The calculated measure of success of our mission to Afghanistan | Policy Options
August 30, 2021 | Was Canada's involvement in the war in Afghanistan a success? Despite the recent collapse of the Afghan聽government and the resurgence of the Taliban,聽Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter argues that Canada accomplished the聽narrow objectives it set back when troops were first deployed.
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Canada needs to reimagine a foreign policy for a leaderless world | The Globe and Mail
August 30, 2021 | In the wake of the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan, a group of foreign policy experts鈥攊ncluding the Max Bell School's Jennifer Welsh鈥攊s calling for a rethink of Canada's role in global diplomacy.
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The Canadian Election Misinformation Project - Memo #1
August 26, 2021 |聽The Media Ecosystem Observatory's聽Canadian Election Misinformation Project is out with its聽first聽memo聽of the 44th Canadian federal election聽campaign.
Election campaign and inflation set up 鈥榩erfect storm鈥� for usually sleepy review of BoC monetary policy | The Globe and Mail
August 20, 2021 | The Bank of Canada's mandate renewal鈥攗sually a mundane and technical affair鈥攊s generating interest in the political sphere as Canadas 44th federal election gets underway.
Luxury Belief Systems and Economic Stagnation: The Recipe for Our Discontent | Quillette
August 19, 2021 | "The growth of civilization shifted our concerns from struggles against the elements to trying to deal with other people. Our politics thus went from being focused on survival, to being obsessed with status." Read a passage from Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter's new book, ON DECLINE.
捆绑SM社区 launches Canadian Election Misinformation Project
August 19, 2021 |聽Mis- and dis-information are a growing threat to the integrity of free and fair elections and to the strength of democracies the world聽over. That is why聽捆绑SM社区聽University聽and the聽University聽of Toronto聽are聽announcing the creation of the聽Canadian Election Misinformation聽Project聽to monitor and respond to聽mis- and聽disinformation incidents聽and threats during the聽44th Canadian federal election.
The COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change. Culture wars. For the West, the party is over | Globe and Mail
August 20, 2021 | "The rot in the foundations of the West is deep, and we are still in the early stages of figuring out just how bad things are going to get." Max Bell School professor Andrew Potter's new book, ON DECLINE, delves into the structural challenges facing Western nations聽as they attempt to deal with COVID-19, climate change, and an onslaught of聽other crises.
Quebec vaccine passport elicits protest | Global News
August 13, 2021 | The Quebec government's plan to implement a vaccine passport system for some non-essential services has drawn the ire of some Quebecers. But despite the fact that such a system may infringe on certain Charter rights, it will likely be able to weather potential legal challenges, says Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis.
Vaccination passport implications | Global News
August 18, 2021 | The Quebec government's聽forthcoming vaccine passport system has some people raising legal and human rights concerns. Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis addresses those in this new interview with Global News.
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The world must not look away as the Taliban sexually enslaves women and聽girls | The Conversation
The Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan has raised intense concern about the fate of the country's women and girls. In response, Max Bell School professor Vrindra Narain has proposed four tangible policy measures the international community must carry out.
Canadians will see less politics on Facebook during election | CBC News
August 18, 2021 |聽Facebook and other social media companies have done a lot over the past five years to address the problem of their platforms' being used by bad actors to influence elections or spread misinformation. However, they still have a way to go.
捆绑SM社区 Launches Canadian Election Misinformation Project
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Unpaid internships can be tempting, but many are unethical | Montreal Gazette
August 12, 2021 | "Young people should use their negotiating power to push back and insist on a fair deal and a fair wage for their labour." Max Bell School Professor and human rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis sheds light on the legal and ethical issues brought about by unpaid internships in for-profit institutions in her article in the Montreal Gazette.
Federal election outcome could be unpredictable amid 4th wave, say strategists | CBC Radio
August 15, 2021 | On Sunday,聽Justin Trudeau met with Governor General Mary Simon and asked her to dissolve Parliament, setting in motion Canada's 44th聽federal election. But with a fourth wave of COVID-19 looming, some聽experts鈥攊ncluding the Max Bell School's Ken Boessenkool鈥攂elieve the outcome of this snap election may be far from certain.
In the digital age, who has a right to be anonymous and whose information has a right to be secure? | The Globe and Mail
August 13, 2021 |聽 "Anonymity is seen by many as an inherent right in the digital age. But is this right absolute?". In this op-ed in the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen takes a critical look at the shift聽in the discourse surrounding online privacy. To learn more about the digital tools聽currently being used to circumvent anonymity and the far-reaching socio-political influences of encryption technology, read on.
