Will Canada regulate tech giants? Taylor Owen weighs in | Vancouver Sun

Published: 17 May 2019

May 12, 2019 | Politicians are increasingly concerned that social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter have become so powerful and rich that they are effectively above the law — at least in a...

Taylor Owen on the "Christchurch Call" | CBC Radio

Published: 16 May 2019

May 15, 2019 | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders reunited in Paris for the "Christchurch Call" summit. This meeting brought together politicians and industry leaders in tech to...

Taylor Owen on the challenges of moderating online content | CBC News

Published: 16 May 2019

May 15, 2019 | McGill University's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen joined CBC's Andrew Nichols to talk about the challenges in tackling online extremism. The technical...

The Canada-U.S. Relationship: Past and Future

Friday, April 26, 2019 11:45to16:15

The United States and Canada have one of the largest trade relationships in the world.Faculty Club, 3450 McTavish St, Montreal, QC, H3A 1X9, CA/maxbellschoolCategory: Public lectures and...

Debunking carbon tax myths | Financial Post

Published: 10 April 2019

April 5, 2019 | With the federal carbon tax coming in to the four provinces in Canada, how will it affect small businesses? Is the carbon tax constitutional?  Chris Ragan, economist and director of...

Regulating Social Media Giants | The Reporter

Published: 10 April 2019

April 9, 2019 | The Canadian government is now considering to actively regulate social media platforms such as Facebook, given the lack of results from self-regulation. "We better get the...

Why are governments slow to regulate social media? | Global News

Published: 10 April 2019

April 8, 2019 | Social media has been deeply ingrained in our daily lives and with the current spread of hate and misinformation, governments have been slow to regulate social media companies....

Electoral Integrity and Disinformation | Pre-election Breakfast Series

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 07:30to09:00

Countries around the world are grappling with how to identify and prevent a host of new threats to the integrity of their elections and democratic systems.Rideau Club, 99 Bank Street, 15th floor,...

Introduction of the Federal Carbon Tax | CBC Power & Politics

Published: 5 April 2019

April 1, 2019 | Chris Ragan, Director of Max Bell School of Public Policy, joined CBC News Power and Politics, to discuss the federal carbon tax. "Carbon pricing is the lowest-cost method that we...

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