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Ottawa should not bend to Meta’s conditions

March 25, 2026
The Canadian government would like news back on Facebook and Instagram, but at what cost? Rather than bending on its law, deepening Canada’s dependence on a big foreign tech company for news distribution, and further undermining digital sovereignty, Ottawa should …
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Let Students Lead Canada’s Phone-Free Revolution — With Rules That Actually Hold

March 6, 2026
On the National Day of Unplugging, the conversation shouldn’t stop at logging off. Young people need more support —and greater voice —in shaping how attention and technology are managed in schools.
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Canadians want social media regulation. Parliament needs to get on with it

February 25, 2026
Setting the rules for our online spaces is core to bolstering Canada’s digital sovereignty. As the House returns, the federal government must move quickly to table a new online safety bill, and parliamentarians need to get on with it.
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Opinion | For Ontario’s finance minister, red ink is part of the job

Toronto Star | Mar 10, 2026

A piece by Toronto Star political columnist and Dais Senior Fellow, Martin Regg Cohn, on the TMU Democracy Forum featuring Ontario’s finance minister, Peter Bethlenfalvy

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André Côté: Rapidly advancing tech in the face of geopolitics and economic stress

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute | Feb 6, 2026

Our Interim Executive Director, André Côté, shared his perspective on navigating the complex challenges surrounding Canada’s digital sovereignty and artificial intelligence

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How big of a role should AI play in the public service?

CBC Ottawa | Feb 3, 2026

Our Manager of Economic Research, Viet Vu, comments on AI in the federal government in light of workforce adjustment

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Social media ban would need oversight, mother of exploited teen tells MPs

CityNews | Feb 3, 2026

Our Interim Executive Director, André Côté, commented on the need for policymakers to take action on online safety

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Opinion: The path to Canadian sovereignty runs through our democracy

Vancouver Sun | Feb 2, 2026

André Côté co-authored an op-ed examining the role of democracy in safeguarding Canadian sovereignty

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Opinion | Covering democracy often means covering the pushback against it

Toronto Star | Feb 2, 2026

A piece by the Toronto Star political columnist and TMU Senior Fellow Martin Regg Cohn, on TMU Democracy Forum featuring BBC journalist Lyse Doucet and co-hosted by Prof Sonya Fatah at TMU’s School of Journalism

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Let’s Go Phone Free at School, Canada

March 12, 2026

Next up for Heads Up: have your say online, join the student phone-free movement, get new tools for educators, and more

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Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu at DXC26

March 4, 2026

DemocracyXChange 2026: New speakers added, student discount, and more

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The choices we make, on AI, budgeting and democracy-building

February 9, 2026

Our new report on Generative AI adoption in Canada’s financial sector, Zita Cobb confirmed as a keynote speaker at DemocracyXChange 2026, and more

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Can we do something more ambitious?

January 22, 2026

DXC26 to Present Peter MacLeod, TMU Democracy Forum, Youth Champion program, and more

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Heads Up, Canada!

January 8, 2026

Our phone-free schools campaign has a new name

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Happy Holidais!

December 18, 2025

Our 2025 recap

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Disenshittification Nation

December 8, 2025

Cory Doctorow headlines DemocracyXChange 2026, Leading Through Policy Change microcredential, and more

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