This year, the Political Science Students’ Association (PSSA) was proud to present the first ever edition of the Policython, which encouraged competitors to explore the relationship between digital rights and human rights in national and international contexts. Students were given the opportunity to submit short papers examining a relevant existing policy (through the “Research” path) or proposing a new policy (through the “Innovation” path).
After carefully considering all entries, we are proud to announce that this year’s winners were Eijiro Kakihara (Research path) and Lindsay Chavez (Innovation path). The runners-up were Adisa Ameeri (Research path) and Joshua Evangelista (Innovation path). We received many strong entries and we would like to thank all those that participated, and to congratulate the winners and runners-up for their remarkable efforts.
– Maya Mior, Policython 2025 Director
Research Path
Winner
Intra-Canada Digital Policy on Data Sovereignty by Eijiro Kakihara
Runner-Up
Bill C-63: The Online Harms Act by Adisa Ameeri
Innovation Path
Winner
Bridging Canada’s Digital Divide and Safeguarding Data Sovereignty by Lindsay Chavez
Runner-Up
Digital Rights and Deepfake Proliferation by Joshua Evangelista
These briefs are the original work of participating students and the PSSA and Political Science Department claim no responsibility over their content. All the views expressed in the articles are the authors’ own.
