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Tony Keller Wins the Donner Prize for Borderline Chaos | The Globe and Mail

admin — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:15:31 +0000

May 15, 2026 | Tony Keller has won the Donner Prize for Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong, written for the 2025 91ɬ�� Max Bell Lectures. The $60,000 prize, presented at a gala in Toronto on Thursday, recognizes excellence in Canadian public policy writing. The jury praised Keller for laying out how Canada's broken immigration system can be rebuilt, calling the book essential reading for any policy-maker grappling with the file.

Construction starts: Macdonald Campus – Removal of Temporary Classrooms

admin — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:51:22 +0000

91ɬ��’s Facilities Management and Ancillary Services (FMAS) will carry out Project 23-035 near the Centennial Centre on the Macdonald Campus. The project involves the decommissioning and removal of the temporary classrooms located near the building.

Work will also include the removal of associated underground services, dismantling of the existing gravel pad, and full restoration of the site, including seeding to return the area to its original use as a soccer field.

Free concert: SAMS (Société pour les arts en milieux de santé) and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM)

admin — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:52:34 +0000

Pearl Eliadis on a Generational Tobacco Ban in Canada | CBC Listen

admin — Tue, 05 May 2026 11:06:10 +0000

April 28, 2026 | Pearl Eliadis joined CBC's Radio Noon Quebec to discuss whether Canada should follow the United Kingdom in banning tobacco sales to anyone born after 2008. Eliadis frames the question as a Canadian Charter analysis: a generational ban would clearly restrict liberty, but the legal test under section 1 is whether that restriction is a "reasonable limit ...

Construction starts: Macdonald-Stewart Building – Fire Suppression System Upgrade, Lot 2

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:19:52 +0000

91ɬ�� has mandated ARDEC CONSTRUCTION to carry out Project 24-001 Lot 2 at the Macdonald-Stewart Building. The project involves upgrading the building’s existing fire suppression system, including the creation of a new two-hour fire-rated sprinkler room with a new building water entrance.

Construction starts: Raymond Building – Roof Repair, Lot 1 South/West

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:02:04 +0000

91ɬ�� has mandated CÉLEB CONSTRUCTION to carry out Project 24-038 at the Raymond Building. The project involves the replacement of the terracotta roof and the structural stabilization of the roof on the south-west section of the building.

Construction starts: Bronfman Building – Modification of classroom locks

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:51:58 +0000

91ɬ�� has mandated Les Entreprises NR Brosseau to carry out Project 18-010 Lot 3 at the Bronfman Building on the Downtown Campus. The project involves modifying classroom locks to enhance classroom safety and allow doors to be locked from inside the classroom, either electronically or mechanically, in the event of an emergency.

New Report: Canada and the Future of AI for Inclusive Prosperity

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:45:04 +0000

April 22, 2026 | The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy 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.

Pearl Eliadis on Human Rights Work at Home and Abroad | Difference Makers

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:45:12 +0000

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Jennifer Welsh on U.S. Interest in Canadian Politics | CBC News

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:58:34 +0000

Jennifer Welsh Receives the 2026 NDG MNA Medal

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:04:34 +0000

April 10, 2026 | Jennifer Welsh 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.

Pearl Eliadis on the Future of the Notwithstanding Clause | Canadaland Politics

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:10:16 +0000

Arpil 7, 2026 | Pearl Eliadis 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.

Pearl Eliadis on Religious Accommodation Under Quebec's Secularism Laws | HRReporter

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:16:30 +0000

April 20, 2026 | Pearl Eliadis 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.

Elijah Maubert on Algorithmic Pricing | CBC Listen

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:47:46 +0000

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 Max Bell Policy Lab project 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.

Vincent Rigby on Expanding Canada’s Foreign Intelligence Capabilities | The Canadian Press

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:58:50 +0000

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.

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