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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. While they welcome some changes鈥攍ike new committees on national security and government efficiency鈥攖hey raise concerns about the removal of others, such as the committee for Canada-U.S. relations.

May 12, 2025 | Vincent Rigby, Slater Family Professor of Practice,听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.

March 11, 2025 |聽Norman Hillmer, a Slater Family Visiting Scholar interviewed by聽,听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. He further spoke about Trump's administration, defense spending, and "the 51st State."

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.

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. She underscores the urgent need for stronger regulations to protect personal privacy, ensure workers鈥� rights, and prevent the erosion of democratic accountability in the face of a digital oligarchy that increasingly shapes society and governance.

April 21, 2025 | In an interview with The New 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.

April 23, 2025 | Taylor Owen, principal investigator for the Media Ecosystem Observatory, highlights the growing challenge of disinformation in Canada鈥檚 high-stakes federal election. In an interview with Steve Paikin on TVO Today, Owen explains how the rapid spread of false and misleading information online is making it increasingly difficult for voters to distinguish fact from fiction.