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. Professor Pearl Eliadis said聽that while one of the main tenets of Quebec鈥檚 secularism was the idea that the state should be a neutral actor, she thought the law had imposed the government鈥檚 viewpoint of what nonreligion ought to look like in the public service.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2025
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.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2025
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. Professor聽Pearl Eliadis聽joined for an interview with the CBC to discuss the nature of the issues at stake, by the very fact that the court has agreed to hear the case.聽
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Published on: 27 Jan 2025
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.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2025
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.
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Published on: 16 Jan 2025
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.
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Published on: 16 Jan 2025
December 20, 2024 | Professor聽Vincent Rigby, a Slater Family Professor of Practice, did a with The 麻豆传媒网站 International Review on the threats imposed by foreign interference.
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Published on: 14 Jan 2025
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. President Donald Trump鈥檚 proposed tariffs are imposed. Ragan pointed out that lowering rates might not encourage investment if tariffs disrupt trade.
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Published on: 14 Jan 2025
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. She argues that opposition parties should consider supporting these measures, not to prop up the government, but to act in the Canadians best interest.
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Published on: 14 Jan 2025
December 12, 2024 | Alumna Alexandra Ages, MPP'21, wrote an article for 聽examining the implications of Alberta鈥檚 Bill 27 on sexual health education.
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Published on: 14 Jan 2025
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.
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Published on: 11 Dec 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 included perspectives from notable and respected leaders, economists, professors, and business leaders.
Chris shared three points in his remarks on the panel, including "it all starts with per capita GDP" and "Canadians should work better, not harder."
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Published on: 28 Nov 2024
October 25, 2024 | Vincent Rigby along with professor Thomas Juneau wrote an article on the聽recommend strategies for Canada to ease the relationship with India in the.聽 The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (PIFI) is in its final phase, with a report due in December 2024 that will recommend strategies to counter future threats to Canada's democrac
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Published on: 25 Oct 2024
October 15, 2024 |聽Vincent Rigby wrote an article about the 聽in The Globe and Mail. The Canadian government expelled six Indian diplomats, including the High Commissioner, brought聽India-Canada聽relations聽to聽their lowest ebb in 40 years.
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Published on: 25 Oct 2024
October 18, 2024 |聽A price on carbon is widely accepted by economists as an efficient way to measure the harm done by carbon and to encourage behavioural change, but is it the best route given that it comes with a real cost to consumers and the economy? Chris Ragan聽spoke about the carbon pricing in his conversation with Amanda Lang on .
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Published on: 25 Oct 2024
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