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George Monastiriakos

George Monastiriakos is a part-time professor of law at the University of Ottawa.


Starting a trade war against the world’s most pro-American democracy does not Make America Great Again

If Trump goes through with what The Wall Street Journal has called the ‘dumbest trade war in history,’ there’s no telling where that road will take us. But the meaning of America’s word and the value of America’s signature will never be the same again. 

opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | February 13, 2025

Poilievre might not have solutions to Canada’s opioid epidemic, but Senator Dalphond does

To be clear: amending Sec. 40 (3) of the CPCA will not end Canada’s opioid epidemic. Far from it. But Bill S-256 is a concrete solution to a significant part of a much larger societal issue—and that’s more than what Pierre Poilievre has proposed thus far.  

opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | March 13, 2023

Chrystia Freeland should be the next secretary general of NATO 

opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | October 6, 2022

To become a global soft power, Canada should sever diplomatic relations with Russia

opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | August 22, 2022

The case for a Pacific community

opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | February 6, 2017