Some important reporting this week from @thetyee regarding the challenge for our government to achieve #DigitalSovereignty. The will appears to exist but there's very little doing. Europe is ahead of Canada at this point with multiple municipalities implementing Linux, LibreOffice and local cloud providers. It's time our government started taking concrete action.
It's like eating an elephant. Take it one small bite at a time.

#MastoCanadaGOV #MastodonCanada
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/01/29/Big-Tech-Spearheads-US-Threat-Canada/

Some important reporting this week from @thetyee regarding the challenge for our government to achieve #DigitalSovereignty. The will appears to exist but there's very little doing. Europe is ahead of Canada at this point with multiple municipalities implementing Linux, LibreOffice and local cloud providers. It's time our government started taking concrete action.
It's like eating an elephant. Take it one small bite at a time.

#MastoCanadaGOV #MastodonCanada
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/01/29/Big-Tech-Spearheads-US-Threat-Canada/

In this blog post, Robert W. Gehl, @rwg, is asking Canadians who are not on Mastodon to answer the call.
We're motivated by this discussion because politicians want followers and #MastodonCanada still lags behind those other evil platforms. So reach out to family, friends, coworkers, neighbours, or anyone who will listen. Tell them what an awesome community we have and support them in transitioning away from U.S. social media.

#NetworkEffect #BringaFriendtoMastodon
https://elbowsupdigital.ca/news/the-canadian-network-effect/

In this blog post, Robert W. Gehl, @rwg, is asking Canadians who are not on Mastodon to answer the call.
We're motivated by this discussion because politicians want followers and #MastodonCanada still lags behind those other evil platforms. So reach out to family, friends, coworkers, neighbours, or anyone who will listen. Tell them what an awesome community we have and support them in transitioning away from U.S. social media.

#NetworkEffect #BringaFriendtoMastodon
https://elbowsupdigital.ca/news/the-canadian-network-effect/

@avilewis

Welcome Avi Lewis to Mastodon and the Fediverse. Thank you for doing your part to support Canada’s #DigitalSovereignty.

#MastoCanadaGOV #MastodonCanada

An exciting announcement! Through emails from our team, and direct contact by our leader @ZebKing, Avi Lewis has joined Mastodon - @avilewis

Please follow him to demonstrate our thanks for his trust in Mastodon.

Even better, send him a creative welcome message with a meme, gif or photo. Show him some love from the #MastodonCanada community.

#MastoCanadaGOV

@avilewis

Welcome Avi Lewis to Mastodon and the Fediverse. Thank you for doing your part to support Canada’s #DigitalSovereignty.

#MastoCanadaGOV #MastodonCanada

An exciting announcement! Through emails from our team, and direct contact by our leader @ZebKing, Avi Lewis has joined Mastodon - @avilewis

Please follow him to demonstrate our thanks for his trust in Mastodon.

Even better, send him a creative welcome message with a meme, gif or photo. Show him some love from the #MastodonCanada community.

#MastoCanadaGOV

This message is intended for Canadian #Mastodon admins who are running public instances large and small. If you are an admin, please share with your counterparts. If you are a member of a Canadian instance, please send this to your admin.
A small group of us (Note: really, really small) are in early discussions on how to encourage our government - individual politicians & federal, provincial, and municipal departments - to move their social media presence to Mastodon. This would involve an awareness campaign targeting politicians, party HQs, and departments/agencies.
We are asking for input from admins to help us create a future state vision for this project, and provide us with advice or ideas on how to bring it to a reality. I will set up a web call within the next 3 weeks and hopefully you can participate. We are not asking you to contribute beyond input. Please DM me and I will add you to the invitees.

#mastoadmin
#MastodonCanada
#MastoCanadaGOV (hashtag for this project)

CC: @ZebKing

This message is intended for Canadian #Mastodon admins who are running public instances large and small. If you are an admin, please share with your counterparts. If you are a member of a Canadian instance, please send this to your admin.
A small group of us (Note: really, really small) are in early discussions on how to encourage our government - individual politicians & federal, provincial, and municipal departments - to move their social media presence to Mastodon. This would involve an awareness campaign targeting politicians, party HQs, and departments/agencies.
We are asking for input from admins to help us create a future state vision for this project, and provide us with advice or ideas on how to bring it to a reality. I will set up a web call within the next 3 weeks and hopefully you can participate. We are not asking you to contribute beyond input. Please DM me and I will add you to the invitees.

#mastoadmin
#MastodonCanada
#MastoCanadaGOV (hashtag for this project)

CC: @ZebKing