Hugh Stephens

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Recent work

• Hugh Stephens: Canada must defend its creative sector from AI thieveryOpinion · National Post · Oct 31, 2025
• Opinion: Why we need copyright reform nowOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 14, 2023
• Opinion | Online News Act: High-stakes showdown coming between Canada, Google and MetaOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 6, 2023
• Hugh Stephens: C-18 does not violate Canada’s trade agreement obligationsOpinion · National Post · Mar 24, 2023
• Hugh Stephens: Big Tech will fail to get U.S. government help over Online News ActOpinion · National Post · Feb 7, 2023
• Hugh Stephens: Bill C-18 is a necessary step to redressing a market imbalanceOpinion · National Post · Sep 13, 2022
• Hugh Stephens: Could Canada have ended Meng Wanzhou’s extradition process? Maybe — until China made that impossibleOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 3, 2020
• Stephens: Blaming China for the pandemic is not productiveOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 13, 2020
• Stephens: A tepid Canadian response to Taiwan’s defence of democracyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 3, 2020
• The Chinese embassy shows how not to win friends and influence peopleOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 10, 2019
• Opinion: It’s time to stop online content theftOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 4, 2018
• Now is the right time for Canada’s return to Asia | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2016
• Now is the right time for Canada’s return to AsiaOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2016
• Northwest Passage a key to Canada’s relationship with AsiaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 18, 2016
• Northwest Passage a key to Canada’s relationship with Asia Add to ...Opinion · The Globe and Mail · May 18, 2016
• Opinion: Canada is a great match for AsiaOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 31, 2016
• Opinion: Canada is a great match for AsiaOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 31, 2016
• Canada and the Philippines: Step up the commitmentOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 3, 2015
• Opinion: FIPA with China, finally (and about time too)Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 15, 2014
• Opinion: FIPA with China, finally (and about time too)Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 15, 2014