February 1, 2022 | Many Canadians look to the state of politics in America and feel better about our own politics. But is "Canadian exceptionalism" a delusion? Andrew Potter outlines聽three principles or guidelines that may provide a reality check.
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Published on: 2 Feb 2022
January 31, 2022 | With Spotify navigating the fallout from Neil Young鈥檚 dispute with the company over podcaster Joe Rogan, the audio-streaming giant is under increasing pressure to join other major digital platforms forced to police the content they provide.
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Published on: 1 Feb 2022
January 20, 2022 |聽Economist and Director Chris Ragan joins this episode of Hub Dialogues to discuss the proper role of central banks, the problems with Modern Monetary Theory, and the need to rethink fiscal priorities in recovering from the devastation of the pandemic.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2022
January 19, 2022 |聽Director Chris Ragan discusses supply chain disruptions and Canada's inflation rate rising to a 30-year high on CBC News. "There's a lot of pent-up demand," Chris notes, referring to businesses and restaurants being closed over the pandemic, and many consumers not having any place to spend their income.
Chris's segment begins at 32:42.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2022
January 18, 2022 | After last week's defeats, U.S. President Joe Biden has been transformed from聽Battling Joe Biden into the Embattled Joe Biden, David Shribman writes for聽The Globe and Mail.聽"The new year brought forth a new Biden - a fiery, determined, passionate President substituting for the dewyeyed, sentimental chief executive. But in the hothouse of American politics, the new year also brought forth new defeats, new disappointments and new dissenters."
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Published on: 18 Jan 2022
January 12, 2022 | Joe Biden isn't the first president to push for expanded voting rights, David Shribman comments in his article for聽The Globe and Mail. "If the working definition聽of聽news is聽a聽departure from the normal, then Joe聽Biden's speech Tuesday pressing Congress聽to聽preserve and expand聽voting聽rights聽for minorities barely qualifies," Shribman writes. "American presidents have been making聽that聽speech for more than聽a聽half-century."
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Published on: 14 Jan 2022
January 12, 2022聽| Joining the CBC's聽Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, Professor Pearl Eliadis cautions that it's premature to discuss the legality of the "no-vax tax" or health contribution the Quebec government is proposing on unvaccinated Quebecers, as the legislation has not been made publicly available yet.
"We don't know enough yet to know if it's legal, but I do think it's bad public policy," she comments.
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Published on: 13 Jan 2022
January 12, 2022 | After the Quebec government announced unvaccinated Quebecers would have to pay a "health contribution," Professor Pearl Eliadis weighs in on the legality and enforcement of such a proposition.
鈥淎re we really going to go and find 800,000 people, (some of whom) are low-income earners or have disabilities?鈥� she asked. 鈥淲hat are we going to do, seize their couch (if they can鈥檛 afford to pay)?鈥�
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Published on: 13 Jan 2022
January 10, 2022 | Andrew Potter writes for聽The Line聽that we're living in a shameless age. "More than almost anyone else in our society it is politicians who feel the weight of mass opinion, the pride that comes with public esteem, or the shame that follows public disgrace."
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Published on: 12 Jan 2022
January 10, 2022 | It's true, albeit聽clich茅d,聽to say that we're living through "unprecedented times." With all the bad news out there, do we still believe in a better tomorrow? Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter, author of the recently published book聽"On Decline: Stagnation, Nostalgia, and Why Every Year is the Worst One Ever," weighs in.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2022
January 10, 2022 | "Nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to health care activities in developed countries," writes MPP alumna Henna Hundal. Read her full argument for the crucial聽importance of including the healthcare sector in decarbonization efforts.聽
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Published on: 12 Jan 2022
January 5, 2022 | Professor Pearl Eliadis was interviewed for this public health article about聽COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for Prince Edward Island and their impact on businesses and tourism.
Professor Eliadis聽said something the pandemic has shown is that public health and economic interests aren't in competition 鈥� they are one and the same.
"Countries overall that have emphasized suppressing disease over supporting or taking measures to allow economic activity have actually done better on both fronts," she said.
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Published on: 7 Jan 2022
December 21, 2021 |聽In Maclean's "Chart Week 2022" predictions roundup, Chris Ragan answers the question: "When will Canadian inflation return to target?"
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Published on: 7 Jan 2022
January 2, 2022 |聽What do China and Qatar have in common? They will be hosting two main sporting events in 2022, and have strict聽authoritarian regimes,聽Jennifer Welsh聽explores in this co-written article.
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Published on: 5 Jan 2022
January 4, 2022 | In a special to聽The Globe and Mail, David Shribman聽discusses the furious debates Americans are having as the one-year anniversary of the聽siege at the Capitol arrives.
"The battle of Capitol Hill is being fought again, this time in public discourse 鈥� and Americans, perhaps even more divided today than they were on Jan. 6, 2021, are approaching this anniversary of anguish with apprehension."
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Published on: 5 Jan 2022
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