Scholar Lisa Gasson-Gardner from Mount Royal University wrote for The Conversation about the far-right in Canada. In the informative piece my work with The Tyee was quoted. A great piece if you are interested in the topic.
Month: June 2025
CRT Controversy with the WDSCB
The Waterloo District School Board responded to accusations based on slides from a training program in 2024. An anonymous member submitted to June News, formerly True North, a slide they argue states that using the word “family” is racist. This discussion stems from the anti-CRT moral panic, and is reminiscent of how Chris Rufo began the moral panic. I spoke to CBC in Kitchener Waterloo about this topic and the implications.
Populism in Canada
On June 10th I was a member of a panel for The Agenda with Steve Paikin on TVO, to discuss populism in Canada after the “Freedom Convoys.” It was a great discussion with scholars about the last federal election, populism, and politics in the nation. Scholars from political science, and myself bringing in conspiracy theories did not always agree, but it was lively!