Michael Geist

Digital Trade Alignment: What May Be in Play in the Canada-U.S. Trade Deal

Less than two hours before new U.S. tariffs on Canada were set to take effect, U.S. President Trump last night announced a ...
Michael GeistOpinion

Thanks For Joining the Movement: French Constitutional Council Strikes Down Kids’ Social Media Ban

French President Emmanuel Macron has been the global leader in promoting a ban on social media for kids, consistently ...
Opinion
Michael GeistOpinion

TMU Picks Damage Control Over Fixing the Damage: Behind Its Shameful Response to the Devastating Benotto Report on Campus Antisemitism

Last fall, two incidents at Toronto Metropolitan University attracted national attention: the September 2025 disruption by the group Students for Justice in Palestine at TMU of a Democracy Forum event ...
Michael Geist

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 278: Ben Waldman on Gander Social and the Challenges of Building a Sovereign Social Network

Sovereignty, whether digital sovereignty, data sovereignty, or AI sovereignty, has been the hot-button issue in Canada for months. Governments have shifted policies in hopes of addressing the issue, ...