2026 Lind Initiative in the News
The Georgia Straight | Dec 8, 2025
UBC’S Lind Initiative returns with Hassan Piker and Rachel Maddow weighing in
The Georgia Straight‘s Vicki Duong previews the 2026 Lind Initiative: America First, America Alone? Global Politics in an Age of Uncertainty.
The Vancouver Sun | Dec 10, 2025
Rachel Maddow and Thomas L. Friedman will talk U.S. foreing Policy Shift at UBC Speaker Series
Academic director Gregor Sharp talks to Dana Gee at The Vancouver Sun about the series theme and what an American retreat from multilateral leadership means for Canadian security, prosperity, and diplomacy.
Vancouver is Awesome | January 28, 2026
American broadcaster, political journalist Rachel Maddow to speak in Vancouver
Brendan Kergin from VIA previews the 2026 Lind Initiative talk with Rachel Maddow.
The Vancouver Sun | February 23, 2026
MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow on her Vancouver talk and Trump’s ‘weird’ fights with Canada
Rachel Maddow speaks with Dana Gee at The Vancouver Sun ahead of her March 5 Phil Lind Initiative appearance, discussing Trump’s “weird, performative, inexplicable fights” with Canada, the erosion of the post-war global order, and the role of journalism under an administration that has “really aggressively abandoned any pretense to telling the truth.”
CBC On the Coast | February 27, 2026
Rachel Maddow says Americans have a lot to answer for — CBC
A week before she is set to deliver her Lind Initiative talk, Rachel Maddow speaks with CBC’s Gloria Macarenko about how she’s looking to hear from Canadians on how Americans can “try to clean up some of this mess” as they reckon with President Donald Trump and how his policies are shaping the world.
CBC The National | February 28, 2026
Hasan Piker comes to Canada – and he has thoughts
Hasan Piker speaks with CBC‘s Erica Johnson backstage after his Lind Initiative talk for an episode of The National. On his first visit to Canada, he discusses his massive online following, America’s place in the world, and why he’s not afraid to be provocative.
CBC On the Coast | March 26, 2026
Has America become a dangerous nation
Carlos Lozada speaks with CBC‘s Gloria Macarenko ahead of his Phil Lind Initiative appearance, discussing whether America has become a dangerous nation.