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April 11, 2025 | In an interview, Pearl Eliadis critiques Quebec鈥檚 newly proposed Bill 94, which expands the province鈥檚 secularism rules by extending the ban on religious symbols to all school support staff and volunteers, mandating uncovered faces in educational institutions, and prohibiting religious accommodations across the education system.

February 18, 2025 | MPP '21 Alexandra Ages聽writes how the alarming rise in intimate-partner violence and femicide across Canada, emphasizing that urgent action and accountability are needed to address this crisis. She argues that appointing a national gender-based violence commissioner would provide crucial oversight and help ensure effective implementation of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.

April 13, 2025 | In a recent interview, Taylor Owen warned that Canada鈥檚 online media environment is more fragile and susceptible to manipulation than ever before. As trust in journalism declines, he explained that political support for far-right parties abroad often backfires, making Canadian politicians cautious. He highlighted the challenges of detecting foreign interference on platforms like Twitter, especially without strong transparency laws such as the failed Online Harms Act.

April 24, 2025 | With less than a week before the federal election, Taylor Owen sat down with Jim Balsillie鈥攆ormer co-CEO of Research in Motion and one of Canada鈥檚 most prominent business leaders鈥攖o discuss why Canada鈥檚 economy is falling behind and what must change. As Donald Trump escalates attacks on the Canadian economy and hints at turning Canada into the 鈥�51st state,鈥� Balsillie argues the real threat to Canadian sovereignty isn鈥檛 Trump鈥攊t鈥檚 decades of political complacency and corporate capture.

April 16, 2025 | In an interview on The Paul Wells Show, Taylor Owen, founding director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at 51吃瓜网, raised urgent concerns about online election interference in Canada. Drawing from his work with the Media Ecosystem Observatory, Owen explains how foreign and domestic actors attempt to sway public opinion through misinformation and platform manipulation. He emphasizes that while online interference is not always overt, its cumulative effect undermines democratic processes.

March 2025 | In a 2024 policy brief for the Collectif qu茅b茅cois pour la pr茅vention de l鈥檌tin茅rance (CQPI), Pearl Eliadis, alongside Melissa Shemirani and Angelina Freeman, highlights the urgent need for increased investment in second-stage shelters for women and children fleeing domestic and intimate partner violence. Building on a 2022 recommendation from CQPI鈥檚 Gender Research Stream, the team conducted a rapid literature review that found second-stage housing plays a vital role in bridging the gap between emergency shelters and permanent housing.

April 15, 2025 | MPP '25 Husein Pumaya Yakubu highlights the limitations of transparency in Ghana鈥檚 post-pandemic governance. While former president Nana Akufo-Addo鈥檚 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.