November 9, 2022 | Professor Tyler Owen weighed in the coming bill, saying聽Canada should look at how other jurisdictions聽have handled Musk鈥檚 鈥渃onvulsions.鈥� For example, the European Union has passed a Digital Services Act last summer that would require tech giants to monitor their platforms for harmful content.
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Published on: 11 Nov 2022
November 8, 2022 | Taylor Owen writes about why C-18 is, on balance, the right policy for the moment.听
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Published on: 11 Nov 2022
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 Andrew Potter.听
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Published on: 11 Nov 2022
October 18, 2022 | In this opinion piece,聽Simon Bagshaw and Jennifer Welsh聽comment on the gathering in Dublin held to formally endorse a groundbreaking international political declaration that will set new standards for the protection of civilians from the use of bombs, rockets, artillery and other explosive weapons in populated areas during armed conflict. Stating that the declaration comes not a moment too soon.听
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Published on: 8 Nov 2022
September 6, 2022 | Professor Pearl Eliadis reflected on the Charter ahead of the Quebec elections and how the two pieces of legislation- and the CAQ's use of the notwithstanding clause to protect from their court challenges- show a "unilateral attempt by the CAQ to change our fundamental Charter and constitutional values," and a "pushing and pulling at the constitution."聽
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Published on: 8 Nov 2022
October 3, 2022 | Researchers from 污污草莓视频 University, including Professor Taylor Owen, have conducted a study into online misinformation and the possible effects on the provincial election campaign and says the findings have implications for the future of our democratic process.听
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Published on: 8 Nov 2022
September 26, 2022 | In this article for The Conversation, Professor Vrinda Narain and Fatemeh Sadeghi wrote about Mahsa Amini's death representing a historical moment in Iran and how it highlighted the brutality of the regime towards women and minorities.
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Published on: 8 Nov 2022
September 27, 2022 | Professor Jennifer Welsh joined Nahlah Ayed for a discussion on disinformation and the future of democracy.听
She commented on the path to the illusionary "triumph" of liberal democracy and that there was nothing inevitable about it. "Democracy is very difficult to build and sustain鈥� [If] you study democracy, you recognize that it's a process. You have to invest in that. You have to be committed to it. And I think we lost sight of that." she said.听
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Published on: 4 Nov 2022
September 22, 2022 | Director Chris Ragan spoke to Global News about the future of energy sources in Canada and answering the question: Could Canada really be an energy superpower and be a global leader on climate change?
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Published on: 27 Sep 2022
September 12, 2022 | On Government Analytics' The Monthly podcast with host Peter Kent, director Chris Ragan spoke about rebuilding the Canadian economy in the post-Covid era.听At the recent Jackson Hole economic policy聽,聽Jerome Powell, the head of the US central bank, spent 8-minutes making it abundantly clear he鈥檚 going to get inflation under control.
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Published on: 21 Sep 2022
September 2, 2022 | In response to the possibility of the Bank of Canada raising interest rates next week, Director Christopher Ragan said the central bank is best-suited to take on the responsibility of maintaining low interest rates.
鈥淭here鈥檚 very, very good reasons why we have operationally independent central bank trying to target inflation rather than governments, because governments in the past have done a very poor job at that,鈥� he said.
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Published on: 6 Sep 2022
July 20, 2022 | In this article for The Line, Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter聽lambastes the Canadian government for allowing gas turbines for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline聽to be returned to Germany.
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Published on: 10 Aug 2022
July 18, 2022 | Before joining the Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy as its Director of Policy & Engagement,聽Supriya Dwivedi encountered the harmful world of conspiracy theories and misinformation聽as host of a morning show on a Toronto talk radio station. Learn more about her experience and how it galvanized her to tackle to problem of mis- and disinformation.
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Published on: 10 Aug 2022
How should Canada tackle harmful online content? Look beyond our borders, experts say | Toronto Star
July 14, 2022 | As a member of the聽12-person advisory group convened by the federal government to weigh in on the Liberals' online harms legislation, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen provided perspective on what lessons can be learned from other countries' legislative efforts.
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Published on: 10 Aug 2022
August 6, 2022 | Recently, in Saguenay, Que., a pharmacist rejected a woman's request to purchase emergency oral contraception, claiming that then morning-after pill did not "align with his values." Human rights lawyer and Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis weighs in.
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Published on: 10 Aug 2022
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