BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260916T162625EDT-9065gvTp35@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260916T202625Z DESCRIPTION:An evening to understand the issues at stake in the Quebec elec tion campaign and the dynamics of the information and digital landscape.\n \n📍 Thomson House Ballroom (McGill)\n\n🌐 Hybrid I Access here\n\nOn Octobe r 5\, 2026\, the people of Quebec will go to the polls to elect the member s of the National Assembly who will represent them and form the next gover nment. The issues at stake in this election are significant: the state of the healthcare system and public services\, the cost of living and access to homeownership\, education\, immigration\, major infrastructure projects \, the environment\, and Quebec’s political future.\n\nAdded to these deba tes is a digital landscape that has undergone profound changes since the l ast election. Declining access to news on social media\, the rise of conte nt generated by artificial intelligence\, polarization\, and declining tru st in institutions and the media: the informational context in which the c ampaign will unfold is complex.\n\nThe Center for Media\, Technology\, and Democracy and the Media Ecosystem Observatory invite you to an evening ev ent designed to help you better understand the major issues of the electio n campaign as well as the dynamics of the information and digital landscap e.\n\nThis event is organized in partnership with the Max Bell School of P ublic Policy\, the « Chaire de recherche sur la dĂ©mocratie\, le vivre-ense mble et les valeurs communes au QuĂ©bec »\, the McGill Institute for the St udy of Canada\, and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship.\n \nTo register and view the full program\, click here. \n DTSTART:20260827T210000Z DTEND:20260827T233000Z LOCATION:Ballroom\, Thomson House\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1Y2\, 3650 rue McTavish SUMMARY:2026 Quebec Election: Information\, Platforms\, and Democracy (Ă©vĂ©n ement en français) URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/channels/event/2026-quebec-election END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR