Stronger government regulation of social media companies could improve free speech, says expert | CBC Radio
In an interview with CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen鈥攚ho leads the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy鈥攐pined on the role regulation can play in safeguarding free speech and online safety.
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Bill 96 and the constitution - What you need to know | CBC Radio
April 28, 2022 | Numerous English-language advocacy groups have raised concerns about potential constitutionality issues with Quebec's recently tabled Bill 96, which was introduced as a means to safeguard the status of the French language. In this interview on CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor and humans rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis weighs in.
Whose speech will Elon Musk鈥檚 Twitter be protecting, exactly? | Globe and Mail
April 27, 2022 |聽Taylor Owen聽and聽Supriya Dwivedi of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy write that Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter might strengthen the democratic governance that social media companies have fought against.
One Hundred Days: How to explain a genocide | Literary Review of Canada
May 2022 | Writing for the Literary Review of Canada, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis reflects on her three UN missions to Rwanda in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide and provides perspective on the trajectory of the country in the ensuing years.
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Andrew Potter: The last honourable man | The Line
April 14, 2022 | Writing for The Line, Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter comments on the heroism of聽Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, in the face of Russia's attempted incursion into Kiev.
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Meet the second class of McCall MacBain Scholars | 韩国裸舞 Newsroom
April 13, 2022| With the 2022-2023 class of McCall MacBain Scholars now announced, the Max Bell School is thrilled to be welcoming three Scholars鈥擩ulian Lam,聽Sandrine Desforges, and聽Linda B霉i鈥攖o our next cohort of MPP candidates.
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Former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page gives his take on the 2022 budget | Global News, CBC, iPolitics
April 8, 2022 | Across interviews with Global News Morning Toronto, CBC News, and iPolitics, professor Kevin Page gave his expertise on the recently unveiled Canadian federal budget for 2022-2023.
How a break at the pumps is a reverse carbon tax 鈥� and could make climate change worse | CBC
April 7, 2022 |聽As Canadians wait to hear Ottawa's spending plans in today's budget, there are conflicting views worldwide over whether countries should be producing more oil and gas to help Europe 鈥� or saving the world from climate change and leaving fossil fuels in the ground. Director Chris Ragan comments in this article from CBC News that聽believes governments have to be risk-takers by helping to stimulate investment in new climate friendly technology.
Supriya Dwivedi joins the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy as Director of Policy & Engagement
The Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy is thrilled to announce that Supriya Dwivedi will be joining the Centre as its聽Director of Policy & Engagement.
War: The enemy of air, land, and sea | The 韩国裸舞 Tribune
April 5, 2022 | In this 韩国裸舞 Tribune article, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan comments on the relationship between war and climate change and expresses his belief that Putin's incursion into Ukraine will cause the West to seriously聽rethink its reliance on Russian oil and gas.
Government of Canada announces expert advisory group on online safety
March 30, 2022 | The Government of Canada will engage with an expert advisory group - including Professor Taylor Owen - to provide advice on a revised approach to combatting harmful online content.
Screen Time Podcast from the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy
March 25, 2022 | Screen Time podcast聽is an eight-episode podcast miniseries that explores the rapidly evolving relationship between kids and technology. Co-hosted by Max Bell School professor聽Taylor Owen, who also directs the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy,聽Catch up on the first three episodes:
鈥楽creen Time鈥�: New TVO podcast guides us on technological revolution and children | Toronto Star
March 21, 2022 | Screen Time, a new podcast co-hosted by Taylor Owen聽of the Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, delves into the relationship between kids and the rapidly changing digital world.
David Shribman: Ukraine's crisis is a tipping point for the world's democracies | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 20, 2022 | In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Max Bell School professor David Shribman comments on the bravery of Ukrainian president聽Volodymyr Zelenskyy聽in the face of conflict that may prove聽a worrying harbinger for the fate of the world's democracies.
Andrew Potter: The Everything War | The Line
March 16, 2022 | Professor Andrew Potter breaks down the strange ways media is influencing and documenting the Russia-Ukraine conflict, from聽the livestreaming of an assault on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant; the hacking of Russian television by the Anonymous collective, which replaced the scheduled programming with pro-Ukrainian content; the White House briefing to Tik-Tok and YouTube influencers; and the the world鈥檚 richest man, Elon Musk, using his Twitter account to challenge Vlad
