Husein Pumaya Yakubu on Transparency as a Tool for Long-Term Governance in Ghana | Policy Magazine
MPP '25 Husein Pumaya Yakubu highlights the limitations of transparency in Ghana鈥檚 post-pandemic governance. While former president Nana Akufo-Addo鈥檚 transparent communication during COVID-19 initially unified citizens, Yakubu argues it masked deeper issues like economic mismanagement and rising debt.
Aengus Bridgman on Combating Information Manipulation in Social Media During Elections | CBC
April 9th, 2025 | Aengus Bridgman from the Media Ecosystem Observatory was interviewed by CBC鈥檚 Farah Nasser, where he highlighted the dangers of unregulated social media during elections. With a vast, active audience and minimal oversight, social media platforms have become prime spaces for information manipulation. Bridgman discusses how misinformation spreads on these platforms and shares key insights on what to look out for in social media feeds as the election approaches.
Taylor Owen and Helen A. Hayes on Protecting Canada鈥檚 Digital Sovereignty Through Unified Regulation | The Globe and Mail
April 7th, 2025 | Taylor Owen and Helen A. Hayes wrote an opinion piece arguing that Canada鈥檚 failure to regulate its digital space is no longer just a tech policy issue鈥攊t鈥檚 a national security concern. With rising disinformation and direct interference from the U.S., Canadians now view the United States as a greater foreign threat than China or Russia.
Nickson Mugabi on Lessons for Uganda's Fiscal Model | Policy Magazine
March 31, 2025 | MPP '25 Nickson Mugabi鈥檚 wrote that while Uganda has made efforts to improve fiscal transparency, weak institutions and lack of accountability continue to undermine public trust. Drawing on Niall Ferguson鈥檚 warning that transparency without reform can deepen cynicism, Mugabi points to Uganda鈥檚 low budget transparency score and high-profile corruption scandals as evidence.
Vincent Rigby on a new Strategic Canadian Foreign Policy | Policy Options
April 3, 2025 | Professor聽Vincent Rigby聽and聽Norman Hillmer, wrote about the lack of strategic approach of Canada to world affairs and how it has been slow to react to rapidly changing threats.
Taylor Owen on Social media platforms鈥� election-integrity initiatives lack transparency | The Globe and Mail
April 1, 2025 | Professor Taylor Owen聽spoke on the new social media regulations as the elections approaches closer. If social-media companies wanted to help improve election integrity, they could share what鈥檚 happening on their platforms with researchers, said Owen.
Chris Ragan on the end of Carbon Tax | CBC News
April 1, 2025 |聽Chris Ragan, explained that the end of carbon tax and how it will be affect Canadians in an news article at CBC. Ragan says the drop in prices could be more gradual, though he agrees it is coming.
How disinformation, fake news and foreign interference threaten Canadian election | Montreal Gazette
March 31, 2025 |聽Aengus Bridgman, director of the聽Media Ecosystem Observatory聽(MEO), spoke with The聽Gazette about the threats of fake news, deepfakes and foreign interference infiltrating your social media feed have never been higher.聽He cites an evolving geopolitical landscape, a reduction of safeguards by the main social media platforms and the advent of generative AI as game changers in the lead-up to election day o
Aengus Bridgman on the 2025 Federal Election, Social Media Platforms, and Misinformation | The Law Bytes
March 31, 2025 |聽Aengus Bridgman, director of the聽Media Ecosystem Observatory聽(MEO), explains聽about the state of the major platforms in Canada in 2025, how our information ecosystem is vulnerable to misinformation, and what we should be doing about it.聽A contributor to聽studies聽on information issues in multiple federal and provincial elections, he is one of Canada鈥檚 leading experts on misinformation, digital a
What problem is Pierre Poilievre trying to solve with his TFSA proposal? | Toronto Star
March 30, 2025 | Professor聽Jennifer Robson is the 2024-25 McConnell Visiting Scholar.聽For the last 20 years, there has been no limit to how much you can invest outside of Canada in tax-preferred savings accounts like TFSAs and RRSPs.
Jennifer Welsh on Canada Surviving in the Era of Trump's Administration | TVO Today
March 11, 2025 |聽Director聽Jennifer Welsh聽spoke about Canada surviving under Trump administration on TVO Today.聽Canada's foreign policy has long been influenced by the USA. So an important question arises now, how does Canada navigate in this new political climate?
Taylor Owen on Eroding Journalism & Disinformation During an Election | CBC News
March 24, 2025 |聽With trust in journalism eroding, disinformation once fringe is now mainstream. Much of it is spreading on social media. Professor聽Taylor Owen聽says the online media environment in Canada is more fragile and vulnerable to manipulation than ever before. A dangerous situation at the best of times even more so during an election.
Aengus Bridgman on Fighting Misinformation on Social Media | CBC Listen
March 21, 2025 | Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory聽(MEO), explains what worries him about the information voters are getting online this election and how to make sure one doesn't get duped on a podcast The House with Catherine Cullen.
Pearl Eliadis on Religious Symbol Ban in Schools | The Weekly Voice
March 21, 2025 | Professor Pearl Eliadis聽on banning of religious symbol in schools explains that the government鈥檚 use of the notwithstanding clause indicates it is aware the bill would not survive a Charter challenge. 鈥淭his is a government trying to out-PQ the PQ,鈥� Eliadis said, referring to the rival Parti Qu茅b茅cois and its focus on identity politics.
Vincent Rigby on The End of Arctic Exceptionalism | CSIS
March 20, 2025 | Professor聽Vincent Rigby spoke on聽the end of arctic exceptionalism on a podcast episode of Center for Strategic &聽International Studies.
