Rory White is a Technology and Democracy Reporter at various esteemed publications, including The Ubyssey Publications Society and Canada's National Observer. He covers a range of topics at the intersection of technology and governance, focusing on elections, public policy, security policy, and digital forensics. Rory's insightful reporting has been featured in notable outlets such as The Sun, The Irish Sun, and DeSmog.
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By: Rory White
A new study published by researchers at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University warns of “programmatic greenwashing” — ads that make unsubstantiated environmental claims, written by AI, shown to a user, often with no public record of what was claimed.
By: Rory White
This is the new Denza Bao 5 – a £70,000 luxury off-roader which is aimed squarely at the Land Rover Defender and Mercedes G-Class. Does it have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with those cars? Rory White has been driving it to find out.
By: Rory White
Share this article Shepards Natural Gas Plant in Calgary, Alta. Photo by: Subbu Srinivasan / Canada's National Observer
By: Rory White
The contract was for the creation of a website, albertareferendum2026.ca, which belongs to the Government of Alberta and provides information on the province's upcoming referendum.
By: Rory White, Darius Snieckus
The gas plant, known as Greenlight, is classified as a project that is “likely to have significant adverse environmental and social effects.”
By: Rory White
Residents are concerned over the risks presented by the developments, which are part of a global boom driven by AI. And the public backlash is starting to shape the platforms of candidates.
By: Rory White, Cloe Logan
All but one of the 16 elected officials in the city had voted in favour of a bylaw that would put a pause on new data centres in the city for a year, giving them time to review the impacts — both positive and negative — before opening the door to the industry.
By: Rory White
When her friend Juliette Champoux-Pellegrin approached her with the “crazy idea” of creating Montreal’s first-ever Climate Week, Gabriella Lopes was all in.
The moratorium, known as an interim control bylaw, passed unanimously during a special council meeting on Tuesday afternoon after being proposed just one day earlier.
By: Rory White, Emmerson Jull
The moratorium, known as an interim control bylaw, passed unanimously during a special council meeting on Tuesday afternoon after being proposed just one day earlier.
