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Pearl Eliadis on Finding Solutions to Combat Montreal's Homelessness Crisis | ICI RDI

webfull — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:24:44 +0000

November 17, 2025 | Pearl Eliadis recently spoke to Radio-Canada's ICI RDI on the right to housing as a proposed tool to combat homelessness.

Currently in Quebec, there is no explicitly stated right to guaranteed housing. Eliadis discussed the role of the state in protecting vulnerable populations, as well as how the Quebec government can take action to treat housing as a top priority.

Published: 17 November 2025

Vincent Rigby on What Budget 2025 Means for Canada’s Defence Industry | CDA Institute

webfull — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:26:59 +0000

On the Conference Defence Associations Institute's Expert Series, Vincent Rigby analyzed the 2025 Canadian Budget's major increase in defence spending and the creation of the Defence Investment Agency. He welcomed the focus on procurement reform and a stronger defence industrial base, while cautioning that new machinery will take time to deliver results. Rigby also stressed the importance of transparency and steady cooperation with the United States through NORAD and other defence efforts.

Published: 17 November 2025

Pearl Eliadis on Free Speech Rights in Quebec School Disciplinary Case | The Montreal Gazette

webfull — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:04:32 +0000

November 11, 2025 | The Montreal Gazette reported on a case involving a Montreal West high school student who was disciplined after posting comments critical of Israel on her private social media account. The student’s family argues that the school violated her right to freedom of expression and plans to file a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal, while the English Montreal School Board maintains that the posts breached its anti-bullying policy.

Published: 12 November 2025

Pearl Eliadis on Understanding and Using the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | Democracy, Explained

webfull — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:55:54 +0000

November 12, 2025 | Pearl Eliadis was featured on Apathy is Boring’s new podcast Democracy, Explained in an episode titled “Know Your Rights.” The discussion focuses on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, what it means in everyday life, and why it matters for young people who want to understand and exercise their rights. The Democracy, Explained series aims to make democratic institutions and principles more accessible, helping listeners better understand how they can participate in and shape democracy in Canada.

Published: 12 November 2025

Vincent Rigby on the Case for a Real National Defence Strategy | RAUSI

webfull — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:53:56 +0000

October 31, 2025 | Vincent Rigby spoke at Canada's Missing Playbook, a RAUSI webinar series from the Rocky Mountain Conference on Security and Defence. He discussed the absence of a coherent national framework guiding Canada's defence and called for stronger leadership and coordination across the government. Rigby argued that effective national security depends on a clear purpose and the political will to turn commitments into action

Published: 5 November 2025

Anil Wasif on Canada's Immigration Policy Breakdown | Policy Magazine

webfull — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:28:43 +0000

October 30, 2025 | Writing in Policy Magazine, MPP '21 Anil Wasif reflected on the opening of the 2025 Max Bell Lecture in Calgary, featuring Globe and Mail columnist Tony Keller. Drawing on Keller's book Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong, Wasif explored how weak governance and competing interests have eroded public trust in Canada's immigration system.

Published: 3 November 2025

Vincent Rigby on Canada–India Relations and National Security Tensions | CTV News

webfull — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:40:04 +0000

October 21, 2025 | Vincent Rigby discussed on a panel with fellow former national security advisors Jody Thomas and Richard Fadden on CTV’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos about the increasingly strained relationship between Canada and India. The panel explored issues of trust following the expulsion of Canada’s last envoy to India and examined broader national security concerns shaping the bilateral relationship.

Published: 21 October 2025

ɬ�﷬ roundtable on Arctic sovereignty and security focuses on co-operation, Indigenous partnerships | ɬ�﷬ Reporter

webfull — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:40:24 +0000

October 16, 2025 | Vincent Rigby spoke at a ɬ�﷬ roundtable on Arctic sovereignty and security that examined Canada’s northern strategy amid rising geopolitical tensions. He emphasized that national defence cannot be addressed through military means alone, calling for a broader approach grounded in partnership and community well-being. “You can’t have national security without human security,” he said, pointing to the need for sustainable development and trust with Indigenous communities.

Published: 20 October 2025

The roots of Quebec's secularism debate, why it isn't going away — and who it benefits | CBC

webfull — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:32:26 +0000

October 19, 2025 | In a CBC News story examining Quebec’s debate over secularism, new proposals to ban public prayer have reignited long-standing divisions over the role of religion in public life. Pearl Eliadis explains that what is often called secularism in Quebec reflects laïcité, a stricter model that seeks to exclude religion from the public sphere. She warns that pushing this approach too far risks creating a new form of isolationism rooted in the province’s past.

Published: 20 October 2025

Vincent Rigby on Canada’s Shift Toward U.S. Missile Defence | The Globe and Mail

webfull — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:25:28 +0000

October 10, 2025 | Professor Vincent Rigby was featured in The Globe and Mail on Canada’s decision to collaborate with the United States on the Golden Dome missile defence initiative. Drawing on his previous experience as Director-General of Policy Planning at the Department of National Defence during the 2005 ballistic missile defence discussions, Rigby recalled that American proposals at the time lacked clarity and detail.

Published: 15 October 2025