Expert: Foreign interference in Canadian elections
Canada’s commission on foreign interference in elections is expected to table its report today. The commission looked both at possible foreign interference in the federal elections of 2019 and 2021, and at whether Canadian institutions can detect and block future interference.
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Collaborative Effort Maps 250,000 km of Canada's Coastline
A newly published dataset in Scientific Data highlights the results of a collaborative effort led by Prof. Bendixen and the in 2022. During a workathon, 10 students contributed to gathering data along 250,000 km of Canada’s coastline, culminating in a significant contribution to coastal research.Published: 27 January 2025
‘Last Ice Area’ in the Arctic could disappear much sooner than previously thought
The Arctic’s “Last Ice Area” (LIA) — a vital habitat for ice-dependent species — might disappear within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean becomes ice-free in summer, which is expected to occur sometime around mid-century, a by researchers using a high-resolution model has found.Published: 27 January 2025
DISE's Paul Zanazanian Releases New Book and Podcast Series
Professor Paul Zanazanian from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education is very pleased to announce the publication of his new book and the release of his new podcast series.
Paul's new book, , published by University of Toronto Press (2025), introduces a novel approach to examining how people construct and employ historical knowledge for navigating their daily lives.Published: 27 January 2025
Construction Starts: Life Sciences Complex - Shaft Reconstruction (Room 140)
Please be advised that has mandated “Priest Construction-Électricité” to carry out the following project:14-140 Life Sciences Complex – Shaft Reconstruction at room 140
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Construction start date:January 27, 2025
Planned construction end date:February 21, 2025Published: 27 January 2025
Dean Robert Leckey appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
With mixed feelings, the Faculty of Law extends its sincerest congratulations to the Hon. Robert Leckey on his appointment to the Superior Court of Quebec, District of Montreal. His appointment, effective immediately, was announced by the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on 27 January 2025. Justice Leckey replaces Justice Christian Immer, BCL’91, LLB’91, who has been elevated to the Court of Appeal of Quebec.Published: 27 January 2025
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Supreme Court of Canada will hear a legal challenge of Quebec’s Bill 21 | iHeart
January 23, 2025 | On the Montreal Now with Aaron Rand podcast,Pearl Eliadis discussed Quebec’s Bill 21 and its Supreme Court challenge. She highlighted the months-long legal process ahead, with both sides submitting extensive documentation before a decision is reached. Eliadis called the case a key opportunity for Canada to reflect on how the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is applied.Published: 27 January 2025
Quebec’s Ban on Religious Symbols | The New York Times
January 25, 2025 | The SupremeCourt of Canada will decide whether a law that Quebec enacted in 2019, barring public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, violates their rights. Professor Pearl Eliadis saidthat while one of the main tenets of Quebec’s secularism was the idea that the state should be a neutral actor, she thought the law had imposed the government’s viewpoint of what nonreligion ought to look like in the public service.Published: 27 January 2025
LGBTQ2S+ advocates fear for trans rights | CTV News
January 23, 2025 |Organizations advocating for LGBTQ2S+ rights in Quebec are speaking out against comments made by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who said he’s only aware of two genders. Professor andHuman rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis said there’s a lot of disinformation on social media conflating sex and gender.Published: 27 January 2025
Expert: Quebec teens’ attitudes to cell phone use in schools
Most of the 500 Quebec teens surveyed recently are opposed to the use of cell phones in schools. The research was conducted as part of the first phase of work by a examining the impact of screens and social media on the health and development of youth.Published: 27 January 2025
Geography Department celebrates 80th anniversary
’s Department of Geography turns 80 this year! This milestone marks the anniversary of George Kimble’s appointment as ’s first Professor of Geography and Department Chair on January 1, 1945.
Read the full announcement from the Faculty of Science here.
Published: 24 January 2025
's Department of Psychology ranks 21st in the Times Higher Education Top 50 list
provides a top-tier education in a wide variety of fields, as highlighted in the, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE).
ranks among the top 90in the worldin all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50.Thenumber ofinstitutions ofhigher educationconsidered varied by discipline, from 389 forLawto1,488 for Engineering.Published: 24 January 2025
Geography Department celebrates 80th anniversary
’s Department of Geography turns 80 this year!
This milestone marks the anniversary of George Kimble’s appointment as ’s first Professor of Geography and Department Chair on January 1, 1945.
Kimble, who had previously been a meteorologist with the Royal Navy, was allocated two rooms in the Arts Building (rooms 30 and 38) by the Faculty of Arts and Science to lay the foundation for the new department. A few months later, F.K. Hare was appointed as ’s second Professor of Geography (eventually becoming Dean of Arts and Science in 1961).Published: 24 January 2025
Have you spotted these clues in your email?
Attackers, scammers, marketers: these days they’re all taking advantage of AI to generate polished, typo-free content. Figuring out if an email is legitimate has definitely become more challenging. But when you access your email through Microsoft Outlook, you benefit from several extra features that help protect you from phishing.
Keep an eye out for: phishing safety tipsPublished: 24 January 2025
Aftab Ahmed on Meta’s dominance | Policy Magazine
January 22, 2025 |Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsAppcommandover three billion active monthly users worldwide. In the Policy Magazine, he wrote "Meta faces no competition capable of challenging its influence.Published: 23 January 2025
Education Named 3rd in Canada, 38th Globally
According to, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE), ranks among the top 90in the worldin all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50.TheUniversityplacedthird in Canadain in EducationStudies and six other domains.THE’s subject rankings evaluate 11 disciplines based on five performance indicators: teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook and Industry.Published: 23 January 2025
Prestigious chairs renewed for two colleagues
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the reappointment of Professor Allison Christians as holder of the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Taxation Law, and Professor Marie Manikis as William Dawson Scholar. Their appointments have been renewed for seven and five years, respectively.Published: 23 January 2025
Revisiting the Last Ice Area projections from a high-resolution Global Earth System Model
(Madeleine Fol, Bruno Tremblay, Stephanie Pfirman, Robert Newton, Stephen Howell, Jean-François Lemieux)
Published: 23 January 2025
Expert: Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge to Quebec’s secularism law (Bill 21)
The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it would hear a legal challenge to Quebec’s Act Respecting the Laicity of the State, also known as Bill 21.
This expert from is available to share her insights:Published: 23 January 2025