/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10963/all en /newsroom/channels/event/traditional-incentives-ai-innovation-rethinking-professional-development-363910 <p>Join us to learn about Dr. Elacqua's innovative work at the Inter-American Development Bank. He will be discussing workforce development challenges and AI-powered solutions in the education sector.</p> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:54:12 +0000 admin 315216 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/road-freedom-economics-and-good-society-363763 <p>Join us for an exclusive evening with Nobel Prize-winning economist<b> Joesph Stiglitz</b> as he discusses his latest book, <b>The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society</b>.</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:20:47 +0000 admin 315214 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/housing-security-women-fleeing-violence-effectiveness-transitional-second-stage-shelters-363537 <p>The effectiveness of transitional (second-step or second-stage) shelters for women fleeing violence is poorly understood and has been the subject of few comprehensive studies.</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:56:36 +0000 admin 315222 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-quebecs-ban-religious-symbols-new-york-times-362936 <p>January 25, 2025 | The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether a law that Quebec enacted in 2019, barring public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, violates their rights. Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis </a>said that while one of the main tenets of Quebec’s secularism was the idea that the state should be a neutral actor, she thought the law had imposed the government’s viewpoint of what nonreligion ought to look like in the public service.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:59:13 +0000 admin 315196 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/public-inquiry-foreign-interference-enters-final-phase-canada-india-relations-national-post-360682 <p>October 25, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> along with professor Thomas Juneau wrote an article on the recommend strategies for Canada to ease the relationship with India in the<a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-ottawa-has-failed-to-make-national-security-and-its-transparency-a-priority"> National Post</a>.  The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (PIFI) is in its final phase, with a report due in December 2024 that will recommend strategies to counter future threats to Canada's democrac</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:11:43 +0000 admin 315208 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/taylor-owen-new-ai-reality-children-globe-and-mail-362677 <p>January 16, 2025 | In an article by <em>The Global and Mail</em>, Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> shared his concerns regarding the AI becoming a threat for younger generation. The rapid advancement of the AI, poses a grave question of who is responsible for the actions and outcomes of an AI chatbot? Especially when it comes to children and adolescents.</p> Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:16:42 +0000 admin 315200 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/vincent-rigby-paul-wells-philippe-lagasse-latest-edition-canada-among-nations-363695 <p>February 5, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a>, <a href="/maxbellschool/article/paul-wells">Paul Wells</a>, and Philippe Lagassé joined a <a href="http://paulwells.substack.com/p/unready-and-out-of-step?utm_source=podcast-email%2Csubstack&publication_id=804175&post_id=156505616&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_show_title&r=1qn4vw&triedRedirect=true">podcast</a> to discuss the launch of the latest edition of <em></em></p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:11:51 +0000 admin 315190 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/alexandra-ages-impact-albertas-bill-27-consent-education-schools-policy-options-362552 <p>December 12, 2024 | Alumna Alexandra Ages, MPP'21, wrote an article for <a href="https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/december-2024/alberta-consent-law/">Policy Options</a> examining the implications of Alberta’s Bill 27 on sexual health education.</p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:49:31 +0000 admin 315205 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/jennifer-robson-food-insecurity-among-canadian-adults-disabilities-hub-362034 <p>December 11th, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/visiting-professors-and-scholars/jennifer-robson">Jennifer Robson</a>, in a commentary for <em>The Hub</em>, highlights the alarming fact that Canadians with disabilities are more than twice as likely to face food insecurity as those without disabilities. She argues that this disparity is not caused by factors like age or education but by systemic policy failures.</p> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:28:00 +0000 admin 315206 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-supreme-court-canada-hearing-legal-challenge-quebecs-bill-21-iheart-362938 <p>January 23, 2025 | On the Montreal Now with Aaron Rand podcast,<strong> <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a></strong> discussed Quebec’s Bill 21 and its Supreme Court challenge. She highlighted the months-long legal process ahead, with both sides submitting extensive documentation before a decision is reached. Eliadis called the case a key opportunity for Canada to reflect on how the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is applied.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:36:04 +0000 admin 315195 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/jennifer-robson-preserving-economic-key-policies-amid-government-change-policy-options-362554 <p>December 20th, 2024 | In an article for <em>Policy Options</em>, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/visiting-professors-and-scholars/jennifer-robson">Jennifer Robson</a> highlights that despite the political instability surrounding Justin Trudeau's government, certain policies from the recent fall economic statement (FES) are worth saving. She argues that opposition parties should consider supporting these measures, not to prop up the government, but to act in the Canadians best interest.</p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:34:10 +0000 admin 315204 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-supreme-court-canada-taking-legal-challenge-quebecs-bill-21-cbc-362964 <p>January 23rd, 2025 | In an interview on <em>Let’s Go with Sabrina Marandola</em> on CBC, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> discussed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to hear a legal challenge against Quebec’s Bill 21. Eliadis emphasized the significance of the Court’s move, stating, “It’s the Supreme Court saying that it’s important and an issue of national significance.”</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:18:59 +0000 admin 315194 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/taylor-owen-how-disinformation-threatening-canadas-democracy-364087 <p>March 6, 2025 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> explains Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s public inquiry into foreign interference that has identified disinformation as the most pressing danger to Canada’s democratic institutions. But what led to the creation of the Foreign Interference Commission in the first place? And how does social media platforms influence Canada’s information landscape and its sovereignty?</p> Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:30:46 +0000 admin 315187 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-bill-21-la-presse-362931 <p>January 24, 2025 | The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to grant permission to appeal in the Bill 21, Quebec’s controversial secularism law. The decision marks a significant development in the ongoing legal battle, which has raised concerns among minority communities over religious freedoms and equality in the province.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:36:41 +0000 admin 315199 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/vincent-rigby-public-inquiry-canadian-foreign-interference-policy-options-363738 <p>February 18, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> discussed the final report from the Public Inquiry into Canadian Foreign Interference, led by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, released in late January after nearly 18 months of investigation. The report concluded that while foreign interference did undermine public confidence in Canadian democracy and affected the electoral ecosystem, it did not compromise the integrity of the 2019 or 2021 elections.</p> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:52:55 +0000 admin 315189 at /newsroom