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Pearl Eliadis on Canadian Free Expression | Literary Review of Canada

admin — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:32:24 +0000

February 4, 2025 | Professor Pearl Eliadis wrote in the Literary Review of Canada on the differences between free speech in the US and free expression in Canada. The recent conflicts go much deeper than tariffs. It speak to the Canadian national sovereignty and the ability of their courts to affirm the differences in the legal cultures.

Canada Faces an Information War | Toronto Star

admin — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:38:09 +0000

March 23, 2024 | An Opinion piece led by Professor Taylor Owen and Peter MacLeod delves into the challenges that stand clear against Canada. The country faces a war on two fronts: an economic campaign to weaken and ultimately annex us, and an information war to manipulate public opinion and destabilize our democracy. "As Canada enters a federal election campaign, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Husein Pumaya Yakubu on Transparency as a Tool for Long-Term Governance in Ghana | Policy Magazine

admin — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:09:15 +0000

April 15, 2025 | MPP '25 Husein Pumaya Yakubu highlights the limitations of transparency in Ghana’s post-pandemic governance. While former president Nana Akufo-Addo’s transparent communication during COVID-19 initially unified citizens, Yakubu argues it masked deeper issues like economic mismanagement and rising debt. Drawing a parallel with Canada, Yakubu suggests that transparency, while crucial during crises, must be sustained through regular financial updates, stronger oversight, and grassroots participation.

Norman Hillmer on US-Canada Relationship | Rear Vision

admin — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:30:49 +0000

March 30, 2025 | Norman Hillmer, Slater Family Visiting Scholar, along with Robert Bothwell and Diane Francis spoke about the US-Canada relationship since the Trump Administration on Rear Vision podcast.

Vincent Rigby on Strategic Autonomy Amidst G7 Uncertainty | The Globe and Mail

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:44:41 +0000

Vincent Rigby, quotes in The Globe and Mail, sees Carney’s foreign policy as a clear break from traditional diplomacy rooted in values. He argues that Canada is embracing a more pragmatic, hard-headed approach in response to global volatility. While diversification of defence partnerships—such as working with European suppliers—is on the table, Rigby stresses that close coordination with the U.S. remains essential.

Pearl Eliadis on LGBTQ2S+ advocates fearing for trans rights | CTV News

admin — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:43:14 +0000

January 23, 2025 | Organizations advocating for LGBTQ2S+ rights in Quebec are speaking out against comments made by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who said he’s only aware of two genders. Professor and Human rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis said there’s a lot of disinformation on social media conflating sex and gender.

Taylor Owen on Social media platforms’ election-integrity initiatives lack transparency | The Globe and Mail

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:59:14 +0000

April 1, 2025 | Professor Taylor Owen spoke on the new social media regulations as the elections approaches closer. If social-media companies wanted to help improve election integrity, they could share what’s happening on their platforms with researchers, said Owen. X used to give researchers access to its application programming interface (API), or data, but now its most in-depth access level costs about $40,000 a month, mentioned Owen, which effectively shuts out Canadian researchers.

Alexandra Ages on Big Tech’s Growing Power and the Urgent Need for Digital Rights and Worker Protections | Perspectives Journal

admin — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:02:32 +0000

February 26, 2025 | MPP ’21 Alexandra Ages examines the growing concentration of power held by big tech companies like Meta, Amazon, and Google, highlighting their expanding influence not only in politics and geopolitics but also in everyday life through data commodification, surveillance, and labor exploitation. She underscores the urgent need for stronger regulations to protect personal privacy, ensure workers’ rights, and prevent the erosion of democratic accountability in the face of a digital oligarchy that increasingly shapes society and governance.

Pearl Eliadis on Taking Bill 96 and Bill 21 to the United Nations Human Rights Committee | Montreal Gazette

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:36:58 +0000

June 12, 2025 | Reporting on a public forum organized by the Task Force on Linguistic Policy, the Montreal Gazette highlights Pearl Eliadis’s warning that if the Supreme Court of Canada does not intervene to limit Quebec’s use of the notwithstanding clause in laws like Bill 96 and Bill 21, the anglophone community should consider taking their case to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

Vincent Rigby on Threats Posed by Foreign Interference in Canada | The ��ϲ�� International Review

admin — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:09:09 +0000

December 20, 2024 | Professor Vincent Rigby, a Slater Family Professor of Practice, did a podcast with The ��ϲ�� International Review on the threats imposed by foreign interference.

Vincent Rigby on Public Inquiry into Canadian Foreign Interference | Policy Options

admin — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:52:55 +0000

February 18, 2025 | Professor Vincent Rigby discussed the final report from the Public Inquiry into Canadian Foreign Interference, led by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, released in late January after nearly 18 months of investigation. The report concluded that while foreign interference did undermine public confidence in Canadian democracy and affected the electoral ecosystem, it did not compromise the integrity of the 2019 or 2021 elections.

Jennifer Welsh on Canada Surviving in the Era of Trump's Administration | TVO Today

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:18:32 +0000

March 11, 2025 | Director Jennifer Welsh spoke about Canada surviving under Trump administration on TVO Today. Canada's foreign policy has long been influenced by the USA. So an important question arises now, how does Canada navigate in this new political climate? And how independent can Canada really become from the USA?

Taylor Owen Interviews Jim Balsillie on How to Build a More Sovereign Canada | The Globe and Mail

admin — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:17:28 +0000

April 24, 2025 | With less than a week before the federal election, Taylor Owen sat down with Jim Balsillie—former co-CEO of Research in Motion and one of Canada’s most prominent business leaders—to discuss why Canada’s economy is falling behind and what must change. As Donald Trump escalates attacks on the Canadian economy and hints at turning Canada into the “51st state,” Balsillie argues the real threat to Canadian sovereignty isn’t Trump—it’s decades of political complacency and corporate capture.

Timothy Lane on Canada’s Currency in the Face of U.S. Dollar Turbulence | The Globe and Mail

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 18:58:24 +0000

May 26, 2025 | In a interview with The Globe and Mail, J.W. McConnell Visiting Professor of Practice Timothy Lane warns that Donald Trump’s threat to devalue the U.S. dollar—part of his so-called “Mar-a-Lago Accord”—could severely disrupt the Canadian economy. Writing amid renewed debate over Canada’s currency strategy, Lane defends the Bank of Canada’s decision not to intervene in foreign exchange markets, even during crises like the 2008 recession or the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vincent Rigby on The End of Arctic Exceptionalism | CSIS

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:43:36 +0000

March 20, 2025 | Professor Vincent Rigby spoke on the end of arctic exceptionalism on a podcast episode of Center for Strategic & International Studies. Climate change and the reduction in sea ice is opening new shipping routes, and making it easier to tap the arctic’s natural resource wealth, especially critical minerals.