March 23, 2024 | An Opinion piece led by Professor Taylor Owen and听Peter MacLeod delves into the challenges that stand clear against Canada.听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鈥檛 be higher.
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Published on: 24 Mar 2025
March 18, 2025 | Chris Ragan听spoke on how removing carbon tax would be detrimental for Canada, in an interview published by . 鈥淭he consumer carbon tax is not working, it鈥檚 become too divisive.鈥� Mr. Mark Carney said on social media. Which is why the carbon tax has been canned.听Mr.
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Published on: 20 Mar 2025
March 13, 2025 |听Director听Jennifer Welsh听and听Jean-Marie Gu茅henno were hosted by听Juris Pupcenoks听and听Brian A. Mateo from . The leading听practitioners grapple with critical questions for UN peacekeeping听operations as they present unique ethical challenges for both multilateral actors and local communities.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2025
March 18, 2025 | Director Jennifer Welsh听wrote an criticising听the weak diplomatic response of UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to Donald Trump鈥檚 provocative comments suggesting Canada should become the 51st state of the United States.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2025
March 6, 2025 | Taylor Owen explains Justice Marie-Jos茅e Hogue鈥檚 public inquiry into foreign interference that has identified disinformation as the most pressing danger to Canada鈥檚 democratic institutions. But what led to the creation of the Foreign Interference Commission in the first place? And how does social media platforms influence Canada鈥檚 information landscape and its sovereignty?
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Published on: 6 Mar 2025
February 20, 2025 | Mark Carney, an economist and former Governor of the Bank of Canada plans to balance Canada鈥檚 budget by separating capital and operating expenses has drawn support from some experts, including Christopher Ragan.
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Published on: 20 Feb 2025
February 18, 2025 | Professor听Vincent Rigby听discussed the final report from the Public Inquiry into Canadian Foreign Interference, led by Justice Marie-Jos茅e 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.
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Published on: 18 Feb 2025
February 5, 2025 |听Professor Vincent Rigby, Paul Wells, and Philippe Lagass茅 joined a to discuss the launch of the latest edition of听
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Published on: 17 Feb 2025
February听12, 2025 | Professor Taylor Owen听writes about the as he comes back from the听Paris AI Action Summit. Owen explains how the governments are pivoting from regulating AI risks to aggressively pursuing foreign direct investment, and Europe faces a new era of AI adoption.
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Published on: 17 Feb 2025
February 4, 2025 | Professor Pearl Eliadis听wrote in the 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.
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Published on: 5 Feb 2025
January 29, 2025 | Professor Vincent Rigby and Eugene Lang spoke about Canada's defence and over the past decade, noting that the government has struggled to keep up with significant global changes. Together, they discuss how geopolitical tensions, particularly with China, Russia, and the United States, have evolved rapidly and Canada's response has been slow.
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Published on: 30 Jan 2025
January 23rd, 2025 | In an interview on Let鈥檚 Go with Sabrina Marandola on CBC, Pearl Eliadis discussed the Supreme Court of Canada鈥檚 decision to hear a legal challenge against Quebec鈥檚 Bill 21. Eliadis emphasized the significance of the Court鈥檚 move, stating, 鈥淚t鈥檚 the Supreme Court saying that it鈥檚 important and an issue of national significance.鈥�
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Published on: 28 Jan 2025
January 23, 2025 | On the Montreal Now with Aaron Rand podcast,听Pearl Eliadis discussed Quebec鈥檚 Bill 21 and its Supreme Court challenge. She highlighted the months-long legal process ahead, with both sides submitting extensive documentation before a decision is reached. Eliadis called the case a key opportunity for Canada to reflect on how the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is applied.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2025
January 25, 2025 | The Supreme听Court of Canada will decide whether a law that Quebec enacted in 2019, barring public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, violates their rights. Professor Pearl Eliadis said听that while one of the main tenets of Quebec鈥檚 secularism was the idea that the state should be a neutral actor, she thought the law had imposed the government鈥檚 viewpoint of what nonreligion ought to look like in the public service.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2025
January 23, 2025 |听Organizations advocating for LGBTQ2S+ rights in Quebec are speaking out against comments made by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who said he鈥檚 only aware of two genders. Professor and听Human rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis said there鈥檚 a lot of disinformation on social media conflating sex and gender.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2025
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