October, 2020 | In the inaugural edition of听The Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Change in International Relations, read听Jennifer Welsh's chapter on International law and peaceful change.听
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Published on: 21 Apr 2021
15 April, 2021听| In this panel conversation, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan shares his thoughts on the Conservative's newly revealed climate plan听in a conversation with the听Globe and Mail's Kelly Cryderman and political commentator Shakir Chambers.听
听The听panel discussion starts at 1:20:41.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2021
March 1, 2021听| Software company Clearview AI has recently been discovered illegally scraping countless images of faces on the Internet and selling them to third-party organizations in Canada.听Co-penned by Sonja Solomun, Research Director of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy, this article looks at the consequences of using facial recognition for the purposes of widespread surveillance. Read on to learn more about Canadian privacy law needs to change in order to hold users of facial recognition technology accountable.听
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Published on: 9 Apr 2021
March听2021听| Max Bell Professor David Shribman has penned several articles covering the ongoing changes being instated by the Biden administration. To learn more about how the US has been dealing with the pandemic relief response, massive government spending, and the other challenges of adapting to new leadership, read the articles:
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Published on: 9 Apr 2021
March 30, 2021 | This Times Colonist article examines a recent C.D. Howe Institute report, co-authored by Max Bell School professor Ken Boessenkool. Read about the report's proposal for improving Canadian daycare systems iteratively, rather than by pressing the reset button.
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Published on: 9 Apr 2021
March 23, 2021听| In this recent article, Max Bell Professor Andrew Potter comments on the current diplomatic trajectory Canada is taking with China. To learn more about the economic听and defense-related consequences听involved, read on.
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Published on: 7 Apr 2021
April 1, 2021 | Max Bell Professor Pearl Eliadis is quoted听in this article, which takes a look at the recent Supreme Court case against comedian Mike Ward, and the consequences of a joke he made against the disability of Quebec artist J茅r茅my Gabriel. This听piece encourages readers to consider the tense relationship between freedom of speech, artistic autonomy, and personal dignity.
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Published on: 6 Apr 2021
May 5, 2021 | Max听Bell Professor Pearl Eliadis听delivered the opening address at Queen's Human Rights Law Club's 鈥淗uman Rights in Pandemic Times" conference. In this article by the听PKI Global Justice Journal, learn more about Eliadis' address and the conference's key takeaways.
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Published on: 6 Apr 2021
March 5, 2021 |听Google and Facebook听have dominated听digital advertising in search and social networking, creating a business model that is not based on the distribution of reliable information. Following the Australian government's recent mandate on tech regulation, Max Bell School Professor听Taylor Owen听discusses the plight of independent media and the reputable journalistic institutions that are at stake.
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Published on: 9 Mar 2021
March 19, 2021 | Taylor Owen's latest piece for the National Post delves into听algorithmic bias and the disproportionate harms Big Tech inflicts on people of colour. One piece of the solution? "Amplify听the diverse voices of those with most knowledge of technology鈥檚 injustices."
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Published on: 9 Mar 2021
March 27, 2021 | In this Globe and Mail article,听Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan weighs in on the Bank of Canada's role in听pandemic economic recovery, discussing monetary policy topics including quantitative easing and inflation risks.
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Published on: 9 Mar 2021
April 8, 2021 | In this Globe and Mail article, the Max Bell School's Ken Boessenkool opines on the steps听Erin O鈥橳oole must take if the Conservatives want to form government in the next federal election.
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Published on: 9 Mar 2021
February 26, 2021 |听It is increasingly clear that the many benefits of digital platforms such as Facebook, Amazon and Google come with significant economic, social and political costs. Reflecting on recent attempts to address the harms caused big tech, Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen听argues that听the governance struggle between Big Tech and the nation state is actually about the future of liberal democracy itself.
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Published on: 1 Mar 2021
February 10, 2021 | As each province deals with their respective struggles in healthcare capacity, vaccination rates, travel restrictions, and other COVID-19 related policies, the federal government weighs the possibility declaring a national crisis.听Take a look at what Max Bell School alumni Anil Wasif, Alexandra Ages, Ellen Rowe, and Leonardo Lozano have to say about the evolving landscape of federal pandemic policy in Canada.听
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Published on: 23 Feb 2021
February 17, 2021 | Max Bell School Director Christopher Ragan and Carleton University economist Dave Sawyer penned this op-ed that takes a听critical look at the widespread economic and industry reforms needed to achieve Canada's goal of "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Published on: 17 Feb 2021
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