@dpsorg

Shaping a future where digital spaces bring us closer together.

 Toronto, Canada
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Joined April 2019
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Our survey suggests that Canadians should be concerned about the growing challenge of affective polarization. When Canadians see people with opposing political beliefs with hostility, the quality of our democracy suffers. Read the full report here: dpsorg.substack.com/p/new-re…
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3. The far left and the far right see themselves especially positively, while seeing the other side as immoral and not wanting the best for the country.
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2. The more “left” or “right” one identifies, the more positively they see their own side and the more negatively they see the other.
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1. Three in ten Canadians consider the country highly polarized and over half think polarization is getting worse.
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New report - Political Polarization in Canada: Divides Between the Left and Right Digital Public Square ran a survey to see how Canadians perceive polarization, what they think are its causes, and what the left and the right think about one another. Here’s what we learned.
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Read about what we learned at Polarization in the Public Square here: substack.com/home/post/p-180…
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Our speakers came from a diverse range of personal and professional backgrounds. What they had in common was a commitment to standing up to polarization in our society—whether in our universities, places of worship, or online spaces.
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Polarization poses an urgent threat to the health of our democracy and the social fabric of our communities. Canadians are becoming more divided in how we perceive our social and political identities, leading to a rise in extreme ideologies and growing distrust in our democracy.
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In October 2025, Digital Public Square held the Polarization in the Public Square Conference, an opportunity for civil society, academia, and government to come together to explore solutions to the growing problem of political and social polarization in Canada.
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Read why addressing racism must be part of the solution: substack.com/home/post/p-178…
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68% of Canadians who identify as ethnically Chinese worry that foreign interference reports could fuel anti-Asian racism. Our research shows that fear of backlash can weaken community engagement on one of Canada’s most urgent national security issues: transnational repression.
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Read why we need to understand the relationship between trust in genAI and democracy here: dpsorg.substack.com/p/how-do…
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As genAI technology proliferates, there is a risk that it could worsen trust in democracy—especially among young people.
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While genAI can be used for many productive purposes, it can also increase the spread of harmful content like AI hallucinations and other content intentionally designed to deceive or manipulate.
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Compared to older generations, young Canadians trust genAI tools more—but have less confidence in democracy.
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Is there a relationship between young Canadians’ trust in generative AI technology, declining trust in democratic institutions, and the spread of genAI-powered mis/disinformation?
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We are glad to announce our final judge for Hack the Divide! Emily Traynor Mayrand is an expert in the downstream impacts of polarization. Her experience in academia, the practitioner space, and government, provides great perspective on the impact potential of projects.
Text on image: Emily Traynor Mayrand Judge Emily is an expert researcher and knowledge mobilizer on violent extremism and terrorism. Her work in academia, in civil society with the Violence Prevention Network, and in the public service with the Government of Canada gives her a nuanced perspective of the forces leading to polarization as well as the downstream impacts that polarization can have on individuals and communities.

ALT Text on image: Emily Traynor Mayrand Judge Emily is an expert researcher and knowledge mobilizer on violent extremism and terrorism. Her work in academia, in civil society with the Violence Prevention Network, and in the public service with the Government of Canada gives her a nuanced perspective of the forces leading to polarization as well as the downstream impacts that polarization can have on individuals and communities.

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We are excited to announce our second judge for Hack the Divide. Charles Finley is a civic leader with great experience launching and advising organizations for social impact. Charles will provide teams with feedback on impact potential and inclusivity.
Text on Image: Judge Charles Finley Charles is a seasoned leader in strategic transformation and operations. His work as a founder, board member, and advisor across many organizations brings together system-level thinking with inclusive community building. As a trailblazer in civic technology and social innovation, he has a great depth of experience in starting, building, and achieving scalable impact.

ALT Text on Image: Judge Charles Finley Charles is a seasoned leader in strategic transformation and operations. His work as a founder, board member, and advisor across many organizations brings together system-level thinking with inclusive community building. As a trailblazer in civic technology and social innovation, he has a great depth of experience in starting, building, and achieving scalable impact.

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🔗 Register for Hack the Divide: luma.com/dtcw176s

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💬 Hack the Divide: Building Bridges Between People When disagreements turn into divisions… how can we keep the conversation going? Join us for a weekend-long…

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Hack the Divide is less than a month away and we are thrilled to start announcing our esteemed panel of judges! Ahmed Khalifa is our “builder” who will provide rich feedback on the creativity and execution of projects.
Ahmed Khalifa headshot Text on image: Judge, Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed loves building—code and bridges. As the Principal Architect of the API gateway and marketplace at Telus, Ahmed has a depth of experience building big software in big businesses. He also builds software for non-profits and charities to share his love of coding with the social impact world.

ALT Ahmed Khalifa headshot Text on image: Judge, Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed loves building—code and bridges. As the Principal Architect of the API gateway and marketplace at Telus, Ahmed has a depth of experience building big software in big businesses. He also builds software for non-profits and charities to share his love of coding with the social impact world.

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