In the News

Linley-Mota, F., and Hayes, H.A. (2026). Concern about AI is rising in B.C. - and the public wants guardrails. The Vancouver Sun. March 19, 2026.

Hayes, H.A. and Linley-Mota, M. (2026). Chatbots and Canada’s AI Governance Gap. Open Canada. March 12, 2026.

Castaldo, J. (2026). What do AI firms do when users tell chatbots their dark, violent thoughts?The Globe and Mail. [Interview]. February 28, 2026.

Power and Politics. (2026). OpenAI, Tumbler Ridge, and the Online Harms Act. [Interview]. CBC. February 27, 2026.

Proulx, B. (2026). Que sait-on du role de ChatGPT dans la tuerie de Tumbler Ridge?Le Devoir. [Interview]. February 27, 2026.

Hunter, J. and Castaldo, J. (2026). OpenAI says recent policy changes would have flagged Tumbler Ridge shooter’s messages to police. [Interview]. February 26, 2026.

CTV News. (2026). OpenAI and the Tumbler Ridge shooting. CTV News. [Interview]. February 24, 2026.

Global News. (2026). AI concerns following Tumbler Ridge shooting. Global News. [Interview]. February 24, 2026.

Woolf, M. Online harms bill needs framework for reporting threats in AI chats, experts say. The Globe & Mail . [Interview]. February 22, 2026.

Hayes, H.A. and Owen, T. (2026). A blanket ban won’t solve social media’s ills – but it can be an effective temporary tool.The Globe & Mail. February 2, 2026.

Woolf, M. (2026). Ottawa planning measures to protect young and vulnerable from AI chatbots, minister says. The Globe & Mail. [Interview]. January 31, 2026.

Hayes, H.A. (2026). AI systems that perform intimacy need new governance frameworks. Tech Policy Press. January 21, 2026.

Selvarajah, M. (2025). Top tech stories of 2025. CBC Radio. [Interview]. December 19, 2025.

The AmberMac Show. (2025). Global AI cyberattack, Gen(Z)AI, and Disney+ slop. SiriusXM Radio. [Interview]. November 17, 2025.

Levy, E. (2025).Politique municipale : Un défi IA en six initiatives.‍ ‍La Liberté. [Interview]. October 13, 2025.

Karadaglija, A. (2025). AI chatbots changing online treat landscape as Ottawa reviews legislation.The Toronto Star. [Interview]. September 3, 2025.

What’s up with the internet? (2025). Defending democracy: Institutional responses to online misinformation. [Podcast interview]. June 11, 2025.

Owen, T., and Hayes, H.A. (2025). How the next government can protect Canada’s information ecosystem. The Globe and Mail. April 7, 2025.

Selvarajah, M. (2024). The tech stories that shaped us in 2024. CBC Radio. [Interview]. December 18, 2024.

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications. (2024). Witness testimony for the examination of Bill S-269. [Requested by Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne]. September 25, 2024.

Sears, C. (2024). Youth advocates funded by CIRA grant poised to influence Online Harms Legislation. Canadian Internet Registry Authority. [Interview]. April 3, 2024.

What’s up with the internet? (2023). Online safety. [Podcast interview]. October 5, 2023.