March 23, 2021聽| In this recent article, Max Bell Professor Andrew Potter comments on the current diplomatic trajectory Canada is taking with China. To learn more about the economic聽and defense-related consequences聽involved, read on.
April 1, 2021 | Max Bell Professor Pearl Eliadis is quoted聽in this article, which takes a look at the recent Supreme Court case against comedian Mike Ward, and the consequences of a joke he made against the disability of Quebec artist J茅r茅my Gabriel. This聽piece encourages readers to consider the tense relationship between freedom of speech, artistic autonomy, and personal dignity.
May 5, 2021 | Max聽Bell Professor Pearl Eliadis聽delivered the opening address at Queen's Human Rights Law Club's 鈥淗uman Rights in Pandemic Times" conference. In this article by the聽PKI Global Justice Journal, learn more about Eliadis' address and the conference's key takeaways.
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. Following the Australian government's recent mandate on tech regulation, Max Bell School Professor聽Taylor Owen聽discusses the plight of independent media and the reputable journalistic institutions that are at stake.
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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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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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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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. Reflecting on recent attempts to address the harms caused big tech, Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen聽argues that聽the governance struggle between Big Tech and the nation state is actually about the future of liberal democracy itself.
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
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.
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
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
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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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).
February 3, 2021 | David Shrimban's latest op-ed for聽the Globe and Mail paints聽a stark picture of a polarized聽America, with the deep divisions between聽Republicans and Democrats set to play out on the floor of the Senate.