Children & Youth Technology Policy | Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy
Over the last year, the Max Bell School's聽Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy聽been building out a research program on kids & tech to explore a range of policy implications related to data governance and children's rights, ed-tech, school surveillance, targeted ads, kids content, gender and mental health.
Canadians will see less politics on Facebook during election | CBC News
August 18, 2021 |聽Facebook and other social media companies have done a lot over the past five years to address the problem of their platforms' being used by bad actors to influence elections or spread misinformation. However, they still have a way to go.
香蕉视频 Launches Canadian Election Misinformation Project
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Understanding vaccine hesitancy in Canada | Media Ecosystem Observatory
The Max Bell School's Media Ecosystem Observatory is out with a new research paper on vaccine hesitancy in Canada.
Some of the key findings:
Sixty-five percent聽of Canadians intend to take a vaccine, with some slight erosion since a high in July. Approximately 15 percent聽of Canadians are unwilling, and an additional 20 percent聽are unsure.聽
Americans are super-spreaders of COVID-19 misinformation | McGill Newsroom
April 6, 2021|聽The mis- and dis-information that fills many corners of the American media ecosystem is having an affect on Canadians'聽perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research from Professor Taylor Owen and other McGill聽academics. The McGill Newsroom has the full story.
Read the news release.
Variation in the Canadian Provincial and Territorial Responses to Covid-19 | Blavatnik School
In collaboration with Oxford University's Blavatnik School and Institute for Research on Public Policy and its Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation,聽Max Bell School alumni and Policy Scholar聽Paisley Sim聽co-authored a wor
Platform Responsibility and Regulation in Canada | Jolt Digest
This new research from聽Sonja Solomun, Maryna Polataiko, and Helen A. Hayes of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy聽delves into key considerations for the regulation of internet platforms in Canada.
Read the note聽here.
How to fix the patchwork system of paid sick leave in Canada | IRPP
April 23, 2021 | In our聽fragmented federal system, policies on issue like paid sick leave can vary drastically from province to province. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a聽light on the problems with such disparities.
New report on protecting democratic expression online | Public Policy Forum
Supported by the Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, the Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression has released a new report detailing six recommendations to enable citizens, governments and platforms to deal with online hate speech in Canada.
Advancing Human Protection Through Multilateralism | PeaceLab Blog
February 2,聽2021 | As the tide of nationalism sweeps across the globe and countries increasingly turn inwards, it is crucial that the protection agenda鈥搃ncluding the Protection of Civilians (PoC) and the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP)鈥搃s reaffirmed. Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh writes on the PeaceLab Blog about what measures Germany can take to achieve this objective, including embracing multilateralism and seeking out new partners to promote civilian self-protection.
Understanding vaccine hesitancy in Canada: attitudes, beliefs, and the information ecosystem
December 2020 | This new report by the Media Ecosystem Observatory聽looks into vaccine hesitancy in Canada in the lead-up to the development of a vaccine. Key findings included that 65% of Canadians intend to take a vaccine, and that the聽best opportunity to reach those who are unsure is to address important concerns around the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.
The political and security dimensions of the humanitarian health response to violent conflict
January 24,聽2021聽|聽In this paper, Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh and her co-authors address the challenges and opportunities the fluid geopolitical and security environment poses for humanitarian policymaking and practice.
Read the paper.
Mind the gaps: Integrating Human Rights and sustainable development goals into evaluation practice
Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis has authored the聽chapter聽Mind the Gaps: Integrating Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals into Evaluation Practice聽inThe Realpolitik of Evaluation,聽a recently published book edited by聽Markus Palenberg an Arne Paulson.
Rethinking Quebec鈥檚 Support for Electric Vehicles
In this report for the Quebec government, our Director Christopher Ragan with the support of MPP students Matis Allali, Ruhee Ismail-Teja, Riad Katkhoda聽& Charlotte Reboul聽examine how terminating electric vehicle subsidies can strengthen Quebec's climate policy.
Read the report
New Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy launched at 香蕉视频鈥檚 Max Bell School of Public Policy
The Centre is McGill鈥檚 focal point on critical research and public debate about the role of media and emerging technologies in shaping democracy and public life
