January 10, 2022 | "Nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to health care activities in developed countries," writes MPP alumna Henna Hundal. Read her full argument for the crucial聽importance of including the healthcare sector in decarbonization efforts.聽
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January 5, 2022 | Professor Pearl Eliadis was interviewed for this public health article about聽COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for Prince Edward Island and their impact on businesses and tourism.
Professor Eliadis聽said something the pandemic has shown is that public health and economic interests aren't in competition 鈥� they are one and the same.
"Countries overall that have emphasized suppressing disease over supporting or taking measures to allow economic activity have actually done better on both fronts," she said.
December 21, 2021 |聽In Maclean's "Chart Week 2022" predictions roundup, Chris Ragan answers the question: "When will Canadian inflation return to target?"
January 2, 2022 |聽What do China and Qatar have in common? They will be hosting two main sporting events in 2022, and have strict聽authoritarian regimes,聽Jennifer Welsh聽explores in this co-written article.
January 4, 2022 | In a special to聽The Globe and Mail, David Shribman聽discusses the furious debates Americans are having as the one-year anniversary of the聽siege at the Capitol arrives.
"The battle of Capitol Hill is being fought again, this time in public discourse 鈥� and Americans, perhaps even more divided today than they were on Jan. 6, 2021, are approaching this anniversary of anguish with apprehension."
December 24, 2021 | After Director Christopher Ragan 聽in the聽Hub that perhaps Freeland and Macklem actually disagree about how the central bank should conduct policy聽rather than they united front they presented to the public, The Regina Leader Post included his commentary in an article about the Bank of Canada's new five-year mandate.
December 28, 2021 | Pearl Eliadis commented聽that this legislation is the latest in a years-long push to effectively authorise "blatant discrimination against religious minorities in Quebec".
Eliadis said that while it was important to have protections in place for the French language, with Bill 96, "Quebec is starting to drift off into territory where they're really prepared to take pretty much any measures, sometimes outside the law ... to achieve that goal."
"It's not entirely clear to me that the world understands how radical this is."
Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications and director of The Center for Media, Technology and Democracy Taylor Owen will join University of Toronto's Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society for their SRI Seminar Series, which features emerging scholars at the intersection of technology and society, on February 9. Registration is free and available .
December 15, 2021 | Director聽Christopher Ragan joins The Hill Times' The Hot Room podcast to explain how inflation works, whether the Trudeau government is to blame for rising prices, and the Bank of Canada's new-look plan to manage it.
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December 1, 2021 | A recent Supreme Court ruling has narrowed the聽scope of jurisdiction on discrimination cases. Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis聽argues that this new precedent is dangerous, running counter to the direction in which human rights law has evolved.
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November 23, 2021聽| How does the public perception of inflation affect their expectations for the future? While the devastation of historic inflation in the United States lingers only in the minds of older Americans, younger generations are also feeling the strain on their spending habits. In this article for the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School instructor David Shribman comments on the trajectory of inflation, and how this may affect everyday life.聽
November 18, 2021 | What are the experiences of female ex-soldiers upon their return to civilian society? Using the research they conducted in Nepal and Colombia, Luna K.C. and聽Priscyll Anctil Avoine examine the social and political setbacks these women encounter in the transition to peace.
Pandemic Societies:聽Max Bell School professor Daniel Weinstock contributed to this timely book on聽the durable transformations the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about in our societies.
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November 7, 2021聽| Co-written by Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen with Sonja Solomun, their article in the National Post looks at how the recently leaked Facebook Papers have spurred public concern and further debate on how policy should endeavor make these platforms more聽transparent and accountable.
November 14, 2021 | In his latest piece for the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School professor David Shribman聽explains how the Republican Party is seeking to transition away聽from its reputation as being聽the party of Big Business, instead leaning into trust-busting and other strategies for reining in the power of America's corporations.
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