/channels/news_feeds/all/term/in_the_headlines/rss en /channels/channels/news/new-report-canada-and-future-ai-inclusive-prosperit-372711 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>April 22, 2026 | The <a href="https://www.mediatechdemocracy.com">Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy</a> has co-published a new summary report, Canada and the Future of AI for Inclusive Prosperity, with Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Expert Group on Canada and the Future of Development Cooperation. Drawing on a February 2026 roundtable of 19 Canadian and international experts, the report calls on Canada to adopt a more strategic and coherent approach to AI.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/mtd-ai-inclusive-report-banner.png?itok=NIZIDAcg" width="160" height="64" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:45:04 +0000 webfull 217841 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-human-rights-work-home-and-abroad-difference-makers-372706 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:45:12 +0000 webfull 217833 at /channels /channels/channels/news/jennifer-welsh-us-interest-canadian-politics-cbc-news-372703 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/cbc_news.png?itok=maiWYxEK" width="160" height="18" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:58:34 +0000 webfull 217829 at /channels /channels/channels/news/jennifer-welsh-receives-2026-ndg-mna-medal-372668 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>April 10, 2026 | <strong>Jennifer Welsh</strong> was among ten recipients honoured at the second annual NDG MNA Medal Ceremony, hosted by Désirée McGraw, Member of the National Assembly for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, at Villa Maria College. The medal recognizes leaders, builders, and changemakers whose work helps shape the NDG community and, in many cases, leaves a lasting mark on Quebec.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/welsh-ndg-mna-medal.jpg?itok=63UXiSJw" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:04:34 +0000 webfull 217782 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-religious-accommodation-under-quebecs-secularism-laws-hrreporter-372650 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>April 20, 2026 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> spoke to HRReporter on how Quebec's Bills 94 and 9 are reshaping religious accommodation. The "sleeper" issue for HR teams, Eliadis argues, is Bill 9's replacement of the "undue hardship" threshold with a "more than minimal hardship" standard, letting employers refuse religious accommodation on the basis of minor inconvenience.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:16:30 +0000 webfull 217758 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-future-notwithstanding-clause-canadaland-politics-372649 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Arpil 7, 2026 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> joined Canadaland Politics to break down what's at stake as the Supreme Court of Canada wraps up its longest-ever hearing on Quebec's Bill 21, the province's law restricting religious symbols in public-sector jobs.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:10:16 +0000 webfull 217756 at /channels /channels/channels/news/elijah-maubert-algorithmic-pricing-cbc-listen-372646 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>April 2, 2026 | MPP'25 Elijah Maubert spoke to CBC about algorithmic pricing as Manitoba moves to ban the tactic under Bill 49. Drawing on a 2025 <a href="/maxbellschool/policy-lab-2025/algorithmic-pricing">Max Bell Policy Lab project</a> co-authored for the Competition Bureau of Canada, Maubert weighs both sides: AI pricing can help smaller firms compete, but it can also produce unintentional collusion when competitors rely on the same software.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/01232025_cbc_listen.png?itok=XplRCn3M" width="160" height="55" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:47:46 +0000 webfull 217754 at /channels /channels/channels/news/vincent-rigby-expanding-canadas-foreign-intelligence-capabilities-canadian-press-372436 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>April 10, 2026 | Vincent Rigby weighs in on renewed debate over whether Canada should expand its foreign intelligence capabilities following the release of an internal CSIS memo. He notes that shifting geopolitical dynamics, including strained relations with key allies, make it timely to revisit how Canada gathers intelligence abroad. Rigby calls for a comprehensive review and public debate on the issue and emphasizes the need to define what role a Canadian foreign intelligence service should play while balancing effectiveness with accountability and oversight.</p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:58:50 +0000 webfull 217474 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-supreme-court-challenge-bill-21-cjad-radio-372198 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>March 30, 2026 | Following four days of hearings at the Supreme Court of Canada, Pearl Eliadis spoke to <em>CJAD Radio</em>about the key legal questions at the heart of the challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21. She outlined three central issues before the Court: whether there are limits to the use of the notwithstanding clause, how minority language rights under Section 23 of the Charter intersect with the law, and whether other constitutional provisions could reinforce Charter protections.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:38:14 +0000 webfull 217144 at /channels /channels/channels/news/aengus-bridgman-how-algorithms-perpetuate-disinformation-savoir-media-372166 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>MEO Director Aengus Bridgman was recently featured in Savoir média's digital series <i>La guerre des cerveaux </i>(War of the Mind), in an episode titled, <i>Les algorithmes comme armes de guerres</i> (Algorithms as weapons of war).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/aengus_bridgman_savoir_media_episode.png?itok=BAsfMKNX" width="160" height="93" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:28:49 +0000 webfull 217110 at /channels