May听15, 2019 | 9I制作厂免费's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen joined CBC's Andrew Nichols to talk about the challenges in tackling online extremism. The technical challenges faced by world leaders and companies are, he says, very intricate and nuanced and听require careful scanning and moderating. Beyond these technical difficulties, there is also a political dimension to this issue that requires a societal discussion on how "hate speech regulations" should be implemented.听
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Published on: 16 May 2019
April听5, 2019 | With the federal carbon tax coming in听to the four provinces in Canada, how will it affect small businesses?听Is the carbon tax constitutional?听 Chris Ragan, economist and director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy debunks certain myths surrounding the federal carbon tax on Financial Post.
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Published on: 10 Apr 2019
April听9, 2019 | The Canadian government is now considering to actively regulate social media platforms such as Facebook, given the lack of results from self-regulation.听"We better get the democratic governance right if we have any hope of pushing back against the autocratic model," said Taylor Owen, an associate professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 9I制作厂免费 in Montreal. "The challenge of (content moderation) is that it's the most difficult piece of this puzzle."
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Published on: 10 Apr 2019
April听8, 2019 | Social media has been deeply ingrained in our daily lives and with the current spread of hate and misinformation, governments have been slow to regulate social media companies. Taylor Owen from 9I制作厂免费 Univeristy,听speaks with听Global National鈥檚 Dawna Friesen听on what can and should be done to stop the spread these听false information and hate online.
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Published on: 10 Apr 2019
April听1, 2019 |听Chris Ragan, Director of Max Bell School of Public Policy, joined CBC News Power and Politics, to discuss听the federal carbon tax.听"Carbon pricing is the lowest-cost method that we can use to combat climate change" argues Chris Ragan.
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Published on: 5 Apr 2019
March听29, 2019 | "Meeting Canada鈥檚 climate targets in a way that is best for our economic prosperity requires broad policy that creates consistent incentives across all emissions in the economy, from individual households and small businesses to heavy industry. Output-based pricing must be a key part of that mix if Canada is to strike the right balance between pricing emissions and protecting competitiveness," says Chris Ragan, chair of听Canada's Ecofiscal Commission and director of Max Bell School of Public Policy.听
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Published on: 5 Apr 2019
March听18, 2019 |听Prior听to听Canada鈥檚 next election,听Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers his fourth and final budget. After surveying over听a dozen economists to take stock of the government鈥檚 record on economic policy, Bloomberg has highlighted some key aspects in the policy.听The question is 鈥渢o what extent is Canada a place where you can come in and do reasonably risky big natural resource related projects,鈥� said Chris Ragan, director of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Max Bell School of Public Policy. 鈥淭he answer is increasingly 鈥榙on鈥檛 come here.鈥欌��
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Published on: 5 Apr 2019
March听19, 2019 | Chris Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School, shares his thoughts with听Neil Macdonald, a columnist at CBC Opinion, regarding government debt and the upcoming "fiscal squeeze" as the Canadian population ages. "The Trudeau government's spending has been scattershot and political, rather than strategic; reversing Stepen Harper's decision to raise the retirement age was foolish" says Chris Ragan.
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Published on: 4 Apr 2019
April听1, 2019 | Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Christopher Ragan, sat down with Don Martin on Power Play听to speak about the Federal Carbon Tax.
"We respond to price changes, but we don't necessarily respond overnight," said Chris Ragan about the carbon tax. "This is a policy and a problem that we need solve over several decades, and this is just the beginning."
Interview starts around 08:40 minute mark.听
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Published on: 4 Apr 2019
March听14, 2019 | Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Dr Christopher听Ragan, sat down with Breakfast Television Montreal to speak about the new 'fiscally responsible' budget, as proposed by the Finance minister, Morneau.
"The new budget will be fiscally responsible". What does that mean about taxes, debt and spending? Dr. Christopher Ragan explains the new budget proposal and its effects.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2019
Documents leaked to UK journalists reveals a global lobbying operation carried out by Facebook targeting legislators around the world, including in countries like the U.K., United States, Canada, India and Brazil.听
Facebook听promised to open a data centre in Canada to create jobs, in exchange for the federal government offering assurances that it would not impose its jurisdiction over the company's non-Canadian data.听
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Published on: 18 Mar 2019
The rise of populism has caused major changes in public policy, on both the left and the right. Professor Christoper Ragan, Director of Max Bell School of Public Policy,听explores some examples.
How do we define populism? Will it trickle down to Canada and effect the upcoming federal election? Chistoper Ragan explains on the Breakfast Television Montreal.听
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Published on: 18 Mar 2019
In this interview, Christopher Ragan, Director of Max Bell School of Public Policy and Chair of Canada鈥檚 Ecofiscal Commission, helps to identify policy options to improve environmental and economic performance in Canada.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2019
Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy Chris Ragan sat down with TVO'S听The Agenda with Steve Palkin听to discuss carbon pricing.
"In 2014 the Ecofiscal Commission was created to advocate for putting a price on carbon. It comprised people from across the political spectrum, including former Reform Party founder and leader, Preston Manning. A consensus seemed to be emerging. But, these days it has become a heated debate across Canada. The Agenda welcomes economist Chris Ragan, chair of the commission, to discuss the battle over the carbon tax."
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Published on: 16 Jan 2019
Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Chris Ragan, sat down with Breakfast Television Montreal to speak about equalization payments.听
"Equalization payments are inflaming Quebec-Alberta tensions. Dr. Christopher Ragan explains what they are and how they add fuel to the fire."
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Published on: 11 Jan 2019
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