Inflation 101, with Christopher Ragan | The Hill Times
December 15, 2021 | Director聽Christopher Ragan joins The Hill Times' The Hot Room podcast to explain how inflation works, whether the Trudeau government is to blame for rising prices, and the Bank of Canada's new-look plan to manage it.
Listen to the episode.
Supreme Court ruling could change how human rights law is applied in Quebec | The Chronicle Journal
December 1, 2021 | A recent Supreme Court ruling has narrowed the聽scope of jurisdiction on discrimination cases. Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis聽argues that this new precedent is dangerous, running counter to the direction in which human rights law has evolved.
U.S. inflation is coming for Thanksgiving dinner | The Globe and Mail
November 23, 2021聽| How does the public perception of inflation affect their expectations for the future? While the devastation of historic inflation in the United States lingers only in the minds of older Americans, younger generations are also feeling the strain on their spending habits. In this article for the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School instructor David Shribman comments on the trajectory of inflation, and how this may affect everyday life.聽
Pandemic Societies | 韩国裸舞-Queen's University Press
Pandemic Societies:聽Max Bell School professor Daniel Weinstock contributed to this timely book on聽the durable transformations the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about in our societies.
You can purchase the book here.
How to protect children from Big Tech's harms | The National Post
November 7, 2021聽| Co-written by Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen with Sonja Solomun, their article in the National Post looks at how the recently leaked Facebook Papers have spurred public concern and further debate on how policy should endeavor make these platforms more聽transparent and accountable.
Read the article.聽
The GOP is overhauling its long-standing identity | The Globe and Mail
November 14, 2021 | In his latest piece for the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School professor David Shribman聽explains how the Republican Party is seeking to transition away聽from its reputation as being聽the party of Big Business, instead leaning into trust-busting and other strategies for reining in the power of America's corporations.
The Culture Wars in Quebec? | Globe Justice Journal
November 11, 2021 | In this article, Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis expresses her concern over the human rights restrictions that Quebec's Bill 96 poses, particularly to recent immigrants and other vulnerable individuals.聽
Read the article.
鈥楲eave it alone鈥�: Chris Ragan comments on the Bank of Canada mandate debate | The Hub
November 12, 2021 | Following a dialogue between The Hub and Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan, this article outlines the history of the Bank of Canada's agreement with the federal government leading up to the mandate's expiration in聽January 2022.
Read the article.聽
CMHR to host virtual symposium on online hate | Winnipeg Sun
November 8, 2021 | Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen recently spoke at a聽virtual symposium hosted by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.聽鈥淲e鈥檝e had this experience where everybody needs to know similar things and trust similar institutions, and even behave in similar ways, (like) taking a vaccine.
Do Deficits Matter Anymore? | The Agenda
November 4, 2021 | Governments worldwide have run huge deficits to deal with COVID-19. Should we be about this ballooning debt, or do deficits not matter anymore? Max Bell School director Chris Ragan weighs in.
Watch the panel.
Lutte contre les changements climatiques : l鈥檕ptimisme d鈥檜ne jeune 茅cologiste | Radio-Canada
November 1, 2021 |聽Caroline Merner shares her insights on 2021 Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26).
Listen to the interview.
With Trump digging in, creating his presidential library will be a challenge | The Globe & Mail
November 1, 2021 |聽David Shribman speaks on the challenges facing Trump as he curates his Presidential library.
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A low-carbon world is coming Alberta | Maclean's
October 21, 2021 | In this op-ed for Maclean's Max Bell School director Chris Ragan, Dale Beugin and Gord Lambert explain why ahead of COP26,聽Alberta needs to prepare for the inevitability of a聽low-carbon world.
Read the article.
Taylor Owen on What the Latest Facebook Revelations Mean for Canada鈥檚 Online Harms Legislative Plans | The Law Bytes Podcast
October 18, 2021 | Facebook whistleblower聽Frances Haugen's damning revelations about the harms caused by Facebook and its suite of other social media platforms have spurred American policymakers to action. Listen to Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen's thoughts on the implications of the latest Facebook revelations on Canada's policy efforts to fight online harms.
The House: Planes, trains and vaccines | CBC Radio
October 9, 2021 | It seems like reining in the power of Big Tech is one of the few bipartisan issues these days. In the coming weeks, American lawmakers representing聽both major parties will be聽tabling a series of antitrust聽bills aimed at squarely at the tech world's biggest players. Should Canada follow suit?
