Conservative strategist argues for carbon tax as path to smaller government | Energi Media
June 1, 2020 | For years, carbon taxation has been anathema to Canada's conservatives.
Mais encore… Le jugement sur la Loi 21 crée-t-il «deux Québec»? | Journal Metro
April 25, 2021 | In this Journal Métro article, Pearl Eliadis assesses the Quebec government's decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause to allow the passage of Bill 21, which violates Section 23 of the Canadian Charter.
What the experts say about Quebec’s COVID-19 curfew measure | Global News
April 18, 2021 | Pearl Eliadis speaks to Global News about how Quebec's curfew is exacting a disproportionate adverse effect on the province's most marginalized people, including people who are unhoused.
At Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, faith blooms afresh | The Globe and Mail
May 5, 2021 | Over two years after the tragic mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, David Shribman focuses on renewal, reflection, and and remembrance.
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Five competition ministers discuss regulating Big Tech | Columbia Journalism Review
May 14, 2021 | Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen recently chaired a virtual panel with competition ministers from five different countries. Among the topics discussed: the hotly debated new Australian News Media and Digital Platform Bargaining Code.
Jennifer Welsh Time Capsule | 㽶Ƶ
March 25, 2021 | As part of McGill's Bicentennial Digital Time Capsule, Max Bell School professor Jennifer Welsh shared her predictions for the future of the world's multilateral institutions.
Ken Boessenkool: Finally, a credible Conservative climate plan — now over to Kenney and Ford | National Post
April 19, 2021 | Your move, Kenney and Ford. Max Bell School professor Ken Boessenkool believes the Albertan and Ontarian premiers can design their own—superior—provincial plans by using carbon revenues to cut personal or corporate income taxes or boost childcare tax rebates, rather than giving restricted visa-cash-back style rebates.
Group representing hijab-wearing teachers launches appeal against Bill 21 decision | Global News
April 21, 2021 | “The decision touches on virtually every aspect of the Canadian political landscape as it affects fundamental human rights.
David Shribman on American Politics | The Globe and Mail
April 2021 | In these recent Globe and Mail articles, Max Bell School professor David Shribman discusses Biden's post-Trump agenda, voting laws, and the potential for a GOP Presidential hopeful from the state of Florida.
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The Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Change in International Relations
October, 2020 | In the inaugural edition of The Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Change in International Relations, read Jennifer Welsh's chapter on International law and peaceful change.
With the World in Crisis, What's an Intellectual To Do? | CBC
April 16, 2021 | With the world in crisis, what's an intellectual to do?
Chris Ragan on the Conservative's Climate Plan | CBC Power & Politics
15 April, 2021 | In this panel conversation, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan shares his thoughts on the Conservative's newly revealed climate plan in a conversation with the Globe and Mail's Kelly Cryderman and political commentator Shakir Chambers.
Facial recognition technology speeds ahead as Canada's privacy law lags behind | The Ottawa Citizen
March 1, 2021 | 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. 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.
David Shribman on the Biden Administration | The Globe and Mail
March 2021 | 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:
Liberals should drive daycare improvements, not redo system, report says | Times Colonist
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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