Pearl Eliadis on Quebec鈥檚 Ban on Religious Symbols | The New York Times
January 25, 2025 | The Supreme聽Court of Canada will decide whether a law that Quebec enacted in 2019, barring public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, violates their rights.
Pearl Eliadis on LGBTQ2S+ advocates fearing for trans rights | CTV News
January 23, 2025 |聽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聽Human rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis said there鈥檚 a lot of disinformation on social media conflating sex and gender.
Pearl Eliadis: Top court hearing challenge on Quebec's secularism law 'not unexpected' | CBC
January 24, 2025 |聽The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a challenge against Quebec's controversial secularism law that prohibits certain public workers from wearing religious symbols while performing their duties.
Pearl Eliadis on Bill 21 | La Presse
January 24, 2025 | The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to grant permission to appeal in the Bill 21, Quebec鈥檚 controversial secularism law. The decision marks a significant development in the ongoing legal battle, which has raised concerns among minority communities over religious freedoms and equality in the province.
Aftab Ahmed on Meta鈥檚 dominance | Policy Magazine
January 22, 2025 |聽Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing Meta's dominance in聽the digital economy as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp聽command聽over three billion active monthly users worldwide. In the Policy Magazine, he wrote "Meta faces no competition capable of challenging its influence.
Taylor Owen on New AI Reality for Children | The Globe and Mail
January 16, 2025 | In an article by The Global and Mail, Professor Taylor Owen聽shared his concerns regarding the AI becoming a threat for younger generation. The rapid advancement of the AI, poses a grave question of聽who is responsible for the actions and outcomes of an AI chatbot? Especially when it comes to children and adolescents.
Vincent Rigby on Trudeau's Dramatic Resignation | The Centre for Strategic & International Studies
January 10, 2025 | The Centre for Strategic & International Studies's podcast hosted by H. Andrew Schwartz spoke with professor聽Vincent Rigby, a Slater Family Professor of Practice, to discuss聽Trudeau's dramatic resignation. The sudden turn of events of the Prime Minister's departure left Canadians and the world shocked.
New book on National Security
December 21, 2024 |聽Norman Hillmer (Slater Visiting Scholar) and Vincent Rigby co-edited with Phil Legasse from NPSIA, book named聽Canada Among Nations 2023: Twenty-First Century National Security.聽The book聽includes articles by
Vincent Rigby on Threats Posed by Foreign Interference in Canada | The 好色TVl International Review
December 20, 2024 | Professor聽Vincent Rigby, a Slater Family Professor of Practice, did a podcast with The 好色TVl International Review on the threats imposed by foreign interference.
Anil Wasif on Tackling 25% Tariff Threats | Policy Magazine
January 13, 2025 |聽Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an聽article as Canada braces for U.S. tariff threats of 25% after the newly elected Trump administration. The strategies disparity between the federal and provincial governments poses a greater problem.聽
Christopher Ragan on Canada鈥檚 Economic Challenges and the Impact of Tariffs | Financial Post
January 9th, 2025 | In an article from the Financial Post, Christopher Ragan shared his insights on Canada鈥檚 economic challenges at an online discussion hosted by the Global Risk Institute. He explained that while the Bank of Canada might cut interest rates to try and stimulate the economy, it may not have much effect, especially if U.S.
Jennifer Robson on Preserving Economic Key Policies Amid Government Change | Policy Options
December 20th, 2024 | In an article for Policy Options, Jennifer Robson highlights that despite the political instability surrounding Justin Trudeau's government, certain policies from the recent fall economic statement (FES) are worth saving.
Alexandra Ages on the Impact of Alberta's Bill 27 on consent education in schools | Policy Options
December 12, 2024 | Alumna Alexandra Ages, MPP'21, wrote an article for Policy Options聽examining the implications of Alberta鈥檚 Bill 27 on sexual health education.
Jennifer Robson on food insecurity among Canadian adults with disabilities | The Hub
December 11th, 2024 | Jennifer Robson,聽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.聽She argues that this disparity is not caused by factors like age or education but by systemic policy failures.
Chris Ragan on Canada's productivity challenge | Calgary Productivity Summit 2024
Nov. 13, 2024 | Chris Ragan was on a panel at the 2024 Calgary Productivity Summit entitled "Canada's Productivity Challenge: Why It Matters". The two-day event included perspectives from notable and respected leaders, economists, professors, and business leaders.
