Anil Wasif on Grounding the AI Revolution in Local Realities | Policy Magazine
August 5, 2025 | Anil Wasif, MPP '21, in his article for Policy Magazine, argues that low- and middle-income countries should prioritize context-specific solutions over expensive, large-scale AI models. He contends that successful adoption depends on adapting existing technologies to local realities. A process known as “architectural innovation” rather than pursuing capital-intensive invention.
Vincent Rigby on the Need for a Canadian Foreign Spy Service | The Walrus
August 12, 2025 | Vincent Rigby was quoted by The Walrus as one of several former Canadian intelligence leaders who have shifted from skepticism to support for creating a Canadian foreign spy agency. The article traces decades of Ottawa’s reluctance to build such a service, relying instead on allies like the U.S. and the U.K. for intelligence gathered abroad.
How EC³ Is Shaping System Thinkers in Evaluation | American Evaluation Association
August 4, 2025 | In their blog for the American Evaluation Association, PhD students Doreen Otieno and Janet Arogundade share how participating in the Evaluation Capacity Case Challenge (EC³) transformed their understanding of evaluation. EC³, led by Max Bell’s Leslie Fierro and Queen’s University’s Michelle Searle, offers graduate students a powerful opportunity to develop systems thinking through real-world evaluation challenges.
Jennifer Welsh on Canada’s Role in Filling the Global Leadership Void | The Red Passport Podcast
July 31, 2025 | On The Red Passport Podcast, Jennifer Welsh joins Louise Blais, Jeremy Kinsman, and Peter Donolo to discuss the consequences of the United States abandoning its traditional role in global leadership. Together, they reflect on what this shift means for today’s major international challenges — and how countries like Canada can help fill the gap.
Pearl Eliadis on the Legal Justification for Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones | CBC
July 30, 2025 | Quoted in a recent CBC News article, Pearl Eliadis offered legal insights on the Quebec Superior Court’s decision to uphold the 50-metre buffer zone around abortion clinics. Eliadis underscored the ruling as a necessary protection of health care access, especially amid a rising tide of anti-abortion sentiment influenced by developments in the U.S.
Chris Ragan on Rethinking Canada's Industrial Strategy | The Suburban
July 24, 2025 | Chris Ragan is quoted in The Suburban emphasizing the long-term economic benefits of cutting corporate taxes over relying on large-scale business subsidies. Nearly 25 years ago, Ragan argued that reducing taxes which inhibit investment—particularly corporate income taxes—would spur productivity, attract capital, and raise living standards.
Jennifer Welsh on Fading Western Donor Sensitivities to Global Suffering | Policy Magazine
July 26, 2025 | Jennifer Welsh is quoted in Policy Magazine saying that “something cognitive has happened” to Western donor sensitivities to the misery of others. She notes that public outrage over the war in Gaza appears to be the exception rather than the rule, pointing to a broader decline in empathy and responsiveness from governments and publics alike toward global humanitarian crises.
Anil Wasif on Confronting Institutional Decay After the Dhaka School Tragedy | Policy Magazine
July 23, 2025 | Anil Wasif, MPP ’21, writes in Policy Magazine about the painful disconnect between high-level development discourse and lived tragedy, reflecting on the deadly crash of a military jet into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh that claimed 32 lives.
Isabella Coronado Doria MPP '25 on Canada’s Need for Stronger Online Safety Laws | Policy Magazine
July 20, 2025 | MPP 25 Isabella Coronado Doria wrote an opinion piece for Policy Magazine addressing the urgent need for stronger regulation of digital platforms to protect children’s mental health and safety. The article highlights the tragic story of Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old who developed a harmful virtual relationship with a chatbot, leading to his suicide and a lawsuit against the platform for inadequate safety measures.
Ricardo Chejfec MPP '21 and Abigail Jackson MPP '23 on Why Canada’s Nation-Building Projects Need a Skills Revolution | Policy Options
July 16, 2025 | Abigail Jackson, MPP '23, and Ricardo Chejfec, MPP '21, along with Rachel Samson, co-wrote an article in Policy Options arguing that Canada’s push to accelerate major infrastructure and energy projects must be matched by an ambitious strategy to build the local skills needed to support them.
Marc Fortin on Rethinking University Research to Drive Canadian Innovation | Canada's National Observer
July 11, 2025 | In an opinion piece published in Canada’s National Observer, Marc Fortin, alongside Richard Gold, Evan Henry, and Martin Bader, argue that Canada should seize the moment created by U.S. research setbacks to build a stronger, more collaborative innovation ecosystem.
MPP '25 Al-Amin Ahamed on Why the Ideology Behind Conversion Therapy Still Persists | Policy Magazine
July 14, 2025 | In an article for Policy Magazine, MPP '25 Al-Amin Ahamed examined the gap between Canada’s 2022 federal ban on conversion therapy and the ongoing harm caused by its underlying ideology. While Bill C-4 made it a criminal offence to attempt to change or suppress someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity, Ahamed warns that the ideology behind these practices has simply evolved—adopting new language and methods that fall outside the law’s reach.
Pearl Eliadis on Potential United Nations Challenge to Bills 21 and 96 | Montreal Now with Aaron Rand
June 16, 2025 | Speaking on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand, Pearl Eliadis cautioned that if Canada’s Supreme Court does not act to limit Quebec’s use of the notwithstanding clause in laws such as Bills 21 and 96, the anglophone community may need to seek recourse through the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Pearl Eliadis on Challenging Quebec’s Bills 21 and 96 at the UN | City News Montreal
July 12, 2025 | Pearl Eliadis spoke to CityNews Montreal about the potential to challenge Quebec’s Bills 21 and 96 before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Eliadis explained that bringing the case to the UN would aim “to get the UN committee's view” on whether the laws violate international human rights obligations. The interview highlights growing legal interest in using international mechanisms to confront the controversial legislation.
Vincent Rigby on the Challenges Ahead for the Canada-EU Defence Pact | Expert Group on Canada-US Relations
June 2025 | Vincent Rigby, alongside other senior experts, co-authored a white paper analyzing the Canada-EU Security and Defence Partnership. While the agreement aims to reduce reliance on U.S. defence suppliers and expand access to the European market, the report warns that its success is far from guaranteed.
