Matthew is completing his B.A. in Social Studies at Harvard University. A former competitive debater, he won the World Schools Debating Championship with Team Canada in 2020 and 2021, and he competed for the Harvard College Debating Union in his first year of university. During his time at university, he also served as Senior World Editor at the Harvard Political Review, co-founded and co-hosted a podcast exploring political and philosophical issues, and coached debate for high school students. Combining his interests in political theory and Canadian politics, Matthew is writing his senior thesis on Canadian federalism and multiculturalism, with a focus on the challenge of balancing universal individual rights with the group-differentiated rights of Canada’s national minorities. He will be presenting his research at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, where he is an Undergraduate Research Fellow. He intends to pursue an MPhil in Politics (Political Theory) at Oxford.
