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Norman Hillmer on US-Canada Relationship | Rear Vision

webfull — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:30:49 +0000

March 30, 2025 | Norman Hillmer, a Slater Family Visiting Scholar along with Robert Bothwell, and Diane Francis spoke about the US-Canada relationship since the Trump Administration on Rear Vision podcast.

Published: 7 May 2025

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

webfull — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:21:49 +0000

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."

Published: 7 May 2025

Norman Hillmer on Canada becoming the 51st State of the US | LCSC

webfull — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:01:41 +0000

March 10, 2025 | Norman Hillmer, a Slater Family Visiting Scholar spoke on “Canada as the 51^st State? A History and a Reckoning,” 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’t the first time that an American leader thought this way.

Published: 7 May 2025

Vincent Rigby on Comparing Conservative and Liberal Defence Platforms

webfull — Thu, 01 May 2025 15:40:43 +0000

April 23, 2025 | For the 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’s foreign policy.

Listen to the episode here.

Published: 1 May 2025

Pearl Eliadis on Quebec’s Bill 94 and the Deepening Discrimination Under the Guise of Secularism | Law360 Canada

webfull — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:14:23 +0000

April 11, 2025 | In an interview, Pearl Eliadis critiques Quebec’s newly proposed Bill 94, which expands the province’s 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.

Published: 30 April 2025

Alexandra Ages on Big Tech’s Growing Power and the Urgent Need for Digital Rights and Worker Protections | Perspectives Journal

webfull — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:02:32 +0000

February 26, 2025 | MPP ’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’ rights, and prevent the erosion of democratic accountability in the face of a digital oligarchy that increasingly shapes society and governance.

Published: 25 April 2025

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

webfull — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:56:31 +0000

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.

Published: 25 April 2025

Aengus Bridgman on Canada’s Online News Ban and the Rise of Partisan Disinformation | The New York Times

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

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

Published: 25 April 2025

Taylor Owen on Canada’s Fragile Online Media and the Threat of Manipulation | Get Fact

webfull — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:38:55 +0000

April 13, 2025 | In a recent interview, Taylor Owen warned that Canada’s online media environment is more fragile and susceptible to manipulation than ever before. As trust in journalism declines, he explained that political support for far-right parties abroad often backfires, making Canadian politicians cautious. He highlighted the challenges of detecting foreign interference on platforms like Twitter, especially without strong transparency laws such as the failed Online Harms Act.

Published: 25 April 2025

Taylor Owen on Canadians’ Vulnerability to Election Disinformation | TVO Today

webfull — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:30:43 +0000

April 23, 2025 | Taylor Owen, principal investigator for the Media Ecosystem Observatory, highlights the growing challenge of disinformation in Canada’s 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.

Published: 25 April 2025