Quebec's 'anti-vax tax' difficult to enforce, experts say | Montreal Gazette
January 12, 2022 | After the Quebec government announced unvaccinated Quebecers would have to pay a "health contribution," Professor Pearl Eliadis weighs in on the legality and enforcement of such a proposition.
“Are we really going to go and find 800,000 people, (some of whom) are low-income earners or have disabilities?” she asked. “What are we going to do, seize their couch (if they can’t afford to pay)?”
There is a word for a shameless age | The Line
January 10, 2022 | Andrew Potter writes for The Line that we're living in a shameless age. "More than almost anyone else in our society it is politicians who feel the weight of mass opinion, the pride that comes with public esteem, or the shame that follows public disgrace."
Read the article here.
Do We Still Believe in a Better Tomorrow? | The Agenda
January 10, 2022 | It's true, albeit clichéd, to say that we're living through "unprecedented times." With all the bad news out there, do we still believe in a better tomorrow? Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter, author of the recently published book "On Decline: Stagnation, Nostalgia, and Why Every Year is the Worst One Ever," weighs in.
Want S.F. to achieve net-zero carbon emissions? Don’t forget to green the health care industry | San Francisco Chronicle
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 importance of including the healthcare sector in decarbonization efforts.
'Hassle' for tourists: Letter from June 2021 shows P.E.I. business group seeking relaxed COVID controls | CBC
January 5, 2022 | Professor Pearl Eliadis was interviewed for this public health article about COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for Prince Edward Island and their impact on businesses and tourism.
Professor Eliadis said something the pandemic has shown is that public health and economic interests aren't in competition – they are one and the same.
23 charts to watch on inflation and the economy in 2022 | Maclean's
December 21, 2021 | In Maclean's "Chart Week 2022" predictions roundup, Chris Ragan answers the question: "When will Canadian inflation return to target?"
Read the article.
La démocratie n’est plus contagieuse | La Presse
January 2, 2022 | What do China and Qatar have in common? They will be hosting two main sporting events in 2022, and have strict authoritarian regimes, Jennifer Welsh explores in this co-written article.
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In a deeply divided U.S., Americans struggle over how to commemorate Jan. 6 | The Globe and Mail
January 4, 2022 | In a special to The Globe and Mail, David Shribman discusses the furious debates Americans are having as the one-year anniversary of the siege at the Capitol arrives.
Burning Questions: Is Ottawa finally about to get serious about housing bubbles? | Regina Leader-Post
December 24, 2021 | After Director Christopher Ragan
Pearl Eliadis on Bill 96 | The Telegraph
December 28, 2021 | Pearl Eliadis commented 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."
Taylor Owen to speak in University of Toronto's SRI Seminar Series
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 here.
Inflation 101, with Christopher Ragan | The Hill Times
December 15, 2021 | Director 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.
Listen to the episode.
Supreme Court ruling could change how human rights law is applied in Quebec | The Chronicle Journal
December 1, 2021 | A recent Supreme Court ruling has narrowed the scope of jurisdiction on discrimination cases. Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis argues that this new precedent is dangerous, running counter to the direction in which human rights law has evolved.
U.S. inflation is coming for Thanksgiving dinner | The Globe and Mail
November 23, 2021 | 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.
Pandemic Societies | McGill-Queen's University Press
Pandemic Societies: Max Bell School professor Daniel Weinstock contributed to this timely book on the durable transformations the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about in our societies.
You can purchase the book here.
