Platform Responsibility and Regulation in Canada | Jolt Digest
This new research from聽Sonja Solomun, Maryna Polataiko, and Helen A. Hayes of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy聽delves into key considerations for the regulation of internet platforms in Canada.
Read the note聽here.
Saving Journalism from Big Tech | Project Syndicate
March 5, 2021 |聽Google and Facebook聽have dominated聽digital advertising in search and social networking, creating a business model that is not based on the distribution of reliable information.
To govern Big Tech, listen to those most harmed by it | National Post
March 19, 2021 | Taylor Owen's latest piece for the National Post delves into聽algorithmic bias and the disproportionate harms Big Tech inflicts on people of colour. One piece of the solution? "Amplify聽the diverse voices of those with most knowledge of technology鈥檚 injustices."
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鈥楢re we going to be able to pull this off?鈥�: How the Bank of Canada doused a financial fire last spring | The Globe and Mail
March 27, 2021 | In this Globe and Mail article,聽Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan weighs in on the Bank of Canada's role in聽pandemic economic recovery, discussing monetary policy topics including quantitative easing and inflation risks.
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Erin O鈥橳oole says Conservatives鈥� plan to address climate change will surpass commitments under Scheer | Globe and Mail
April 8, 2021 | In this Globe and Mail article, the Max Bell School's Ken Boessenkool opines on the steps聽Erin O鈥橳oole must take if the Conservatives want to form government in the next federal election.
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韩国裸舞鈥檚 Max Bell School of Public Policy to Host Conference on Racial Profiling in Policing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday,聽March 2, 2021
Is Big Tech ungovernable? | Globe and Mail
February 26, 2021 |聽It is increasingly clear that the many benefits of digital platforms such as Facebook, Amazon and Google come with significant economic, social and political costs.
The Emergencies Act is Dead | Canadian Science Policy Centre
February 10, 2021 | As each province deals with their respective struggles in healthcare capacity, vaccination rates, travel restrictions, and other COVID-19 related policies, the federal government weighs the possibility declaring a national crisis.聽Take a look at what Max Bell School alumni Anil Wasif, Alexandra Ages, Ellen Rowe, and Leonardo Lozano have to say about the evolving landscape of federal pandemic policy in Canada.聽
The 'safe bets' and 'wild cards' needed to meet Canada's net zero emissions target | Maclean's
February 17, 2021 | Max Bell School Director Christopher Ragan and Carleton University economist Dave Sawyer penned this op-ed that takes a聽critical look at the widespread economic and industry reforms needed to achieve Canada's goal of "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Democrats take a 鈥榮how, don鈥檛 tell鈥� approach in Trump鈥檚 impeachment trial | The Globe and Mail
February 10, 2021 | David Shribman of the Max Bell School analyzes the recent deliberations occurring at Donald Trump's ongoing impeachment trial. Read more to understand how the insurrection at the Capitol in January has聽affected the proceedings.聽
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New report on protecting democratic expression online | Public Policy Forum
Supported by the Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, the Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression has released a new report detailing six recommendations to enable citizens, governments and platforms to deal with online hate speech in Canada.
Trump鈥檚 social-media ban clouds a bigger crisis: the power and systemic failure of Big Tech | The Globe and Mail
January 14, 2021 | In his opinion piece in The Globe and Mail, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen discusses聽the effects of the recent social-media ban imposed on Donald Trump. Take a look at the article to understand how Trump's de-platforming scratches the surface of the deeper issues plaguing the current online ecosystem.聽
Advancing Human Protection Through Multilateralism | PeaceLab Blog
February 2,聽2021 | As the tide of nationalism sweeps across the globe and countries increasingly turn inwards, it is crucial that the protection agenda鈥搃ncluding the Protection of Civilians (PoC) and the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP)鈥搃s reaffirmed. Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh writes on the PeaceLab Blog about what measures Germany can take to achieve this objective, including embracing multilateralism and seeking out new partners to promote civilian self-protection.
Canada's lack of interest in self-defence explains COVID failures | The National Post
January 15, 2021 | In this article for the National Post, Max Bell School Professor Andrew Potter discusses the unique logistical challenges that Canadian government bodies face聽as the issue of vaccine supply becomes more relevant, and how their response measures up to the actions of other nations.聽
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Towards an Understanding of Open Innovation Ecosystems Dynamics: The Case of Montreal New Tech
December 7, 2020 |聽By observing the Montreal region's innovation ecosystem, this research paper, co-written聽by Max Bell School聽MPP student Eunice Mercado-Lara,聽presents a study case that aims to understand the main success factors for open innovation ecosystems (Chesbrough, 2003; Grandstrand & Holgersson, 2020).
