February 11, 2022 | The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust Canada's economy into an extraordinarily unusual state. To break down the issues, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan spoke to David Mann for an episode of the At a Crossroads podcast. Hear Ragan's perspective on inflation, pent-up demand, supply chain disruptions, the housing market, and more.
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Published on: 18 Feb 2022
February 17, 2022 | In this edition of Politico's Ottawa Playbook, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan comments on Canada's recent history of low levels of inflation.
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Published on: 18 Feb 2022
February 15, 2022 | On聽Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, and on Quebec AM, professor Pearl Eliadis discusses the criteria for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the聽Emergencies Act in response to the ongoing convoy protests across Canada.
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Published on: 15 Feb 2022
February 9, 2022 | McGill Alumni hosted a Made by McGill webcast featuring professors聽Pearl Eliadis and Nicholas King entitled聽"Defining freedom in the time of COVID."
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Published on: 11 Feb 2022
February 6, 2022 | MPP alumna Henna Hundal has penned a new article for USA Today, delving into the the addiction and overdose crisis that has caused devastation across the United States, Canada, and many other countries around the world.聽
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Published on: 9 Feb 2022
February 1, 2022 | Many Canadians look to the state of politics in America and feel better about our own politics. But is "Canadian exceptionalism" a delusion? Andrew Potter outlines聽three principles or guidelines that may provide a reality check.
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Published on: 2 Feb 2022
January 31, 2022 | With Spotify navigating the fallout from Neil Young鈥檚 dispute with the company over podcaster Joe Rogan, the audio-streaming giant is under increasing pressure to join other major digital platforms forced to police the content they provide.
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Published on: 1 Feb 2022
January 20, 2022 |聽Economist and Director Chris Ragan joins this episode of Hub Dialogues to discuss the proper role of central banks, the problems with Modern Monetary Theory, and the need to rethink fiscal priorities in recovering from the devastation of the pandemic.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2022
January 19, 2022 |聽Director Chris Ragan discusses supply chain disruptions and Canada's inflation rate rising to a 30-year high on CBC News. "There's a lot of pent-up demand," Chris notes, referring to businesses and restaurants being closed over the pandemic, and many consumers not having any place to spend their income.
Chris's segment begins at 32:42.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2022
January 18, 2022 | After last week's defeats, U.S. President Joe Biden has been transformed from聽Battling Joe Biden into the Embattled Joe Biden, David Shribman writes for聽The Globe and Mail.聽"The new year brought forth a new Biden - a fiery, determined, passionate President substituting for the dewyeyed, sentimental chief executive. But in the hothouse of American politics, the new year also brought forth new defeats, new disappointments and new dissenters."
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Published on: 18 Jan 2022
January 12, 2022 | Joe Biden isn't the first president to push for expanded voting rights, David Shribman comments in his article for聽The Globe and Mail. "If the working definition聽of聽news is聽a聽departure from the normal, then Joe聽Biden's speech Tuesday pressing Congress聽to聽preserve and expand聽voting聽rights聽for minorities barely qualifies," Shribman writes. "American presidents have been making聽that聽speech for more than聽a聽half-century."
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Published on: 14 Jan 2022
January 12, 2022聽| Joining the CBC's聽Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, Professor Pearl Eliadis cautions that it's premature to discuss the legality of the "no-vax tax" or health contribution the Quebec government is proposing on unvaccinated Quebecers, as the legislation has not been made publicly available yet.
"We don't know enough yet to know if it's legal, but I do think it's bad public policy," she comments.
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Published on: 13 Jan 2022
January 12, 2022 | After the Quebec government announced unvaccinated Quebecers would have to pay a "health contribution," Professor Pearl Eliadis weighs in on the legality and enforcement of such a proposition.
鈥淎re we really going to go and find 800,000 people, (some of whom) are low-income earners or have disabilities?鈥� she asked. 鈥淲hat are we going to do, seize their couch (if they can鈥檛 afford to pay)?鈥�
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Published on: 13 Jan 2022
January 10, 2022 | Andrew Potter writes for聽The Line聽that we're living in a shameless age. "More than almost anyone else in our society it is politicians who feel the weight of mass opinion, the pride that comes with public esteem, or the shame that follows public disgrace."
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Published on: 12 Jan 2022
January 10, 2022 | It's true, albeit聽clich茅d,聽to say that we're living through "unprecedented times." With all the bad news out there, do we still believe in a better tomorrow? Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter, author of the recently published book聽"On Decline: Stagnation, Nostalgia, and Why Every Year is the Worst One Ever," weighs in.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2022
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