July 24, 2024 |聽Our alumni, Anil Wasif, from the MPP Cohort of 2020-21, who also聽sits on the advisory board of the Max Bell School of Public Policy wrote an . "The past week鈥檚 events in Bangladesh, where聽nearly 200 people have lost their lives聽in a violent crackdown on student-led protests,聽is just the latest reminder of the underlying social and political issues plaguing Bangladeshi society.
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Published on: 30 Jul 2024
July 17, 2024 | There have been political tensions between Canada and India, however at G7, the nations were seen to improve mutual understanding. "Prime Ministers聽Justin Trudeau聽suggested聽that an 鈥渙pportunity for [Canada] to engage鈥� with India has re-emerged with the conclusion of the Indian election.
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Published on: 18 Jul 2024
July 4, 2024 |聽Canada produces 80 per cent non-emitting electricity, however there stands a need for transitioning towards a clean聽energy transition that meet its emission goals by requiring building bigger, cleaner, smarter grids capable of doubling or tripling current capacity. "Net zero energy road maps聽from provincial governments can provide the missing direction. Road maps articulate a provincial government鈥檚 vision, objectives, and plans for how the province will meet its energy needs on the road to net zero," Chris Ragan and Rick Smith explains.聽
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Published on: 8 Jul 2024
June 30, 2024 |聽The digital brigade, powered by e-transfers, PayPal and Apple Pay, has gained unprecedented momentum. This is leading towards a cashless society, as聽Canadians tend to embrace electronic methods of payments. However, cash holds many significance in the social and economic realm. featured one of our MPP alum, Aftab Ahmed for their news article about the harm of leaping towards the cashless Canadian economy.聽
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Published on: 3 Jul 2024
May 9, 2024 | On a podcast episode of聽Ideas with Nahlah Ayed, Professor Jennifer Welsh聽delves into answering on how inequality is undermining liberal democracy.聽Following the end of Cold War, the quest for peace, equality, and democracy didn't conclude; instead, it evolved into a multifaceted challenge. Greg Kelly, executive producer of IDEAS, discusses Jennifer Welsh's 2016 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Return of History," on the 60th anniversary of Massey College.
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Published on: 14 May 2024
May 13, 2024 | The United Nations (UN) recently released its Agenda for Protection, a comprehensive document aiming to enhance protection as a collective responsibility across various UN components. It addresses previous shortcomings highlighted by inquiries into UN responses in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. However, it faces challenges due to geopolitical dynamics undermining multilateral action and UN entities鈥� limited roles in ongoing conflicts.聽
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Published on: 14 May 2024
In Concordia University's latest Researcher-Member Portrait, Pearl Eliadis talks about effective ways of educating the public about their rights and details her work related to the rights and interests of Quebec's English-speaking community.聽The Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network (QUESCREN) is a dynamic alliance of researchers, community members, and institutions that develops research capacity in English-speaking Quebec.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2024
In March 2023, Jennifer Welsh launched Tour de Table, a podcast series that joins leading scholars and policymakers for a bilingual discussion of the political, economic, and security challenges confronting our world and whether and how Canada is prepared to address them.聽
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Published on: 16 Apr 2024
March 18, 2024 |聽Pearl Eliadis recently contributed her expertise to an episode of "Arrest sur le droit," a podcast in partnership between the Supreme Court of Canada and the Quebec legal organization CAIJ. In Episode 4, Pearl discusses the SCC's ruling to the case of Ward v. Quebec (Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission), exploring its implications for freedom of expression.聽
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Published on: 11 Apr 2024
The Federal Government of Canada has increased the federal carbon tax from $65 a tonne to $80 as of April 1, 2024. Christopher Ragan joins several news outlets below sharing his expertise.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2024
March 6, 2024 | Vincent Rigby attended the 92nd Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence which is the largest and longest of its kind in Canada. The conference is an annual event held at the Chateau Laurier since 1932.聽
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Published on: 27 Mar 2024
March 20, 2024 |聽Vincent Rigby聽joins host Geoffrey St. John in an episode of the Canadian Foreign Intelligence Service podcast series and argues that Canada should carefully consider the creation of a foreign intelligence service. He believes that Canada's National Security Policy is outdated and needs a full review, which will open up conversations on establishing a foreign intelligence agency.
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Published on: 27 Mar 2024
March 17, 2024 | In this episode of The Sunday Magazine,聽Taylor Owen joins a discussion on digital discourse and the future of online safety regulation.聽The US House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok. Professor Owen speaks on Canada's standpoint with this decision, and how the federal government has launched a national security review of the video-sharing app.
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Published on: 19 Mar 2024
March 14, 2024 |聽A growing number of premiers are urging the federal government to pause the carbon tax hike that's set to take place on April 1, or to ditch it altogether. Chris Ragan, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at UU直播, joined Power & Politics to discuss the impact this could have on Canada's climate plan. "We're playing a long-run game," Ragan said. "It's very easy to say this is not a good time for a carbon tax ...
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Published on: 19 Mar 2024
February 29, 2024 | Pearl Eliadis speaks on "Breakaway with Alison Brunette" and "Let's Go with Sabrina Marandola" on the upholding of Bill 21 and what the ruling means.聽The law bans certain employees in the public sector from wearing religious symbols while on the job.
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Published on: 18 Mar 2024
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