Taylor Owen on the "Christchurch Call" | CBC Radio
May 15, 2019 | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders reunited in Paris聽for the "Christchurch Call" summit. This meeting brought together politicians and industry leaders in tech to fight the spread of online extremism. 9I制作厂免费's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen was invited to CBC's Front Burner to discuss the challenges in implementing efficient measures to combat online hate speech.聽
Taylor Owen on the challenges of moderating online content | CBC News
May聽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聽require careful scanning and moderating.
Debunking carbon tax myths | Financial Post
April聽5, 2019 | With the federal carbon tax coming in聽to the four provinces in Canada, how will it affect small businesses?聽Is the carbon tax constitutional?聽 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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Regulating Social Media Giants | The Reporter
April聽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.聽"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.
Why are governments slow to regulate social media? | Global News
April聽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,聽speaks with聽Global National鈥檚 Dawna Friesen聽on what can and should be done to stop the spread these聽false information and hate online.
Introduction of the Federal Carbon Tax | CBC Power & Politics
April聽1, 2019 |聽Chris Ragan, Director of Max Bell School of Public Policy, joined CBC News Power and Politics, to discuss聽the federal carbon tax.聽"Carbon pricing is the lowest-cost method that we can use to combat climate change" argues Chris Ragan.
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There鈥檚 probably more consensus on output-based pricing than you think | Canada's Eco-fiscal Commission
March聽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.
How Trudeau is faring economically ahead of pre-election budget | BNN Bloomberg
March聽18, 2019 |聽Prior聽to聽Canada鈥檚 next election,聽Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers his fourth and final budget.
Debt is a vast, sucking field of muck, and we're all flailing to get out | CBC Opinion
March聽19, 2019 | Chris Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School, shares his thoughts with聽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.
Federal carbon tax comes into effect | CTV Power Play
April聽1, 2019 | Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Christopher Ragan, sat down with Don Martin on Power Play聽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.聽
Fiscal responsibility and the federal budget | Breakfast Television Montreal
March聽14, 2019 | Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Dr Christopher聽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.
Taylor Owen cited in article about Facebook leak | CBC
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.聽
Facebook聽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.聽
Populism and Public Policy | Breakfast Television Montreal
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,聽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.聽
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Better Environmental and Economic Outcomes | The Future Economy
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.
Losing Ground on Carbon Pricing | TVO
Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy Chris Ragan sat down with TVO'S聽The Agenda with Steve Palkin聽to discuss carbon pricing.
