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Alexandra Ages on the Urgent Need for a National Gender-Based Violence Commissioner in Canada | Policy Options

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February 18, 2025 | MPP '21 Alexandra Ages 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.

Chris Ragan on the end of Carbon Tax | CBC ��Ƭ��֦��Ƶs

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April 1, 2025 | Chris Ragan, explained that the end of carbon tax and how it will be affect Canadians in an news article at CBC. Ragan says the drop in prices could be more gradual, though he agrees it is coming. "One of the less charming attributes of capitalism is that prices tend to fall more slowly than they rise," Ragan said.

Vincent Rigby, Paul Wells, & Philippe Lagassé on the latest edition of Canada Among Nations

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February 5, 2025 | Professor Vincent Rigby, Paul Wells, and Philippe Lagassé joined a podcast to discuss the launch of the latest edition of

Jennifer Robson on food insecurity among Canadian adults with disabilities | The Hub

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December 11th, 2024 | Jennifer Robson, in a commentary for The Hub, highlights the alarming fact that Canadians with disabilities are more than twice as likely to face food insecurity as those without disabilities. She argues that this disparity is not caused by factors like age or education but by systemic policy failures.

Norman Hillmer on Trump’s 51st-state threats | Toronto Life

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March 11, 2025 | Norman Hillmer, a Slater Family Visiting Scholar interviewed by Toronto Life, spoke on Trump’s 51st-state threats. "As a historian of the Canadian–American 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. He further spoke about Trump's administration, defense spending, and "the 51st State."

Aengus Bridgman on Combating Information Manipulation in Social Media During Elections | CBC

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April 9, 2025 | Aengus Bridgman from the Media Ecosystem Observatory was interviewed by CBC’s Farah Nasser, where he highlighted the dangers of unregulated social media during elections. With a vast, active audience and minimal oversight, social media platforms have become prime spaces for information manipulation. Bridgman discusses how misinformation spreads on these platforms and shares key insights on what to look out for in social media feeds as the election approaches.

Jennifer Welsh on Ethical Challenges of UN Peacekeeping | Carnegie Council

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March 13, 2025 | Director Jennifer Welsh and Jean-Marie Guéhenno were hosted by Juris Pupcenoks and Brian A. Mateo from Carnegie Council Podcast. The leading practitioners grapple with critical questions for UN peacekeeping operations as they present unique ethical challenges for both multilateral actors and local communities.

Vincent Rigby on Trudeau's Dramatic Resignation | The Centre for Strategic & International Studies

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January 10, 2025 | The Centre for Strategic & International Studies's podcast hosted by H. Andrew Schwartz spoke with professor Vincent Rigby, a Slater Family Professor of Practice, to discuss Trudeau's dramatic resignation. The sudden turn of events of the Prime Minister's departure left Canadians and the world shocked.

Jennifer Welsh on Keeping Internally Displaced People on the Humanitarian Agenda | The Conversation

admin — Mon, 26 May 2025 22:05:06 +0000

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. Despite outnumbering refugees, IDPs often receive less attention and support—an imbalance Welsh argues must urgently be addressed. Although IDPs outnumber refugees nearly two to one, they often receive less attention and support, especially as the UN system reels from severe funding cuts.

Taylor Owen on Combating Election Interference and Reimagining Canada’s Digital Policy | The Paul Wells Show

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April 16, 2025 | In an interview on The Paul Wells Show, Taylor Owen, founding director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at ��Ƭ��֦��Ƶ, 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.

Aengus Bridgman on Fighting Misinformation on Social Media | CBC Listen

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March 21, 2025 | Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO), explains what worries him about the information voters are getting online this election and how to make sure one doesn't get duped on a podcast The House with Catherine Cullen. Since the last election social media landscape has changed a lot since the online news act came into affect.

Pearl Eliadis on Quebec’s Ban on Religious Symbols | The ��Ƭ��֦��Ƶ York Times

admin — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:59:13 +0000

January 25, 2025 | The Supreme 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 that while one of the main tenets of Quebec’s secularism was the idea that the state should be a neutral actor, she thought the law had imposed the government’s viewpoint of what nonreligion ought to look like in the public service.

Aengus Bridgman on Canada’s Online ��Ƭ��֦��Ƶs Ban and the Rise of Partisan Disinformation | The ��Ƭ��֦��Ƶ York Times

admin — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:49:09 +0000

April 21, 2025 | In an interview with The ��Ƭ��֦��Ƶ York Times, Aengus Bridgman warns that Meta’s 2023 news ban on Facebook and Instagram in Canada has left the country’s 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.

How disinformation, fake news and foreign interference threaten Canadian election | Montreal Gazette

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:26:49 +0000

March 31, 2025 | Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO), spoke with The Gazette about the threats of fake news, deepfakes and foreign interference infiltrating your social media feed have never been higher. He cites an evolving geopolitical landscape, a reduction of safeguards by the main social media platforms and the advent of generative AI as game changers in the lead-up to election day on April 28.

Taylor Owen on Europe's Strategic AI Shift Amid Geopolitical Fractures

admin — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:52:02 +0000

February 12, 2025 | Professor Taylor Owen writes about the "vibe-shift" of AI as he comes back from the 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.