Bilingual cities and towns in Quebec join forces to mount legal challenge to Bill 96 | CBC News
June 08, 2023 | The courts were asked by twenty-three municipalities to suspend parts of Quebec's new language law, which they describe as abusive. Mayors are concerned about communications, illegal searches and seizures, government grants and the obligation, set out in the law, to discipline public employees who break the rules by working in English.聽
Don't ban TikTok. Make it safer | The Globe and Mail
May 26, 2023 | Following the controversial law in China that compelled companies to hand over platforms' user data if Beijing deems relevant to Chinese security, serious concerns were raised in Canada. Following this update most of the provinces and public institutions prohibited TikTok on government-owned devices.
Amidst a swirling tide of new ideas, Canada's economic institutions remain bastions of orthodoxy | the Hub
May 23, 2023 | New and often radical ideas have emerged about how much governments can spend and how trade should be conducted following COVID-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Chris Ragan says most people at the Bank hold conventional views on how trade should be conducted, despite public discourse about concepts like Modern Monetary Theory (MMT).
Should Justin Trudeau stay or go? Why is Hillary Clinton coming to Ottawa?
May 1, 2023 | In her an opinion piece by Tasha Kheiriddin states that there is a sense of the liberal party at a crossroads, if not in a crisis.聽
"Every week brings fresh drama, whether it鈥檚 inaction on foreign interference, the cost of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 latest vacation, or his brother Sacha testifying about shady donations to the family鈥檚 eponymous foundation." she said.聽
Budget watchdog troubled by spin around latest report on carbon pricing | CTV News
April 8, 2023 | Yves Giroux opened a political firestorm last week with a new report that concluded carbon price rebates are worth more than the direct cost of the carbon price for 80 per cent of families. The Conservatives, who have campaigned heavily on removing carbon pricing, claimed that the Liberals lied about the "sneaky carbon tax" when they said the rebate were more than the cost.聽
The world marks Earth Hour, but are leaders doing enough to fight climate change? | CNN
March 27, 2023| MPP Alumni and delegate to the UN Climate Change Conference Henna Hundal, joined CNN to discuss climate change updates, as per the IPCC's Synthesis Report. She also mentioned how the new Economic Report of the President is a hopeful sign of the U.S government investing more in climate-resilient infrastructure.
Watch the interview.
Making of defence policies | Canadian Global Affairs Institute
March 24, 2023 | Visiting scholar Vincent Rigby, joined David Perry for an episode of Defence Deconstructed alongside Thomas Juneau, and Eugene Lang to reflect on defence policy reviews. They provided some interesting insights into current defence updates.聽
Closure of Roxham Road | La Presse
March 28, 2023 | In recent years, tens of thousands of migrants have entered Canada via Roxham Road in the hope of finding a better life. However, this tolerated system is now a thing of the past. What does the sudden closure of this controversial crossing mean?
At Roxham Road, migrants reach uncertain end to harrowing journeys | Global News
March 23, 2023, | A group of migrants was caught by an RCMP officer at a small, unofficial border crossing at Roxhan Road separating Quebec and New York state. This incident seems to occur many times a day at Roxhan Road, which has become an ever-growing migration crisis facing North America.
Justin Trudeau needs to assure Joe Biden about Canada鈥檚 commitment to security | The Globe and Mail
March 21, 2023 |聽Joe Biden will make his first trip to Ottawa as U.S. President on Thursday, where Biden wants to focus on security. The U.S. intelligence community recently warned that great-power competition will shape the global order for decades to come. In this more contested and volatile worlds, the U.S is looking for allies for support.
The future of AI governance a balancing act of privacy, ethics, and progress | The Hill Times
March 16, 2023 | Master of Public Policy Candidate Aftab Ahmed, wrote about the innovation Minister Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne recently launching the second phase of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy. Ottawa鈥檚 attempts to frame the 鈥榬ules of the game鈥� for its digital economy is commendable, and the U.S. should be observing and emulating this approach. He said "Let me be clear: technology is not the enemy. Novel innovations can undeniably act as positive economic disruptors."
Migrant dies crossing from US to Quebec | CTV News
February 28, 2023 | This past week a 45 year old man died attempting to cross the Canada-US border, as well as the 367 cases reported in January.
Youth Award 2022
March, 2023 | Max Bell School of Public Policy alumni, Ellen Rowe's policy proposal for a National Digital Literacy Strategy for Indigenous Communities was featured on the Canadian Science Policy Center webpage under the Youth Award 2022.聽
How Polarization Manifests in Canada | CBC Radio
March 1, 2023 | Max Bell School of Public Policy Alumni,聽Shweta Menon, joined Julia Wright to talk about one of the projects at the Public Policy Forum where they are focused on understanding the risks polarization poses to social cohesion and trust in Canada.
With its Ukraine peace plan, China seeks to make itself indispensable on the world stage | The Globe and Mail
February 27, 2023 |聽The events marking the one-year anniversary of the聽war in Ukraine聽included fiery speeches from the two main opponents, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as Ukraine鈥檚 strongest Western supporter, Joe Biden. Yet diplomatic attention was also focused on China 鈥� a potent reminder that as the newest global superpower, it too is a crucial player in this unfolding conflict.
