Norman Hillmer on Canada鈥檚 Efforts to Protect Its Sovereignty | Literary Review of Canada
June 2025 | At the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, Norman Hillmer gave a stark warning about the threat a second Trump presidency could pose to Canada. He argued that no other American president has been as openly hostile to Canadian sovereignty, describing Trump as uniquely cruel and dangerous.
Timothy Lane on Canada鈥檚 Currency in the Face of U.S. Dollar Turbulence | The Globe and Mail
May 26, 2025 | In a interview with The Globe and Mail, J.W. McConnell Visiting Professor of Practice Timothy Lane warns that Donald Trump鈥檚 threat to devalue the U.S. dollar鈥攑art of his so-called 鈥淢ar-a-Lago Accord鈥濃�攃ould severely disrupt the Canadian economy. Writing amid renewed debate over Canada鈥檚 currency strategy, Lane defends the Bank of Canada鈥檚 decision not to intervene in foreign exchange markets, even during crises like the 2008 recession or the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gabriel Blanc, Cyrus Nagra, and Kiran Gill on Rebuilding Immigration Consensus for Nation-Building | The Line
May 23, 2025 | In a opinion piece for The Line, MPP 鈥�25 students Gabriel Blanc, Cyrus Nagra, and Kiran Gill argue that Canada鈥檚 leaders are overlooking a critical ingredient in their bold nation-building agendas: immigration. Reflecting on the 2025 federal election, the authors note that while both major party leaders championed infrastructure and housing plans, they conspicuously sidestepped a positive vision for immigration.
Jennifer Welsh on Keeping Internally Displaced People on the Humanitarian Agenda | The Conversation
May 20, 2025 | In a co-authored article for The Conversation, with McGill professor Megan Bradley, Max Bell School Director Jennifer Welsh outlines the growing risk that internally displaced people (IDPs) will be overlooked as global humanitarian aid budgets shrink.
Neil Bouwer and Gabriel Blanc on Rethinking Cabinet Process Under Prime Minister Carney | Policy Magazine
May 22, 2025 | In an op-ed for Policy Magazine, MPP 鈥�25 Gabriel Blanc and Visiting Professor Neil Bouwer highlight why the way decisions are made in Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 cabinet matters just as much as who is making them. They explain how Carney has brought back a more traditional cabinet structure, with focused committees aimed at setting priorities and managing operations.
Gabriel Blanc on Rethinking Canada's Energy Future and Embracing Renewable Growth | Policy Magazine
May 12, 2025 | In an op-ed for Policy Magazine, MPP '25 Gabriel Blanc critiques Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 energy policy, arguing that increasing oil and gas production is a misguided approach to Canada鈥檚 abundance agenda. Blanc highlights how the growth of renewable energy technology offers a more sustainable path to economic prosperity, urging Carney to prioritize climate action as an opportunity for leadership in the green economy.
Vincent Rigby on the Need for a Canadian Foreign Human Intelligence Service | The Globe and Mail
May 12, 2025 | Vincent Rigby, Slater Family Professor of Practice,聽alongside Stephanie Carvin and Thomas Juneau, wrote an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail urging the creation of a Canadian foreign human intelligence service. They argue that while Canada already collects intelligence through agencies like CSIS and the Canadian Armed Forces, the country needs a dedicated service to enhance its strategic autonomy and strengthen national security.
Norman Hillmer on US-Canada Relationship | Rear Vision
March 30, 2025 |聽Norman Hillmer, Slater Family Visiting Scholar, along with聽Robert Bothwell and聽Diane Francis spoke about the US-Canada relationship since the Trump Administration on聽Rear Vision podcast.聽
Norman Hillmer on Trump鈥檚 51st-state threats | Toronto Life
March 11, 2025 |聽Norman Hillmer, a Slater Family Visiting Scholar interviewed by聽Toronto Life,聽spoke on聽Trump鈥檚 51st-state threats. "As a historian of the Canadian鈥揂merican relationship, I have spent decades studying a dynamic that has been not perfect but largely dependable: two countries, deeply interconnected, running in parallel," said Norman.
Norman Hillmer on Canada becoming the 51st State of the US | LCSC
March 10, 2025 |聽Norman Hillmer, a Slater Family Visiting Scholar spoke on 鈥淐anada as the 51st聽State? A History and a Reckoning,鈥� at the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canadian History, Wilfrid Laurier University. President Donald Trump wants Canada to be his 51st State. This isn鈥檛 the first time that an American leader thought this way.
Vincent Rigby on Comparing Conservative and Liberal Defence Platforms
April 23, 2025 | For the聽Conference of Defence Associations Institute's Expert Series, Vincent Rigby compares the two major party platforms on defence and security issues, highlighting three crucial areas from both aspects of the Liberal and Conservative platforms: the commitment to 2% defence spending, sovereignty, and Canada鈥檚 foreign policy.
Pearl Eliadis on Quebec鈥檚 Bill 94 and the Deepening Discrimination Under the Guise of Secularism | Law360 Canada
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.
Alexandra Ages on Big Tech鈥檚 Growing Power and the Urgent Need for Digital Rights and Worker Protections | Perspectives Journal
February 26, 2025 | MPP 鈥�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.
Alexandra Ages on the Urgent Need for a National Gender-Based Violence Commissioner in Canada | Policy Options
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.
Aengus Bridgman on Canada鈥檚 Online 黄片荔枝视频s Ban and the Rise of Partisan Disinformation | The 黄片荔枝视频 York Times
April 21, 2025 | In an interview with The 黄片荔枝视频 York Times, Aengus Bridgman warns that Meta鈥檚 2023 news ban on Facebook and Instagram in Canada has left the country鈥檚 online media environment vulnerable to disinformation and polarization ahead of the federal election. With mainstream news blocked, hyperpartisan pages like Canada Proud have surged in popularity, spreading misleading content and amplifying political division.
