{"id":666,"date":"2024-07-15T10:54:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T17:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/?page_id=666"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:18:06","slug":"media-interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/media-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Media interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>See my <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ubc.ca\/expert\/dr-lisa-brunner\/\">UBC News profile<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Podcast and radio interviews<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CBC Radio On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-46-on-the-coast\/clip\/16188883-bcs-population-drops-recorded-history\">BC\u2019s population drops for first time in recorded history<\/a> (December 19, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>CBC Radio On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-46-on-the-coast\/clip\/16133662-kwantlen-polytechnic-university-announces-mass-layoffs\">Kwantlen Polytechnic University announces mass layoffs<\/a> (March 12, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Borderlines podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/659f464c3f69070017409684\/episodes\/142-options-for-international-students-narrowing-in-2025-asy\">Options for International Students Narrowing in 2025, Asylum Claims Increasing, with Lisa Brunner<\/a> (January 14, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Big Thinking podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federationhss.ca\/en\/navigating-canadas-immigration-and-education-nexus\">Navigating Canada&#8217;s immigration and education nexus<\/a> (December 6, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver Coop Radio Redeye podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/zencastr.com\/z\/s0HUfrlq\">Trudeau\u2019s message glosses over complexities of immigration<\/a> (November 30, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>International Cash Cows podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/navigating-the-shifting-landscape\/id1708634999?i=1000662276806\">Navigating the shifting landscape<\/a> (July 15, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Toronto Star It&#8217;s Political podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/podcasts\/its-political\/is-canada-s-consensus-on-immigration-fracturing\/article_53cf4984-c6d0-11ee-b574-4f2859d9434b.html\">Is Canada&#8217;s consensus on immigration fracturing?<\/a> (February 9, 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Documentary film interviews<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.honeywagonmedia.com\/documentary.html\">Good Enough?<\/a>: Feature documentary directed by Shubham Chhabra, Honeywagon Media (2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/torontoblackfilm.com\/movie\/away-from-home\/\">Away From Home<\/a>: Short documentary directed by Tofunmi Olowo (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>TV interviews<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Global News Morning BC: <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/10969739\/expert-on-trump-crackdown-on-illegal-migrants\/\">Expert on Trump crackdown<\/a> (January 21, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>OMNI Television: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cpFeylZIFSs?si=Rv9D0gCogPE2Zc4z\">Sondaggio Leger, il &#8220;Canadian dream&#8221; \u00e8 sempre pi\u00f9 difficile realizzare<\/a> (October 3, 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Print interviews<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelasource.com\/social\/2026\/06\/22\/experts-raise-concerns-regarding-bill-c-12s-changes-to-the-canadian-immigration-and-refugee-systems\/\">Experts raise concerns regarding Bill C-12\u2019s changes to the Canadian immigration and refugee systems<\/a> (June 22, 2026)<\/li>\n<li>Times of India: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/nri\/us-canada-news\/canada-proposes-10-point-tightening-of-its-international-student-program-including-higher-bank-balance\/articleshow\/130626525.cms\">Canada proposes 10-point tightening of its international student program including higher bank balance<\/a> (April 30, 2026)<\/li>\n<li>The PIE: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepienews.com\/whats-in-canadas-cimm-report-and-will-it-influence-ircc-policy\/\">What\u2019s in Canada\u2019s CIMM report and will it influence IRCC policy?<\/a> (April 23, 2026)<\/li>\n<li>Capilano Courier: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capilanocourier.com\/2026\/01\/01\/who-will-fund-canadian-higher-ed\/\">Who will fund Canadian colleges and universities if not lower-middle income countries?<\/a> (January 1, 2026)<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/bc-loses-26000-non-permanent-residents-in-third-quarter\">B.C.&#8217;s population has dropped: Here&#8217;s why it&#8217;s lower and what it means<\/a> (December 19, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Toronto Star: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/international-student-spots\/article_f3f9ab48-7eee-4876-991f-c38a442e80fa.html\">International student spots in Ontario will go mostly to public colleges, universities<\/a> (December 18, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Globe and Mail: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-international-students-visas-expiring-soon-what-happens-next\/\">Thousands of former international students\u2019 visas will expire soon. What happens next is murky<\/a> (November 27, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/bc-allocates-one-third-of-international-undergraduate-seats-to-private-institutions-heres-why-that-matters\">B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here&#8217;s why that matters<\/a> (November 14, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/bc-schools-adjust-again-federal-budget-deepens-cuts-international-student\">B.C. post-secondary schools must adjust as federal budget deepens cuts to international student targets<\/a> (November 6, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Times of India: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/canadas-202628-immigration-plan-prioritises-stability-sharply-cuts-intake-of-temporary-residents-including-students\/articleshow\/125108255.cms\">Canada&#8217;s 2026-28 immigration plan: Prioritises stability, sharply cuts intake of temporary residents, including students<\/a> (November 5, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Toronto Star: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/over-half-of-canada-s-2025-study-permits-going-to-international-students-already-here\/article_2ac1414b-2563-4ad1-b378-d0493f9b7066.html\">Over half of Canada\u2019s 2025 study permits going to international students already here<\/a> (June 26, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>The Tyee: <a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2025\/04\/03\/Immigration-Cuts-Hurting-Education-Small-Communities\/\">Immigration Cuts Are Hurting Education in Small Communities<\/a> (April 3, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>University Affairs: <a href=\"https:\/\/universityaffairs.ca\/features\/imagining-the-future-of-international-education-in-canada\/\">Imagining the future of international education in Canada<\/a> (April 2, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>The Tyee: <a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2025\/03\/14\/Are-Canadians-Safe-Travelling-US\/\">Are Canadians Safe Travelling to the US?<\/a> (March 14, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>CBC News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/kwantlen-polytechnic-university-layoffs-1.7482336\">B.C.&#8217;s Kwantlen Polytechnic University lays off 70 faculty members<\/a> (March 13, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>CityNews Vancouver: <a href=\"https:\/\/vancouver.citynews.ca\/2025\/01\/20\/bc-trump-administration-impacts\/\">What other impacts could the Trump administration have on B.C.?<\/a> (January 20, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>The Signal: <a href=\"https:\/\/signalhfx.ca\/the-wildly-fluctuating-price-of-tuition\/\">The tuition gap between domestic and international students in Canada<\/a> (December 16, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Toronto Star: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/canadian-startup-that-has-helped-spur-our-international-student-growth-has-cut-its-workforce-in\/article_fb0ea736-76dd-11ef-9288-9b2277ec34e4.html#:~:text=Canadian%20startup%20that%20has%20helped,turmoil%20in%20the%20education%20sector\">Canadian startup that has helped spur our international student growth has cut its workforce in Ontario<\/a> (September 21, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Washington Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2024\/04\/23\/canada-immigration-international-students\/\">Canada bet big on immigration. Now it\u2019s hitting the brakes.<\/a> (April 23, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>La Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelasource.com\/fr\/?p=30985\">En quoi la r\u00e9duction du nombre d\u2019\u00e9tudiants \u00e9trangers admis au Canada constitue un revirement historique?<\/a> (March 5, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>UBC News: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ubc.ca\/2024\/02\/01\/how-the-international-student-cap-affects-immigration-to-canada\/\">How the international student cap affects immigration to Canada<\/a> (February 1, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Toronto Star: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/2022\/12\/04\/how-canada-can-fix-its-predatory-relationship-with-international-students.html\">How Canada can fix its \u2018predatory\u2019 relationship with international students<\/a>\u00a0(December 4, 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Citations in news media<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Rabble: <a href=\"https:\/\/rabble.ca\/politics\/canadian-politics\/canadas-immigration-system-is-lost-in-the-bushes\/\">Canada\u2019s immigration system is lost in the bushes<\/a> (November 4, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Asian Pacific Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/asianpacificpost.com\/article\/10443-canada%E2%80%99s-student-migration-system-faces-credibility-crisis.html\">Canada&#8217;s student migration system faces credibility crisis<\/a> (October 21, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>The PIE: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepienews.com\/canadas-edugration-model-comes-under-scrutiny\/\">Canada&#8217;s &#8220;edugration&#8221; model comes under scrutiny<\/a> (October 13, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>The Conversation: <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/international-students-cap-falsely-blames-them-for-canadas-housing-and-health-care-woes-221859\">International students cap falsely blames them for Canada&#8217;s housing and health-care woes<\/a> (January 25, 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See my UBC News profile Podcast and radio interviews CBC Radio On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko: BC\u2019s population drops for first time in recorded history (December 19, 2025) CBC Radio On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Kwantlen Polytechnic University announces mass layoffs (March 12, 2025) Borderlines podcast: Options for International Students Narrowing in 2025, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37888,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-666","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37888"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1269,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/666\/revisions\/1269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lisarbrunner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}