Christopher Ragan on climate change and how public policy can help reduce carbon emissions | McGill Reporter

Published: 9 March 2020

March 9, 2020 | Christopher Ragan, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy and former chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, sat down with the McGill Reporter to discuss the ways in...

Will Endless Economic Growth End Us? | The Agenda

Published: 3 March 2020

February 24, 2020 | What are the consequences of endless economic expansion? To discuss the potential risks, Steven Paikin spoke to Chris Ragan, director of McGill University's Max Bell School of...

Let’s face the facts: To ensure our digital rights, we must hit pause on facial-recognition technology | The Globe and Mail

Published: 20 February 2020

February 14, 2020 |Rapid advances in facial-recognition technology have the potential for vast social consequences. In response to the scale and speed of these developments and the clear potential...

Informing the debate | McGill News

Published: 11 February 2020

With the final report of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission out and its clear support for carbon pricing – most notably, a 40-cent tax hike on a litre of gas over the next decade – making headlines,...

Meeting Canada's Greenhouse Gas Targets | TVO

Published: 11 February 2020

January 27, 2020 | McGill University economist Chris Ragan, Chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, and Director of the Max Bell School, explains the think tank's final report exploring Canada's...

Sciences, Publics, Politics: Lessons From Canada’s Climate Wars | Issues

Published: 11 February 2020

When Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau took office in 2015 as Canada’s prime minister, a top priority was to establish Canada as a global leader on climate change. At the United Nations’ climate...

Choosing the Right Target | Real Options for the Bank of Canada’s Mandate Renewal

Tuesday, September 22, 2020toFriday, September 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world, pushing the global economy into recession and forcing countries to take on nearly unprecedented levels of public debt.Online Conference, CA...

Federal government warning of voter coercion, foreign election interference through private messaging services | CBC News

Published: 10 February 2020

February 9, 2020| The federal government is worried about the risk of voter coercion and foreign election interference through private messaging services — a concern that could pit the right to...

The Future of Climate Change Policy & Politics in Canada

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 18:00to20:00

Do you believe governments should do everything they can to address climate change, but find it difficult to know exactly what that should be?6th Floor, 680 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC,...

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