tech sector, but not everyone is connected to its benefits.
60,000 Torontonians still lack home broadband access. Our latest commentary explores why closing the digital divide requires more than just wifi access.
dais.ca/commentary/toronto-t…
ALT An abstract illustration of interconnected staircases, wifi and digital imagery
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In a new piece for @techpolicypress, our Interim Executive Director, André Côté, and Nancy Naylor argue that Canada’s AI strategy must address the use of technology in K-12 Education.
Read the article at: techpolicy.press/canadas-ai-…
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IT’S TONIGHT. A few tickets left!
Join us for a special screening of “Your Attention Please,” a documentary that premiered at SXSW 2026 to critical acclaim and is driving urgent policy conversations about youth online safety.
Register at: eventbrite.ca/e/special-scre…
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At yesterday’s TMU Democracy Forum, our own Ashna Ali asked Ontario Education Minister @PaulCalandra: what's the plan for phone-free schools?
The Minister heard the evidence. Teachers want to be backed. Next steps are in motion.
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That's what Heads Up is here for: a Canada-wide campaign to go phone-free from bell to bell, so students can focus, think, and thrive.
Learn more at dais.ca/headsup.
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The @daisTMU and the SickKids Child Health Policy Accelerator invite you to a special screening of “Your Attention Please,” a documentary that is driving urgent policy conversations about youth online safety. Learn more and register at eventbrite.ca/e/special-scre…
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ONLINE ONLY TOMORROW: Education Minister Paul Calandra at TMU.
May 7 | 1:30 p.m.
Register at eventbrite.ca/e/education-mi…
Registration closes tomorrow at 10:00 a.m
Registered participants will receive access details by email and can submit questions during the webinar.
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As Ontario’s education minister, @PaulCalandra is shaking up school governance and changing course in the classroom.
Join our Democracy Forum on May 7, where @reggcohn and @krushowy will sit down with the minister to discuss what these changes mean for Ontario’s education system.
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Tickets are free, with advance registration required. Register at eventbrite.ca/e/education-mi…
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Know an educator struggling with the switch to phone-free schools? Join us on April 29 at 1 p.m. EST for our next practical conversation about moving from policy to practice. Bring your lunch, your questions, and leave better equipped to make phone-free schools work.
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Sign up: torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/re…
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Big moment from @dxcsummit now on @cbc Front Burner: Jayme Poisson in conversation with Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu on whether liberal democracy can be saved.
Couldn't make it to DXC? Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/2…
ALT A man and a woman sitting in conversation. In the background, a projected slide reads "In conversation with nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu: What happened to liberal democracy?"
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“Many creative professionals face risks from the diffusion of generative AI, because workers outside of the creative sector often use these tools to replace them outright.”
@vviet93 shared findings from our latest report at the Senate TRCM committee: dais.ca/reports/the-art-in-a…
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Our new report, The Art in Artificial Intelligence, explores the implications of generative AI on workers in the creative sector - where it is assisting, and where “good enough” AI outputs may disrupt labour.
dais.ca/reports/the-art-in-a…
ALT The Art in Artificial Intelligence: Impact of Generative AI on Canada's Creative Sector Workers
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Know an educator struggling with the switch to phone-free schools?
Join us on March 25 at 1 p.m. EST for another candid, practical conversation about moving from policy to practice.
Register: dais.ca/headsup/events/
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As Meta prepares to cut 20% of its workforce, Canadians are increasingly concerned about the impact that AI is having on the labour market.
@vviet93 joined Global News to question whether AI might be a scapegoat for downsizing.
globalnews.ca/video/11734019…
ALT An image of a man wearing a turtleneck and glasses with a name card reading Viet Vu, Toronto Metropolitan University
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On the National Day of Unplugging, the conversation shouldn’t stop at logging off.
When young people are empowered to lead conversations and reshape digital norms, schools can build healthier learning environments.
dais.ca/commentary/let-stude…
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