February 10, 2026 | Vincent Rigby and Adam Chapnick argue that Ottawa should move quickly to appoint Canada's next National Security and Intelligence Adviser following Nathalie Drouin's resignation. They reflect on the evolution and growing significance of the position within the Privy Council Office and the importance of timely appointment and clearly defined responsibilities. Canada has not issued a comprehensive National Security Strategy in over two decades, and Rigby calls for its return under the next National Security and Intelligence Adviser.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced the Canada Grocery and Essentials Benefit, a direct payment for low-income Canadians that will replace the GST credit. While it should improve the purchasing power of those who need it most, it won’t lower grocery prices. “To lower the grocery bills, we need to improve our food supply chains in Canada,” says Yu Ma, a Professor of Marketing at McGill Desautels.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2026
AI is changing the workplace, but it usually doesn’t replace entire jobs. Before laying people off because of ‘AI efficiencies’, employers need a solid plan. “We may or may not overestimate how much AI will affect the world of work, but we’ve figured out that it does not destroys jobs, it destroys tasks,” says Lisa Cohen, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at McGill Desautels.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2026
Artificial intelligence is expected to reshape the labour market, but its impact won’t be felt evenly across all types of jobs. In Quebec, roughly 59 per cent of jobs are considered highly exposed to AI—meaning the technology is likely to change how people work rather than eliminate roles outright.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump recently accused Canada of refusing to certify U.S.-made Gulfstream aircraft and threatened to retaliate by decertifying Canadian-made planes in the United States—an action that would effectively ground them. But, as is often the case with Trump’s more extreme threats, his staff quickly walked it back.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2026
The Munich Security Conference, which opened today and runs until Feb. 15, is a leading forum for discussions on international security. It is attended by heads of state and ministers of defence and foreign affairs from around the world.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2026
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) presented the third edition of the Amazing Brain Science Talks in partnership with Brain Canada Foundation and the Brain-Heart Interconnectome at the Grande Bibliothèque, welcoming over 100 attendees.
The afternoon featured expert talks on pressing topics in brain and heart health, along with a reception and scientific poster session led by Montreal-based trainees.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2026
McGill and Queen’s University researchers have built an improved version of a computer that uses light to solve extremely hard problems more quickly and at larger scale than existing systems, without the need for cryogenic cooling.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2026
Scientists have identified a pattern of gene activity present in some female survivors of childhood abuse that is associated with an elevated risk of depression.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2026
Authors: Katrin Tinn
Publication: Management Science
Forthcoming. Published Online: 1 Aug 2025, Articles in Advance.
Accepted for the Special Issue on Digital Finance
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Published on: 12 Feb 2026
February 11, 2026 | Kyle Matthews spoke with CTV News about the rising death toll in Iran and what could come next. As the government’s crackdown is being described as the deadliest in modern Iranian history, Matthews reflects on the regime’s escalating repression, the resilience of protesters, and how the international community may respond in the weeks ahead.
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Published on: 12 Feb 2026
Following a deadly mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. and a murder-suicide in Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg, Que. this week, a McGill University expert is available to speak about the psychological toll of gun violence.
Tina Montreuil, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University is available to comment on the following topics:
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Published on: 12 Feb 2026
Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused population crashes carry long-lasting genetic traces of that history, such as reduced genetic diversity. Because genetic diversity helps species adapt to climate change, disease and other stresses, the study suggests it is vital to consider a population’s history-influenced genetics alongside its size and habitat in conservation planning.
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Published on: 12 Feb 2026
A new McGill study suggests that problematic social media use among teens is in part related to broader social inequalities.
Zékai Lu, a PhD student in McGill’s Department of Sociology and author of the study, had set out to determine whether problematic social media use is driven mainly by individual traits or whether the social environment of the country a teen lives in also plays a significant role.
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Published on: 11 Feb 2026
February 11, 2026 | In a new report for the Canada-US Experts Group, Vincent Rigby and Lawrence Herman examine the implications of renewed U.S. expansionist rhetoric for Canada's Arctic sovereignty.
They argue that Donald Trump's annexation threats to Greenland highlight broader strategic risks for Canada, and Washington's longstanding rejection of Canada's claim that the Northwest Passage constitutes internal waters. Rigby and Herman argue that the United States must respond urgently by increasing its Arctic presence and meeting its NATO and NORAD commitments.
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Published on: 11 Feb 2026
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