Pearl Eliadis on Free Speech Rights in Quebec School Disciplinary Case | The Montreal Gazette
November 11, 2025 |聽The聽Montreal聽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.
Pearl Eliadis on Understanding and Using the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | Democracy, Explained
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.
Vincent Rigby on the Case for a Real National Defence Strategy | RAUSI
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
Anil Wasif on Canada's Immigration Policy Breakdown | Policy Magazine
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.
Norman Hillmer on Mackenzie King鈥檚 Cautious Transformation
October 1, 2025聽|聽Norman Hillmer (Slater Family Visiting Scholar) co-authored the chapter聽鈥淜ing鈥檚 Cautious Transformation鈥澛爓ith Stephen Azzi in聽The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King聽(UBC Press, 2025), edited by Patrice Dutil.
Sonja Solomun Named a 2025 Bishop鈥檚 University Top 10 After 10 Award Recipient
The Max Bell School of Public Policy is proud to celebrate Sonja Solomun, Faculty Associate at the Max Bell School and Deputy Director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at 蘑菇短视频, has been selected as one of Bishop鈥檚 University鈥檚 2025 Top 10 After 10 Award recipients, one of the university鈥檚 highest honours recognizing outstanding alumni achievement.
Leslie Fierro Elected to the American Evaluation Association's Board of Directors
We are thrilled to share that Leslie Fierro has been elected to the American Evaluation Association鈥檚 (AEA) Board of Directors for a three-year term, serving as a Board Member-at-Large from January 2026 through December 2028.
Vincent Rigby on Canada鈥揑ndia Relations and National Security Tensions | CTV News
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.
蘑菇短视频 roundtable on Arctic sovereignty and security focuses on co-operation, Indigenous partnerships | 蘑菇短视频 Reporter
October 16, 2025 |聽Vincent Rigby spoke at a 蘑菇短视频 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.
The roots of Quebec's secularism debate, why it isn't going away 鈥� and who it benefits | CBC
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la茂cit茅, a stricter model that seeks to exclude religion from the public sphere.
Vincent Rigby on Canada鈥檚 Shift Toward U.S. Missile Defence | The Globe and Mail
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.
Vincent Rigby on the Urgency of a New National Security Strategy | The Canadian Press
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.
Pearl Eliadis Elected Chair of the Court Challenges Program Official Language Rights Expert Panel
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.
Taylor Owen Appointed to Government of Canada AI Strategy Task Force
September 26, 2025 | Taylor Owen, Max Bell Professor at 蘑菇短视频 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.
Anil Wasif on Canada鈥檚 foreign policy reset at UNGA 80 | Policy Magazine
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.
