Why politics and central banking shouldn't mix | The Line
May 13, 2022 | In a recent debate, Conservative Party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre pledged that鈥攊f he were to become prime minister鈥攈e would fire the governor of the Bank of Canada. Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan thinks such a promise is irresponsible and dangerous.
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Public Policy Forum releases second report from its Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression initiative | Financial Post
May 5, 2022 | The Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy鈥攁s part of the Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression鈥攈as published in-depth research paper on transparency and accountability issues regarding online platforms. Read more about the research via the Financial Post.
The Max Bell Foundation Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
The Max Bell School couldn't wish for a better partner than the Max Bell Foundation. It is only thanks to the Foundation's generous and ongoing support that we are able to carry out our critical work educating policy leaders and creating impact. As the Foundation celebrate its 50th anniversary, we offer our sincere congratulations.
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Pearl Eliadis on Reproductive and Sexual Health Services for Vulnerable Women in Quebec
There is a glaring gap in Quebec's healthcare system: Women whose immigration status is precarious are systematically denied access to critical reproductive and sexual health services. This, says Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis, must change.
Amid rising pressures and a political divide, Biden鈥檚 centric views might be a bad omen for a second term | The Globe and Mail
April 29, 2022 | U.S. President Joe Biden, a lifelong centrist Democrat, has a extremely difficult job at an exceedingly tumultuous time in history. His low poll numbers reflect the scale of the challenges he faces. As politics becomes more and more polarized, what does Joe Biden's moderate approach to politics bode for his re-election chances, should he decide to seek a second term?
Stronger government regulation of social media companies could improve free speech, says expert | CBC Radio
In an interview with CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen鈥攚ho leads the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy鈥攐pined on the role regulation can play in safeguarding free speech and online safety.
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Bill 96 and the constitution - What you need to know | CBC Radio
April 28, 2022 | Numerous English-language advocacy groups have raised concerns about potential constitutionality issues with Quebec's recently tabled Bill 96, which was introduced as a means to safeguard the status of the French language. In this interview on CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor and humans rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis weighs in.
Whose speech will Elon Musk鈥檚 Twitter be protecting, exactly? | Globe and Mail
April 27, 2022 |聽Taylor Owen聽and聽Supriya Dwivedi of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy write that Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter might strengthen the democratic governance that social media companies have fought against.
One Hundred Days: How to explain a genocide | Literary Review of Canada
May 2022 | Writing for the Literary Review of Canada, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis reflects on her three UN missions to Rwanda in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide and provides perspective on the trajectory of the country in the ensuing years.
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Andrew Potter: The last honourable man | The Line
April 14, 2022 | Writing for The Line, Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter comments on the heroism of聽Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, in the face of Russia's attempted incursion into Kiev.
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Meet the second class of McCall MacBain Scholars | McGill Newsroom
April 13, 2022| With the 2022-2023 class of McCall MacBain Scholars now announced, the Max Bell School is thrilled to be welcoming three Scholars鈥擩ulian Lam,聽Sandrine Desforges, and聽Linda B霉i鈥攖o our next cohort of MPP candidates.
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Former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page gives his take on the 2022 budget | Global News, CBC, iPolitics
April 8, 2022 | Across interviews with Global News Morning Toronto, CBC News, and iPolitics, professor Kevin Page gave his expertise on the recently unveiled Canadian federal budget for 2022-2023.
How a break at the pumps is a reverse carbon tax 鈥� and could make climate change worse | CBC
April 7, 2022 |聽As Canadians wait to hear Ottawa's spending plans in today's budget, there are conflicting views worldwide over whether countries should be producing more oil and gas to help Europe 鈥� or saving the world from climate change and leaving fossil fuels in the ground. Director Chris Ragan comments in this article from CBC News that聽believes governments have to be risk-takers by helping to stimulate investment in new climate friendly technology.
Supriya Dwivedi joins the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy as Director of Policy & Engagement
The Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy is thrilled to announce that Supriya Dwivedi will be joining the Centre as its聽Director of Policy & Engagement.
War: The enemy of air, land, and sea | The McGill Tribune
April 5, 2022 | In this McGill Tribune article, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan comments on the relationship between war and climate change and expresses his belief that Putin's incursion into Ukraine will cause the West to seriously聽rethink its reliance on Russian oil and gas.
