Toronto Star · The Globe and Mail · Ottawa Citizen
Ron Deibert
Last published Jan. 2026 · On our record since 2010
Where this writer stands
Immigration1 piece
Higher permanent intakeLower intake
“As the forces of nativism and xenophobia threaten democracies the world over, it is more essential now than ever that our prime minister stand up for the values our tolerant, multiracial society embodies.” Read the piece
Foreign affairs1 piece
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“Canada can lead the middle powers in a pragmatic new direction, our real strength — our greatness — lies in exercising soft power.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- What Mark Carney didn’t say in Davos is what the world needed to hear mostOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 23, 2026
- What Carney didn’t say in Davos is what the world needed to hear mostOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 22, 2026
- Opinion: The United States is putting the United States in dangerOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 13, 2025
- Opinion: The final Hogue report was a missed opportunity to tackle transnational repressionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 9, 2025
- Opinion: Ottawa wants the power to create secret backdoors in our networks to allow for surveillanceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 28, 2024
- When it comes to cyberspace, should national security trump user security?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · May 20, 2015
- When it comes to cyberspace, should national security trump user security?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · May 20, 2015
- Now we know Ottawa can snoop on any Canadian. What are we going to do?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 30, 2014
- To protect Canadians’ privacy, telcos must shut the ‘back door’Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 15, 2013
- To protect Canadians’ privacy, telcos must shut the ‘back door’Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 15, 2013
- Real privacy means oversightOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 15, 2013
- Real privacy means oversightOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 15, 2013
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 11, 2013
- Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 5, 2013
- Teachers’ pension plan invests in Internet surveillance firm. | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 5, 2013
- Teachers’ pension plan invests in Internet surveillance firm.Opinion · Toronto Star · Feb 5, 2013
- The new cyber military-industrial complexOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
- Google, China and a wake-up call to protect the NetOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
- The new cyber military-industrial complexOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
- Google, China and a wake-up call to protect the NetOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
- The new cyber military-industrial complexOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 27, 2011
- The new cyber military-industrial complexOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 27, 2011
- Cyberspace confidentialOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 31, 2010
- Cyberspace confidentialOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 31, 2010