Reframing Canada鈥檚 Global Engagement: A Diagnostic of Key Trends and Sources of Influence
This report, co-authored by Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh, begins by summarizing a number of features of Canada鈥檚 population, economic power, and geographic and political position, which continue to call for international engagement.
Section Two then provides a strategic assessment of the current global environment and the most significant risks it poses to Canada鈥檚 interests and values.
Reframing Canada鈥檚 Global Engagement: Ten Strategic Choices for Decision-Makers
The ten strategic questions set out in this report are based on a dialogue among a group of Canadian international policy experts co-chaired by Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh.
One nation under two per cent: Is it time for a shake-up of the economy鈥檚 most important number?
September 3, 2020 | As far as the Bank of Canada聽is concerned, the economy works best when cost of consumed goods and services聽increases聽at a rate of about two per cent every year. In this article by The Kingston Whig Standard, Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan shared his thoughts on the Bank of Canada's options for the future of monetary policy.
Implications of a Moratorium on Public Use of Facial Recognition Technology in Canada | Tech Informed Policy
August 17, 2020 | Since the start of this year, there have been increasing calls for the Canadian government聽to impose a national moratorium on facial recognition technology. This demand arises from the possibility that law enforcement will use facial recognition聽to discriminate against certain demographics and worsen discrimination in the justice system.
New report finding racism at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights was shocking 鈥� but predictable | The Conversation
August 10, 2020 | The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has聽joined the ranks聽of other Canadian cultural聽institutions that are facing accusations of聽discrimination and harassment. Pervasive and systemic bias has been聽reported in many instances; from聽inadequate representation of Indigenous perspectives, to the censorship of LGBTQ2+ content, to many other incidents of racism, homophobia, and sexism experienced by staff members.
Algorithm 'gatekeepers' undermine democracy and health | Montreal Gazette
August 6, 2020 | Social media and other digital聽platforms have begun to overtake traditional journalism as our primary sources of information. The communications difficulties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have聽demonstrated how this trend will prove to have drastic consequences on the reliability of information in our democracies.
New report focuses on why invisible infrastructures are key to platform governance reform
A new report released by the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy 鈥� set to launch this September聽鈥� outlines an infrastructural approach to social media platforms, and has much to add to the policy space around platform governance of harmful content online.
COVID-19: Social media users more likely to believe false information
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A new study led by researchers at 69热视频 finds that people who get their news from social media are more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19. Those that consume more traditional news media have fewer misperceptions and are more likely to follow public health recommendations like social distancing.
Max Bell MPP student selected for research fellowship with the Canada West Foundation
The Policy Scholars program is welcoming three exceptional members of the Max Bell School MPP class of 2020 to complete research fellowships with prominent Canadian policy think tanks.
Can an ad boycott fix Facebook's hate speech problem? | CBC News
July 6, 2020 | Over 800 companies are pulling their ads from Facebook in response to the Stop Hate for Profit boycott, led by civil rights groups who want to remove hate speech from the platform. Will threatening the company's bottom line motivate them into action? Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen goes on the CBC's Front Burner to discuss the propagation of hate speech on social media.
Max Bell School partners with the C.D. Howe Institute for Policy Scholars Program
The Policy Scholars program provides Max Bell School MPP students with fellowships working in prominent Canadian policy organizations.
Canada鈥檚 COVID-19 recovery plan | The Current
By how much will the pandemic cause federal spending to rise? How much revenue are we expecting to lose? And how will the Canadian government manage their debt and avoid a financial emergency? As the COVID-19 crisis continues to spread uncertainty across Canada and the around the world, economists and policymakers must ask themselves these questions and devise ways to manage the post-pandemic financial landscape.
The Institute for Research on Public Policy joins the Max Bell School Policy Scholars Program
Three Policy Scholars, selected from the Max Bell School MPP class of 2020, will receive research fellowships with prominent Canadian policy think tanks.
The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) has partnered with 69热视频鈥檚 Max Bell School of Public Policy as a participating organization in the Policy Scholars program, a series of new research fellowships awarded annually to promising Max Bell School Master of Public Policy (MPP) students.
Max Bell School Partners launches Policy Scholars Program
Funded through a grant from the Max Bell Foundation, the Policy Scholars program provides Max Bell School MPP students with research fellowships at prominent Canadian policy organizations.
Anti-Asian Racists Must Pay Legal Price | New Canadian Media
March 19, 2021聽| In this article for New Canadian Media, MPP candidate聽Camilla Liu聽recounts the racism she has faced and explains why such bigotry must be met with legal consequences.
Read the article.
