Welcome to the 2025-2026 edition of The Bell! Produced by students of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, the weekly newsletter showcases student voices through Op-eds, Q&As, and briefings unpacking emerging public policy issues in Canada and across the world.
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Meet the 2025-2026 team behind The Bell and The Bellwether!
Editor-in-Chief:
Kimberley Moriarity (she/her) is the Editor-in-Chief of The Bell. Before moving to Montreal to pursue her Master’s at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, she studied journalism at Carleton University and spent three years working in communications for the federal public service. Her passion for storytelling and social justice has since evolved into a focus on immigration policy. She is eager to support this year’s editorial team and diversify The Bell’s content, offering readers more than just op-eds.
Managing Editor:
Shane Joy (he/him) is the Managing Editor of The Bell from Etobicoke, Ontario. Prior to joining the Max Bell School, he studied history and international relations at the University of Toronto, and spent the last year working in municipal politics. Shane is specifically interested in writing about housing, defence, and parliamentary affairs, but he is also excited to help others use The Bell as a medium to share their perspectives.
Production Editor:
Megan Wood (she/her) is an MPP candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy and a Production Editor at The Bell. She has a background in municipal politics, with experience in policy development, communications, and community outreach at the City of Ottawa. Her interests lie at the intersection of international policy, sustainability, and the arts.
Production Editor:
Ariane Lamoureux (she/her) is the Production Editor of The Bell and an MPP Candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy. She is informed by a BA in political science and sociology, and a background in community development, not-for-profits, and advocacy initiatives. Ariane is excited to join The Bell team, coordinating and supporting the 2025-2026 publications.
Deputy Editors:
Ayeyi Ohene-Adu (she/her), a McCall MacBain Scholar in the MPP programme, combines a background in digital policy and research with strong expertise in communications. She contributed to Ghana’s national digital architecture framework at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, pioneered a national undergraduate research conference, and at GIZ helped organise a nationwide Digital Week that brought together policymakers, international organisations, and innovators. She has over three years of professional communications experience, having led marketing for an EdTech firm where she wrote on industry trends and interviewed sector leaders, worked with cross-regional clients at an advertising firm, and worked as a radio producer. Beyond her professional work, Ayeyi ran a blog writing on societal issues and interviewing emerging creatives, was a global semi-finalist in the L’Oréal Brandstorm Competition, and launched Ashesi University’s first student podcast, which quickly grew to over 1,000 listeners.
Calvin Campbell (he/him) (they/them) is a Masters of Public Policy recipient at the Max Bell School and a Deputy Editor for The Bell. Before coming to Montreal, he worked as an educational policy analyst, as well as a social worker for students navigating alternative education. Calvin is interested in policy for poverty mitigation, particularly in the context of education and development. Calvin holds a Bachelors of Applied Arts in Psychology (Hons) with a Minor in Counseling, from Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Carter Wynne (he/him) is a Deputy Editor of The Bell and a member of The Bellwether team. After studying chemistry in his undergraduate degree he switched course to the Max Bell School of Public Policy to pursue his interest in community-building as a proactive measure of preventing addiction and his belief in the power of governments to make positive change.
Hermon Afowork (she/her) is an Ethiopian-Canadian who studied Political Science and International Studies at the University of Alberta. She has served as a Program & Policy Advisor at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and represented Canada as a UN Youth Delegate. She is excited to share her passion for policy and storytelling with The Bell and The Bellwether.
Born and raised in Montréal, Québec and having spent much time in the Greater Toronto Area, Théo Sainte-Marie (he/him) hopes to focus on the pressing issues for Canadians. In his writing and editing, he hopes to focus on Canadian politics at all levels – whether it be municipal, provincial, or federal – while also leaving some space for international relations. He also aims to promote French-language content for The Bell this coming year.
Victoria Gibson (she/they) is originally from Pleasant Grove, Prince Edward Island and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Development from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Before joining Max Bell, she spent two years in a student placement working for the Youth Policy and Partnership Unit with Public Health Agency Canada (PHAC). Since graduating in 2023, Victoria has been working as a Forest School Educator with the non-profit Wild Child PEI (Sierra Club Canada Foundation) and part-time as a manager for the Brackley Drive-In.
Madina Shahab (she/her) is a Deputy Editor of The Bell and an MPP candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy. Originally from Kabul, Afghanistan, she studied Political Science and International Relations with a minor in Law at the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). She is passionate about inclusive and community-driven policies and brings experience from the government, non-profits, media and consulting.
We are excited to have this platform to elevate students’ voices on public policy matters, to share our ideas and engage in a larger conversation with the public policy community. We look forward to hearing from you so please don’t hesitate to share your feedback with the team via email, Kimberley.Moriarity@mail.mcgill.ca or Shane.Joy@mail.mcgill.ca.
Happy reading,
Kimberley Moriarity, Editor-in-Chief, and Shane Joy, Managing Editor
