Chris Ragan on Carbon Tax Woes | TVO Today
June 23, 2025 | Professor聽Chris Ragan, chair of Ecofiscal Commission spoke about the pitfalls of the Carbon Tax at the TVO on聽The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
Vincent Rigby on 76th NATO Summit | CDA Institute
June 23, 2025 |聽Professor聽Vincent Rigby, a former NSIA to the Prime Minister, along with聽Kerry Buck, a former Canadian Ambassador to NATO and Former Assistant Secretary General, Defence Investment, Wendy Gilmour joined the CDA Institute聽Expert Series to discuss the key issues, chall
L鈥橢urope et le d茅fi am茅ricain | Tour de Table
June 18, 2025 | In March 2023,聽Jennifer Welsh聽launched Tour de Table, a podcast series that joins leading scholars and policymakers for a bilingual discussion of the political, economic, and security challenges confronting our world and whether and how Canada is prepared to address them.聽
Vincent Rigby on Trump's Tariffs Wars | Washington Examiner
June 17, 2025 | Professor聽Vincent Rigby, a former Global Affairs Canada and Department of National Defence government official, contended at how Canada must not step away from the U.S. completely regarding trade, economics,聽defense, and聽security, despite 鈥渄iversification strategies鈥� because of Trump.
Vincent Rigby on Strategic Autonomy Amidst G7 Uncertainty | The Globe and Mail
June 14, 2025 | Vincent Rigby, quoted in The聽Globe and Mail,聽sees Carney鈥檚 foreign policy as a clear break from traditional diplomacy rooted in values. He argues that Canada is embracing a more pragmatic, hard-headed approach in response to global volatility. While diversification of defence partnerships鈥攕uch as working with European suppliers鈥攊s on the table, Rigby stresses that close coordination with the U.S. remains essential.
Jennifer Welsh on Israel-Iran Tensions and What鈥檚 at Stake at the G7 Summit | CBC Radio
June 15, 2025 | Jennifer Welsh joined CBC Radio鈥檚 The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay to analyze how rising tensions between Israel and Iran are shaping the global security landscape鈥攋ust as G7 leaders gather in Alberta. Speaking alongside former Canadian ambassador Arif Lalani, Welsh described Israel鈥檚 latest military strikes as unusually ambitious in scale and timing.
Asif Khan on Why the Canada Disability Benefit Falls Short Without Urgent Fixes | Policy Magazine
May 19, 2025 | MPP 鈥�21 Asif Khan in Policy Magazine critically examines the long-awaited rollout of the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). While the federal government has promoted the CDB as a landmark anti-poverty initiative, Khan argues it falls drastically short. Capped at just $200 per month, the benefit will only lift a fraction of working-age Canadians with disabilities out of poverty in its first decade.
Vincent Rigby on Meeting Canada鈥檚 NATO Defence Targets | National Post
June 9, 2025 | Vincent Rigby was quoted in the National Post in response to Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 announcement that Canada will meet NATO鈥檚 2% defence spending target this fiscal year, adding over $9 billion. Rigby, who previously served as national security and intelligence adviser, called the move a significant and welcome shift from earlier governments, emphasizing that it shows Canada is taking its defence commitments seriously.
Michael Black on Canada鈥檚 Defence Spending Challenges and NATO鈥檚 Future Targets | Policy Magazine
June 11, 2025 | MPP 鈥�25 Michael Black examines in聽Policy Magazine Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 pledge to meet NATO鈥檚 2% defence spending target by 2026 and the upcoming NATO Summit鈥檚 proposal to raise it to 5%. He highlights challenges like strained defence industries and production bottlenecks revealed by the Ukraine war, noting Canada鈥檚 difficulty replenishing artillery shells. While buying U.S. equipment offers a quick fix, reliance on the U.S.
Pearl Eliadis on Taking Bill 96 and Bill 21 to the United Nations Human Rights Committee | Montreal Gazette
June 12, 2025 | Reporting on a public forum organized by the Task Force on Linguistic Policy, the Montreal Gazette highlights Pearl Eliadis鈥檚 warning that if the Supreme Court of Canada does not intervene to limit Quebec鈥檚 use of the notwithstanding clause in laws like Bill 96 and Bill 21, the anglophone community should consider taking their case to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Vincent Rigby on Canada鈥檚 Accelerated Defence Spending | CDA Institute
June 9, 2025 | In an interview for the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) Institute鈥檚 Expert Series, Vincent Rigby reacts to Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 announcement that Canada will accelerate defence spending to reach 2% of GDP by the end of the 2025鈥�26 fiscal year. Rigby unpacks the hurdles ahead鈥攊ncluding the recruitment and retention crisis, slow procurement processes, and the complexity of aligning new investments with operational readiness.
Pearl Eliadis on the Role of Human Rights Commissions in Post-Genocide Rwanda | Global Justice Journal
June 2025 | Pearl Eliadis recently authored a journal article published in the Global Justice Journal by Queen鈥檚 University Faculty of Law聽comparing the post-genocide roles of Rwanda鈥檚 National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), both established under the 1993 Arusha Accords but with markedly different approaches.
Pearl Eliadis on Defending Charter Rights and Challenging the Notwithstanding Clause
June 11, 2025 | Pearl Eliadis will join a virtual panel discussion hosted by the Task Force on Linguistic Policy on June 11 at 7:30 PM for Your Rights, Notwithstanding. This timely and thought-provoking event will explore the history and evolution of the Notwithstanding Clause, how it has been used by Qu茅bec in recent years, the risks it poses to Charter-protected rights, and the growing legal and civic efforts to push back against its unche
Norman Hillmer on Canada鈥檚 Efforts to Protect Its Sovereignty | Literary Review of Canada
June 2025 | At the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, Norman Hillmer gave a stark warning about the threat a second Trump presidency could pose to Canada. He argued that no other American president has been as openly hostile to Canadian sovereignty, describing Trump as uniquely cruel and dangerous.
Timothy Lane on Canada鈥檚 Currency in the Face of U.S. Dollar Turbulence | The Globe and Mail
May 26, 2025 | In a interview with The Globe and Mail, J.W. McConnell Visiting Professor of Practice Timothy Lane warns that Donald Trump鈥檚 threat to devalue the U.S. dollar鈥攑art of his so-called 鈥淢ar-a-Lago Accord鈥濃�攃ould severely disrupt the Canadian economy. Writing amid renewed debate over Canada鈥檚 currency strategy, Lane defends the Bank of Canada鈥檚 decision not to intervene in foreign exchange markets, even during crises like the 2008 recession or the COVID-19 pandemic.
