September 27, 2022 | Professor Jennifer Welsh joined Nahlah Ayed for a discussion on disinformation and the future of democracy.聽
She commented on the path to the illusionary "triumph" of liberal democracy and that there was nothing inevitable about it. "Democracy is very difficult to build and sustain鈥� [If] you study democracy, you recognize that it's a process. You have to invest in that. You have to be committed to it. And I think we lost sight of that." she said.聽
September 22, 2022 | Director Chris Ragan spoke to Global News about the future of energy sources in Canada and answering the question: Could Canada really be an energy superpower and be a global leader on climate change?
September 12, 2022 | On Government Analytics' The Monthly podcast with host Peter Kent, director Chris Ragan spoke about rebuilding the Canadian economy in the post-Covid era.聽At the recent Jackson Hole economic policy聽,聽Jerome Powell, the head of the US central bank, spent 8-minutes making it abundantly clear he鈥檚 going to get inflation under control.
September 2, 2022 | In response to the possibility of the Bank of Canada raising interest rates next week, Director Christopher Ragan said the central bank is best-suited to take on the responsibility of maintaining low interest rates.
鈥淭here鈥檚 very, very good reasons why we have operationally independent central bank trying to target inflation rather than governments, because governments in the past have done a very poor job at that,鈥� he said.
July 20, 2022 | In this article for The Line, Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter聽lambastes the Canadian government for allowing gas turbines for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline聽to be returned to Germany.
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July 18, 2022 | Before joining the Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy as its Director of Policy & Engagement,聽Supriya Dwivedi encountered the harmful world of conspiracy theories and misinformation聽as host of a morning show on a Toronto talk radio station. Learn more about her experience and how it galvanized her to tackle to problem of mis- and disinformation.
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July 14, 2022 | As a member of the聽12-person advisory group convened by the federal government to weigh in on the Liberals' online harms legislation, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen provided perspective on what lessons can be learned from other countries' legislative efforts.
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August 6, 2022 | Recently, in Saguenay, Que., a pharmacist rejected a woman's request to purchase emergency oral contraception, claiming that then morning-after pill did not "align with his values." Human rights lawyer and Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis weighs in.
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June 20, 2022 | With the聽's new report hot off the press, Commission co-chair and Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen sat down for an interview with CBC Radio to discuss the recommendations on curbing online harm that he and his colleagues have proposed.
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June 6, 2022 |聽With Russia's illegal war in Ukraine now well past the hundred day mark, Western interest is waning鈥攄espite the fact that Ukraine's people and territorial integrity are far from safe. What does this tell us about the depth of the West's commitment to Ukraine? Andrew Potter comments in this article for the The Line.
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With the last pre-election sessional period of Quebec's National Assembly drawing to a close last week, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis聽joined CTV News Montreal to discuss the key legislative news of the past several months.
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June 3, 2022 | After Bill 96 passed in the Quebec legislature, the government of Quebec published a full-page advertisement in both French and English newspapers to "correct falsehoods" circulating about the law. However, several legal experts - such as Max Bell's Pearl Eliadis - fact-checked the claims made in the ad in this article for CBC News.
May 19, 2022 | This City News article delves into the various reasons Quebec's Bill 96 is stirring controversy. Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis provides prospective on how the proposed law would affect access to justice.
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May 13, 2022 | In a recent debate, Conservative Party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre pledged that鈥攊f he were to become prime minister鈥攈e would fire the governor of the Bank of Canada. Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan thinks such a promise is irresponsible and dangerous.
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May 5, 2022 | The Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy鈥攁s part of the Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression鈥攈as published in-depth research paper on transparency and accountability issues regarding online platforms. Read more about the research via the Financial Post.
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