/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/2376/all en /maxbellschool/event-recap/policy-evaluation-covid-19 In examining the role of evaluators in the face of crises like COVID-19, what themes emerge? Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:38:03 +0000 Max Bell School of Public Policy 3122 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/policy-evaluation-era-covid-19-352732 <p><i>“Did evaluation meet the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis?”</i></p> <p><i>“Were evaluators caught flat-footed by the restrictions and challenges?”</i></p> <p><i>“How were evaluation practices, architectures, and values affected?”</i></p> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:07:40 +0000 keith.baybayon@mcgill.ca 3106 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/le-monde-dapresles-consequences-de-la-covid-19-sur-les-relations-internationales-pum-352376 <p>October 27, 2023 | COVID-19 triggered the biggest global crisis of the 21st century. For some, the repercussions were swift and dramatic, with the pandemic pushing tens of millions of people into poverty and extreme food insecurity. For others, the transformations are still bubbling under the surface, and questions remain as to whether the societal changes it has brought about will be sustained. </p> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:42:57 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 3095 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/andrew-potter-trust-state-capacity-and-meaning-arrivecan-line-343462 <p>November 4, 2022 | "The crisis of state capacity can't be separated from the more general crisis of expertise and the legitimacy of the state and the rule of law." says <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/andrew-potter">Andrew Potter</a>. </p> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:15:53 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2926 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/mass-entrepreneurship-idea-whose-time-has-come-336609 <p>Hosted by Max Bell School of Public Policy's McConnell Visiting Scholar for 2021-2022, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/visiting-professors-and-scholars/ndidi-okonkwo-nwuneli">Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli</a>, <em>Amplifying the In</em></p> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:10:12 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2763 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/international-cooperation-failures-face-covid-19-pandemic-learning-past-efforts-address-common-339191 <p>April 2022 | The American Academy of Art and Sciences' project on Rethinking the Humanitarian Health Response to Violent Conflict has just released International Cooperation Failures in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning from Past Efforts to Address Common Threats.</p> Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:38:35 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2822 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/creating-enabling-policies-small-businesses-lessons-africa-336154 <p>While large companies typically have teams focused on advocacy and government lobbying to ensure their interests are advanced and protected, most small businesses do not have the resources to do the same.</p> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:32:06 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2749 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/defining-freedom-time-covid-pearl-eliadis-and-nicholas-king-video-337575 <p>February 9, 2022 | McGill Alumni hosted a Made by McGill webcast featuring professors Pearl Eliadis and Nicholas King entitled "Defining freedom in the time of COVID."</p> Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:16:33 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2779 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/defining-freedom-time-covid-mcgill-alumni-337218 <p>From imposing curfews, lockdowns and bans on private gatherings to introducing new and sometimes coercive measures aimed at increasing vaccination rates, governments around the world are going to great lengths to protect their populations from COV</p> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:41:06 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2770 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/no-vax-tax-cbcs-radio-noon-quebec-shawn-apel-336434 <p>January 12, 2022 | Joining the CBC's 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.</p> <p>"We don't know enough yet to know if it's legal, but I do think it's bad public policy," she comments.</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-102-radio-noon-quebec/clip/15888750-a-no-vax-tax">Listen to the episode here.</a></p> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:28:29 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2756 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/quebecs-anti-vax-tax-difficult-enforce-experts-say-montreal-gazette-336433 <p>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.</p> <p>“Are we really going to go and find 800,000 people, (some of whom) are low-income earners or have disabilities?” she asked. “What are we going to do, seize their couch (if they can’t afford to pay)?”</p> <p><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/quebecs-anti-vax-tax-difficult-to-enforce-experts-say">Read the article here.</a></p> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:27:16 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2755 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/do-we-still-believe-better-tomorrow-agenda-336171 <p>January 10, 2022 | It's true, albeit clichéd, 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 <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/andrew-potter">Andrew Potter</a>, author of the recently published book "On Decline: Stagnation, Nostalgia, and Why Every Year is the Worst One Ever," weighs in.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17xIK_c0_qc">Watch the interview</a>.</p> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:07:04 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2753 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/hassle-tourists-letter-june-2021-shows-pei-business-group-seeking-relaxed-covid-controls-cbc-336070 <p>January 5, 2022 | Professor Pearl Eliadis was interviewed for this public health article about COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for Prince Edward Island and their impact on businesses and tourism.</p> <p>Professor Eliadis said something the pandemic has shown is that public health and economic interests aren't in competition – they are one and the same.</p> <p>"Countries overall that have emphasized suppressing disease over supporting or taking measures to allow economic activity have actually done better on both fronts," she said.</p> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:42:07 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2747 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/pandemic-societies-mcgill-queens-university-press-334980 <p>Pandemic Societies: Max Bell School professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/daniel-weinstock">Daniel Weinstock</a> contributed to this timely book on the durable transformations the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about in our societies.</p> <p>You can purchase the book <a href="https://www.mqup.ca/pandemic-societies-products-9780228009054.php">here</a>.</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:22:52 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2719 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/no-covid-19-vaccines-do-not-violate-nuremberg-code-ctv-news-333484 <p>September 7, 2021 | In a sign of the extraordinary times through which we're living, Max Bell School professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> was recently asked to explain why the Nuremberg Code is not a formal treaty, and how vaccine mandates fit into our human rights framework.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/no-covid-19-vaccines-do-not-violate-the-nuremberg-code-1.5576156">Read the article</a>.</p> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:43:07 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2663 at /maxbellschool