CEO @thesamaracentre and Senior Fellow @masseycollege. Host #HumansoftheHouse. Civic engagement + access to justice advocate. @sabreenadelhon.bsky.social
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Thanks @CIAJ_ICAJ, Anthony & @HeidiTworek for the chance to talk about how technology is shaping Canada's democratic culture and the access to justice implications for our society.
➡️Learn more about @TheSamaraCentre's Verified project samaracentre.ca/verified #cdnpoli #A2J
🌍 🎧 Hear Sabreena Delhon (@SabreenaDelhon) & Dr. Heidi Tworek (@HeidiTworek) on online hate & democracy in this podcast. Then meet them live at the Democracy, Rule of Law & Independence Conference (Nov. 18–20, Ottawa/Online).
🔗 Listen: ciaj-icaj.ca/en/podcasts/dem…
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Mark International Day of Democracy by endorsing a Canadian Democracy Endowment that supports democratic infrastructure, civic capacity-building, and civil society organizations. The CDE is the top recommendation in our pre-budget submission.
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I’m honoured to share that the Supreme Court of Canada has granted @TheSamaraCentre leave to intervene in a landmark case challenging Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Bill 21.
Learn more: samaracentre.ca/articles/sam…
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📣 Calling all postsecondary professors! Add our 🎙️ Group Chat podcast to your syllabi. It covers Canadian society, 💻 tech, 🌍 identity, ⚖️ law, 📜 history & 🏛️ policy & governance.
Teaching resources 👉buff.ly/m2oaC9n
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Excited to join the board of @SamaraCDA: an org I’ve admired since "Tragedy in the Commons first dropped and again when "Humans of the House" became my go-to podcast rec.!
Grateful to @zainvelji & @SabreenaDelhon. Thrilled to support Samara’s next chapter! #cdnpoli
We’re excited to warmly welcome Gregory Belton (@HUBInsurance) & Petros Kusmu @kusmu (@AlpineVistasCap) to our Board!
A huge thanks to outgoing member Chad Rogers for his two terms of service.
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🌎🇨🇦With global & local politics more connected than ever, we explore how diaspora communities navigate the threat of foreign interference and the power of belonging in civic life. @JaskaranSandu_, @neeeda & @SabreenaDelhon break it down on Group Chat 🎙️. buff.ly/YVF6wOd
This week's Group Chat episode is not your average tech/democracy conversation! Prepare for some twists as Audrey Tang, Glen Weyl and Bianca Wylie consider what the future of our democracy can hold if we value community/consensus over outrage/profit. Is this even possible?
💻🗳️ Can tech save democracy? @audreyt & @glenweyl say we need more, not less. Plus, @biancawylie joins to explore the limits of tech and democracy.
Host @SabreenaDelhon just added you to the Group Chat 🎙️. Listen now! 🎧 buff.ly/BJHREVh
Episode 4: Is Technology Democracy’s Saviour or Downfall?samaracentre.ca/articles/epi…
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In this week’s Group Chat episode we’re linking the notwithstanding clause with Dave Chappelle, Roseanne, the Joker + Wolverine…? Don't miss hearing how lawyers Karin Galldin (@GPLLP) and Warda Shazadi Meighen (@LandingsLaw ) break it all down. samaracentre.ca/articles/epi… #a2j
Is the notwithstanding clause a safeguard or a threat? 🤔 A hero like Wolverine 🦸♂️ or a wildcard like The Joker?🃏
@SabreenaDelhon breaks it down with @Wshazadimeighen, Karin Galldin & @PeterLBiro. 🎧 Listen today buff.ly/6cBekDz
You’ll also hear from legal scholar @PeterLBiro whose work helped to shape this episode - check out his edited volume The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter: Rights, Reforms and Controversies (@McGillQueensUP ) in our show notes.
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🗳️ Democracy is evolving! What bold ideas are bridging the gap between people & power?
Recorded LIVE @IRPP in Montreal, @SabreenaDelhon chats with Malorie Flon (@INM_voix), @biancawylie (@digitalpublic) & Sarah Yaffe (@masslbp).
Join the Group Chat 🎙️:
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What does a group chat have to do with humanity in politics? Annamie Paul breaks it down for us in this first episode of @TheSamaraCentre’s new podcast Group Chat.
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📱💬 A secret, all-women, cross-partisan group chat was a lifeline for former Green Party leader Annamie Paul @annamiepaul.
It even inspired our NEW podcast hosted by @SabreenaDelhon. 🎙️Join our Group Chat, LISTEN NOW 🎧 buff.ly/2yDP9rm
Ahead of the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences meeting we're bringing some bright minds together to talk about how academia can respond to this period of democratic backsliding. Join us on Wednesday.
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Democracy is under strain—and so is academic freedom. How can scholars help defend civic life and support democracy in Canada? Join us and @federation_hss at our webinar: May 28 at 1pm EST to explore the role of the humanities + social sciences. buff.ly/hrh8ghM
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Our 3rd VERIFIED report looks at media on Canada's largest subreddit - which news sources were present, permitted and popular.
👉 Go to buff.ly/pqYpw7t. Find out which 🇨🇦 media sources show up, if 🇺🇸 news is having a strong impact, & how moderation shapes online news.
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.@thesamaracentre released a new project called “Verified” which is aimed at monitoring online election conversation on digital spaces like Reddit.
Watch our interview with Samara's CEO @SabreenaDelhon: youtu.be/W2lYLV_cDBU
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VERIFIED is a project from @TheSamaraCentre that helps Canadians make sense of online political conversations during #Election2025. Our 1st report looks at Reddit, a key platform for sharing digital news content in Canada. samaracentre.ca/verified
What is a power user? How are they shaping Canadian political conversation on Reddit?
Our 1st VERIFIED report explores r/Canada (the largest Canadian subreddit), and finds a small number of users are having an outsized influence on online discussions.
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Verified is supported by donations from active citizens along with funding from the @InspiritFdn and @CRRF.
If you like this work donate to support it: samaracentre.ca/donate
Thrilled to be part of this lineup. See you soon Ottawa.
RSVP: [email protected].
📢 CEO @SabreenaDelhon joins @get_proof & @iPoliticsCA in Ottawa for a panel on Building Trust in Politics 🔍
Moderated by @michaelserapio, with @laingcandace (@CdnChamberofCom) and @carolesaab (@FCM_online), the discussion tackles trust in gov, parties & businesses.
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🚨 New SAMbot report by @TheSamaraCentre reveals the online abuse, inauthentic behaviour, and fake engagement that played a role in the May ‘23 Alberta election.🗳️💻 Read about these threats to our democracy here: buff.ly/4jP0Pcj
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