23-24 Policy Reports 

Analysts: Megumi Ohara & Chaoyu Yang

Team lead: Weidi Nie 

As more people are being displaced due to climate, how can Canada support these climate refugees and mitigate further increase in displaced people?

Analysts: Yasmine Gil, Gora Milic, Olivia Aviani, & Ainslee Bissette

Team lead: Monisha Suresh Kumar 

How should the federal government address the financialization of housing that exponentially drives up housing  prices and limits housing supply? 

Analysts: Krishma Parmar & Chang Du

Team Lead: Joud Bayeh

The rise in global authoritarianism reveals the need to reevaluate Canada’s ethical values and economic considerations. States like India play a critical role in the Canadian economy yet challenge Canada’s commitments to upholding international human rights and democratic
values.

Analysts: Halima Ali, Matthew Chasmar, & Jacob VanHelder 

Team Lead: Andre Fajardo

How can a public builder model be used to respond to the Canadian housing market failure in light of rapidly increasing need for affordable housing and historically insufficient investment in public housing? 

Analysts: Alison Balddos, Jinyan LI, & Aya Samaha

Team Lead:  Kateryna Antonyuk 

How can Canadian governments effectively promote the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public health sector, with a targeted focus on mitigating biases, addressing privacy concerns, managing public pushback, and engaging key

stakeholders in the decision-making process?

Analysts: Sam Parsons Crocker

Team Lead: Anson Ching

Despite competitiveness, the worker cooperative sector is relatively small, primarily due to low capital availability. How can the Canadian government implement a policy
strategy which most effectively alleviates barriers to the development of worker cooperatives?

Analyst: Sami Babayandarjazi

Pharmacare is crucial because it ensures that all citizens have access to necessary medications without financial hardship. A comprehensive pharmacare program can lead to better health outcomes by promoting regular and preventative medication use, which can reduce the need for expensive emergency care and improve overall public health. Additionally, pharmacare can offer economic benefits by leveraging bulk purchasing power to lower drug prices, making healthcare more sustainable and accessible for everyone. 

Analysts: Mitch Hopkins & Christian Friday

Team Lead: Jeff Liu

Given the rise in populist leaders in Latin American countries with autocratic and anti-establishment tendencies, how should Canada manage its relations with those countries?

Analysts: Annabel Iyawe & Fizzah Chowdhry

Team Lead: Emma Martin

How can the Federal and Provincial governments improve our healthcare system to serve Canadians more effectively?

Analysts: Ginelle Alvaro, Simranjeet Singh, Claudia Velimirovic

Team Lead: Daniel Costanzo

How can the integration of AI within the CAF navigate the delicate balance between leveraging AI to enhance military capabilities and addressing the ethical and operational risks associated with its deployment?

Analysts: Aleksandra Patalita, Manvir Kaur Mangat, Theodros Zeamanuel, & Alexander Lee

Team Lead: Zainab Nizar 

How should the Federal government address job loss with the rise of artificial intelligence use in Canadian workplaces?

Analysts: Edward Min & Blake Lytle 

Team Lead: James Yeretsian 

The government of Canada has recently announced its
net-zero commitment by 2050. How can Alberta’s
Ministry of Energy equitably shift the province toward a
cleaner, renewable energy grid?

Analysts: Serene Chan & Erica DeTina

Team Lead: Karan Brar

How should the Federal Government respond to the increasingly unstable financial market under the influence of global inflation and fragmentation?