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How to fix Facebook | Globe and Mail

October 6, 2021 | In this episode of the Globe and Mail'sThe Decibel podcast, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen speaks about harmful effects of Facebook's addictive nature and what we can do about it.

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Published: 6 Oct 2021

Andrew Potter: I Think Elon Musk Will Die on Mars | Let's Dig Deep

August 27, 2021 | In this podcast guest appearance, Andrew Potter shares his foreboding predictions for the future of Western society.

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Published: 4 Oct 2021

The Canadian Election Misinformation Project - Memo #2

September 13, 2021 | The Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project recently published a memo on how misinformation is fomenting violent protests among those who that vaccines and vaccine mandates, and related policies, are infringing on their civil liberties.

Published: 30 Sep 2021

The Canadian Election Misinformation Project - Memo #3

September 16, 2021 | The Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project's recent memo too a look at the American disinformation landscape, assessing the degree to which it darkest effects have seeped into Canadian society—specifically in the context of the 44th Canadian federal election. 

Published: 30 Sep 2021

Yes, civilization is in decline (though it may not stay that way) | Ottawa Citizen

September 22, 2021 | Terry Glavin reviews Max Bell School's professor Andrew Potter's new book ON DECLINE. 

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Published: 24 Sep 2021

Battling climate change in Canada: Experts examine the major parties' climate plans | The Current

August 23, 2021 | When voters went to the polls in the recent federal election, climate change was front of mind for many. For the first time, all major parties had credible plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But how did the plans stack up to each other? Max Bell School director Chris Ragan weighs in on this episode of The Current.

Published: 21 Sep 2021

Climate change and the election: Compare party platforms | CBC News

September 12, 2021 | The 44th federal election campaign is over, and the Liberals have clung to their plurality of seats in the House of Commons, setting them up to form another minority government. Read about what they have promised to do to fight climate change during their new mandate.

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Published: 21 Sep 2021

No, COVID-19 vaccines do not violate the Nuremberg Code | CTV News

September 7, 2021 | In a sign of the extraordinary times through which we're living, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis was recently asked to explain why the Nuremberg Code is not a formal treaty, and how vaccine mandates fit into our human rights framework.

Published: 16 Sep 2021

Chrystia Freeland tweet labelled “manipulated video” by Twitter | CPAC

August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project, provides an overview of the Project's first memo: an analysis of a misleading video tweeted by Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.

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Published: 7 Sep 2021

Twitter's slap-down of Liberal video reveals growing role of social media giants in election | CBC News

August 30, 2021 | In this CBC interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project, provides an overview of the Project's first memo: an analysis of a misleading video tweeted by Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland.

Published: 7 Sep 2021

Economists say NDP plan to hike tax on heavy emitters would cost Canadian jobs | Toronto Star

August 31, 2021 | The NDP has pledged to close loopholes in Canada's carbon pricing regime that provide a discount to industrial polluters. Some economists, including Max Bell School director Chris Ragan, believe that such a policy change would cost Canada jobs and lead to no reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions.

Published: 1 Sep 2021

Political scientist Aengus Bridgman on manipulated media and misinformation | CBC Radio

August 24, 2021 | In this CBC Radio interview, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Canadian Election Misinformation Project, comments on manipulated media and misinformation in the ongoing federal election campaign.

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Published: 31 Aug 2021

Will misinformation be a problem this election season? | CBC News

August 24, 2021 | Election 44 is underway, and the Media Ecosystem Observatory's Canadian Election Misinformation Project is hard at work tracking election mis- and disinformation. Learn more about the Project in this interview with its director, Aengus Bridgman.

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Published: 31 Aug 2021

The calculated measure of success of our mission to Afghanistan | Policy Options

August 30, 2021 | Was Canada's involvement in the war in Afghanistan a success? Despite the recent collapse of the Afghan government and the resurgence of the Taliban, Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter argues that Canada accomplished the narrow objectives it set back when troops were first deployed.

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Published: 31 Aug 2021

Canada needs to reimagine a foreign policy for a leaderless world | The Globe and Mail

August 30, 2021 | In the wake of the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan, a group of foreign policy experts—including the Max Bell School's Jennifer Welsh—is calling for a rethink of Canada's role in global diplomacy.

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Published: 31 Aug 2021

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