November 11, 2025 |聽The听惭辞苍迟谤别补濒听Gazette reported on a case involving a Montreal West high school student who was disciplined after posting comments critical of Israel on her private social media account. The student鈥檚 family argues that the school violated her right to freedom of expression and plans to file a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal, while the English Montreal School Board maintains that the posts breached its anti-bullying policy.
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Published on: 12 Nov 2025
November 12, 2025 |聽Pearl Eliadis was featured on Apathy is Boring鈥檚 new podcast Democracy, Explained in an episode titled 鈥淜now Your Rights.鈥� The discussion focuses on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, what it means in everyday life, and why it matters for young people who want to understand and exercise their rights. The Democracy, Explained series aims to make democratic institutions and principles more accessible, helping listeners better understand how they can participate in and shape democracy in Canada.
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Published on: 12 Nov 2025
October 31, 2025 | Vincent Rigby spoke at Canada's Missing Playbook, a RAUSI webinar series from the Rocky Mountain Conference on Security and Defence. He discussed the absence of a coherent national framework guiding Canada's defence and called for stronger leadership and coordination across the government. Rigby argued that effective national security depends on a clear purpose and the political will to turn commitments into action
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Published on: 5 Nov 2025
October 30, 2025 | Writing in聽Policy Magazine, MPP '21 Anil Wasif reflected on the opening of the 2025 Max Bell Lecture in Calgary, featuring Globe and Mail columnist Tony Keller. Drawing on Keller's book聽Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong, Wasif explored how weak governance and competing interests have eroded public trust in Canada's immigration system.
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
October 21, 2025 | Vincent Rigby discussed on a panel with fellow former national security advisors Jody Thomas and Richard Fadden on CTV鈥檚 Power Play with Vassy Kapelos about the increasingly strained relationship between Canada and India. The panel explored issues of trust following the expulsion of Canada鈥檚 last envoy to India and examined broader national security concerns shaping the bilateral relationship.
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Published on: 21 Oct 2025
October 16, 2025 |聽Vincent Rigby spoke at a 91黑料网 roundtable on Arctic sovereignty and security that examined Canada鈥檚 northern strategy amid rising geopolitical tensions. He emphasized that national defence cannot be addressed through military means alone, calling for a broader approach grounded in partnership and community well-being. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 have national security without human security,鈥� he said, pointing to the need for sustainable development and trust with Indigenous communities.
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Published on: 20 Oct 2025
October 19, 2025 |聽In a聽CBC News聽story examining Quebec鈥檚 debate over secularism, new proposals to ban public prayer have reignited long-standing divisions over the role of religion in public life. Pearl Eliadis explains that what is often called secularism in Quebec reflects聽濒补茂肠颈迟茅, a stricter model that seeks to exclude religion from the public sphere. She warns that pushing this approach too far risks creating a new form of isolationism rooted in the province鈥檚 past.
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Published on: 20 Oct 2025
October 10, 2025 | Professor Vincent Rigby was featured in The Globe and Mail on Canada鈥檚 decision to collaborate with the United States on the Golden Dome missile defence initiative. Drawing on his previous experience as Director-General of Policy Planning at the Department of National Defence during the 2005 ballistic missile defence discussions, Rigby recalled that American proposals at the time lacked clarity and detail.
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Published on: 15 Oct 2025
October 12, 2025 | Vincent Rigby was quoted by The Canadian Press in a report on Ottawa鈥檚 delayed update to Canada鈥檚 national security strategy. The article revealed that many of the assumptions guiding the review were deemed outdated as global conditions shifted and tensions with the United States deepened. Rigby argued that these developments highlight the need for a clear and flexible roadmap to guide policy in a more volatile world.
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Published on: 15 Oct 2025
Pearl Eliadis has been elected as Chair of the Court Challenges Program (CCP) Official Languages Rights Expert Panel. In this capacity, she will lead the work of the Panel, which is responsible for deciding on funding requests from individuals and not-for-profit organizations engaged in test cases of national importance that have the potential to clarify and advance constitutional and quasi-constitutional official language rights.
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Published on: 1 Oct 2025
September 26, 2025 | Taylor Owen, Max Bell Professor at 91黑料网 and Founding Director of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy, has been appointed to the Government of Canada鈥檚 AI Strategy Task Force.聽The Task Force, composed of experts from industry, academia, and civil society, will provide advice to the Government of Canada on its renewed AI strategy. Taylor Owen will contribute his expertise to advancing safe AI systems and strengthening public confidence in their use.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2025
September 21, 2025 | In Policy Magazine, MPP '21 Anil Wasif reflects on the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and the turbulent backdrop for this year's general assembly. While commemorations recalled the UN鈥檚 history, this year鈥檚 high-level week exposes global fractures, from rising authoritarianism to stalled progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Wasif highlights Canada鈥檚 re-engagement under Prime Minister Mark Carney, including a foreign policy reset, stronger defence commitments, and recognition of the State of Palestine.
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Published on: 22 Sep 2025
September 18, 2025 | Pearl Eliadis alongside Andrew Caddell, president of the Task Force on Linguistic Policy, discussed the federal government鈥檚 stance on Quebec鈥檚 language law on CJAD 800聽radio. Eliadis noted that Ottawa has not taken a position on the bill, citing political reasons linked to Canada鈥檚 minority government. She explained that clarification is needed, which is why the issue is being brought before the courts.
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Published on: 22 Sep 2025
September 21, 2025 | On The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay, Jennifer Welsh joined to talk about the United Nations General Assembly鈥檚 high-level meeting, which begins Monday. With Israel鈥檚 bombardment of Gaza expected to dominate members鈥� concerns, she outlined the mechanics of the gathering, the UN鈥檚 role in the current political climate, and Canada鈥檚 place on the international stage.
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Published on: 22 Sep 2025
September 18, 2025 |聽In a piece for聽Policy Magazine, Kyle Matthews, McConnell Visiting Professors of Practice for the 2025鈥�26 academic year, reflects on the . Nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid has been withheld, including funds for UN peacekeeping and democracy promotion.
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Published on: 19 Sep 2025
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