January 22, 2026 - In the Fall of 2025, the Minister of AI and Digital Inclusion Evan Solomon announced the creation of Canada’s National AI Task Force. The Centre’s Founding Director, Taylor Owen, was asked to be part of it. The members of the task force had one month to develop recommendations on different AI-related themes. Taylor’s focus was governance, safety and trust. His full memo is included below.

We are thrilled to announce that Anna Jahn will be joining McGill as Executive Director of the newly merged Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy and Media Ecosystem Observatory. Anna will also serve as Associate Professor of Research at McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy.