November 7, 2021 | 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 transparent and accountable.

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Published on: 16 Nov 2021

November 14, 2021 | In his latest piece for the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School professor David Shribman explains how the Republican Party is seeking to transition away from its reputation as being 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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Classified as: max bell school of public policy, max bell school, David Shribman, U.S. politics, Republican Party, anti-trust, GOP
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Published on: 16 Nov 2021

November 11, 2021 | In this article, Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis expresses her concern over the human rights restrictions that Quebec's Bill 96 poses, particularly to recent immigrants and other vulnerable individuals. 

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Published on: 16 Nov 2021

November 12, 2021 | Following a dialogue between The Hub and Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan, this article outlines the history of the Bank of Canada's agreement with the federal government leading up to the mandate's expiration in January 2022.

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Classified as: max bell school of public policy, max bell school, chris ragan, monetary policy, Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada’s Mandate Renewal
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Published on: 15 Nov 2021

November 8, 2021 | Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen recently spoke at a virtual symposium hosted by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. “We’ve had this experience where everybody needs to know similar things and trust similar institutions, and even behave in similar ways, (like) taking a vaccine. It’s difficult because antivax content and misinformation about the vaccine, and about the pandemic itself, has been incentivized to circulate far and wide.”

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Published on: 9 Nov 2021

November 4, 2021 | Governments worldwide have run huge deficits to deal with COVID-19. Should we be about this ballooning debt, or do deficits not matter anymore? Max Bell School director Chris Ragan weighs in.

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Classified as: max bell school of public policy, max bell school, chris ragan, Debt, deficit, Politics
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Published on: 9 Nov 2021

October 21, 2021 | In this op-ed for Maclean's Max Bell School director Chris Ragan, Dale Beugin and Gord Lambert explain why ahead of COP26, Alberta needs to prepare for the inevitability of a low-carbon world.

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Published on: 22 Oct 2021

October 18, 2021 | Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's damning revelations about the harms caused by Facebook and its suite of other social media platforms have spurred American policymakers to action. Listen to Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen's thoughts on the implications of the latest Facebook revelations on Canada's policy efforts to fight online harms.

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Classified as: max bell school of public policy, max bell school, taylor owen, Facebook, Big Tech, Centre for Media Technology and Democracy, Taylor Owen on Digital Governance
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Published on: 21 Oct 2021

October 9, 2021 | It seems like reining in the power of Big Tech is one of the few bipartisan issues these days. In the coming weeks, American lawmakers representing both major parties will be tabling a series of antitrust bills aimed at squarely at the tech world's biggest players. Should Canada follow suit? Taylor Owen weighs in on the regulation of Big Tech in this episode of The House.

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Published on: 21 Oct 2021

15 octobre 2021 | Dans ce balado, Laurence Deschamps-Laporte discute avec Emmanuelle Rousseau du programme femmes, paix et sécurité. Inspiré de la Résolution du Conseil de sécurité 1325, adoptée le 31 octobre 2000, ce programme promeut le rôle des femmes dans la résolution de conflits. Comme Directrice de cabinet pour le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Canada, Laurence Deschamps-Laporte a veillé à la mise en œuvre de ce programme. Dans ce balado, elle discute avec Emmanuelle Rousseau de l'évolution de celui-ci et des défis entourant sa mise en oeuvre.

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Published on: 20 Oct 2021

 October 14, 2021 | In this opinion piece, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen, former Supreme Court chief justice Beverley McLachlin, and chair of the Canadian Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Expression, Peter MacLeod argue that the latest Facebook controversy surrounding the testimony by Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen has the potential to change the debate about regulating social media. They also explain why the

Classified as: taylor owen, Taylor Owen on Digital Governance, Facebook, social media, Big Tech
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Published on: 15 Oct 2021

October 8, 2021 | Journalist Maria Ressa, a member of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy's Advisory Board, has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Read about Ressa's fight to safeguard journalistic freedom in the Philippines and bring light to the abuses of the Duterte regime.

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Published on: 14 Oct 2021

October 2, 2021 | MPP alumnus Matis Allali—who was part of a team of students that studied noise pollution management policies for their Policy Lab project—comments on renewed calls for a noise observatory in Montreal.

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Published on: 12 Oct 2021

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