February 10, 2021 | As each province deals with their respective struggles in healthcare capacity, vaccination rates, travel restrictions, and other COVID-19 related policies, the federal government weighs the possibility declaring a national crisis.听Take a look at what Max Bell School alumni Anil Wasif, Alexandra Ages, Ellen Rowe, and Leonardo Lozano have to say about the evolving landscape of federal pandemic policy in Canada.听
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Published on: 23 Feb 2021
February 17, 2021 | Max Bell School Director Christopher Ragan and Carleton University economist Dave Sawyer penned this op-ed that takes a聽critical look at the widespread economic and industry reforms needed to achieve Canada's goal of "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Published on: 17 Feb 2021
February 10, 2021 | David Shribman of the Max Bell School analyzes the recent deliberations occurring at Donald Trump's ongoing impeachment trial. Read more to understand how the insurrection at the Capitol in January has聽affected the proceedings.听
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Published on: 15 Feb 2021
January 14, 2021 | In his opinion piece in The Globe and Mail, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen discusses聽the effects of the recent social-media ban imposed on Donald Trump. Take a look at the article to understand how Trump's de-platforming scratches the surface of the deeper issues plaguing the current online ecosystem.听
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Published on: 2 Feb 2021
January 15, 2021 | In this article for the National Post, Max Bell School Professor Andrew Potter discusses the unique logistical challenges that Canadian government bodies face聽as the issue of vaccine supply becomes more relevant, and how their response measures up to the actions of other nations.听
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Published on: 19 Jan 2021
December 7, 2020 |聽By observing the Montreal region's innovation ecosystem, this research paper, co-written聽by Max Bell School聽MPP student Eunice Mercado-Lara,聽presents a study case that aims to understand the main success factors for open innovation ecosystems (Chesbrough, 2003; Grandstrand & Holgersson, 2020).
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Published on: 18 Jan 2021
January聽8, 2021 | In this Globe and Mail op-ed David Shribman reflects on the mayhem at the U.S. Capital, looking back at a time when the聽American political system seemed "rugged, not rigged".
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Published on: 12 Jan 2021
February 3, 2021 | David Shrimban's latest op-ed for聽the Globe and Mail paints聽a stark picture of a polarized聽America, with the deep divisions between聽Republicans and Democrats set to play out on the floor of the Senate.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2021
December 23, 2020聽| In this episode of the Hot聽Talk聽podcast,聽Max Bell School director聽Chris Ragan comments on the federal government's newly announced plan to raise the price of carbon and implement other climate policies.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2021
In this article for The Line newsletter, Max Bell School Professor聽Ken Boessenkool and Director Chris Ragan argue that the government should have more confidence in the newly increased carbon tax to do its job and resist the temptation to throw in all sorts of other popular, but expensive, policies as well.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2021
January 5, 2020 | While the COVID-19 vaccine offers us an eventual way past the pandemic, many Canadians are unsure about taking or unwilling to take a vaccine. In this Globe and Mail article, Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen and other researchers at the聽Media Ecosystem Observatory聽unpack the cause聽and solutions to vaccine hesitancy in Canada.
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Published on: 5 Jan 2021
January 3, 2020 | Days from the routine tallying of the electoral votes to select the next U.S. president, a formality that for almost a century and a half has attracted virtually no attention, this ritual is being transformed by President Trump into a fraught flashpoint,聽writes David Shribman in his latest article in the Globe and Mail.
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Published on: 4 Jan 2021
Global pandemic聽mitigation efforts continue to be disrupted by the spread of misinformation. In this CBC interview, Taylor Owen (Director of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy) shared his thoughts on the implications of misinformation in the age of COVID-19.
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Published on: 9 Dec 2020
November 23, 2020 | Four years ago, when he won an upset victory to become President of the United States, Donald Trump was a powerful and intimidating force with a penchant for erratic behaviour, leaving even his closest allies on their toes. Now, weeks after losing his re-election bid, Trump's petulance and vindictiveness are on full display, writes David Shribman in聽his latest article in the Globe and Mail.
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Published on: 23 Nov 2020
November 10, 2020 | Early American presidential projections raised controversy throughout this year's extended ballot-counting period. In this piece from the Globe and Mail, David Shribman examines past occurrences of early projections, and its repercussions for American society.
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Published on: 19 Nov 2020
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