/newsroom/taxonomy/term/4/all en /newsroom/channels/news/92nd-ottawa-conference-security-and-defence-cpac-356492 <p>March 6, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> 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. </p> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:35:05 +0000 admin 310503 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/openai-sam-altman-drama-why-should-you-care-gzero-353173 <p>November 28, 2023 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> co-hosted GZERO AI, a weekly video series intended to make their audience keep up and make sense of the latest news on the AI revolution. In the latest episode Taylor Owen explains the profound consequences of the OpenAI - Sam Altman drama. </p> Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:58:15 +0000 admin 310519 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/uns-new-agenda-protection-international-peace-institute-357329 <p>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’ limited roles in ongoing conflicts. </p> Tue, 14 May 2024 17:56:44 +0000 admin 310498 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/launch-research-postcard-series-rnowps-354707 <p>January 25, 2024 | Research Network on Women, Peace and Security launched a new series, 'Research Postcards', to feature and summarize the recent work of their network members. The series aims to increase the representation and discoverability of the research conducted by their members. </p> <p><a href="/rnwps/article/media/highlighting-our-members-research">View the postcards</a></p> Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:53:38 +0000 admin 310514 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/court-case-against-universiy-tuition-hikes-quebec-cbc-montreal-356073 <p>February 23, 2024 | With the Québec government's decision to raise tuition fees for out-of-province students and change the funding model for international students, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº has launched a lawsuit, arguing that these measures will violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.</p> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:53:14 +0000 admin 310509 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/should-canada-have-foreign-intelligence-service-policy-insights-forum-356486 <p>March 20, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> 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.</p> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:38:00 +0000 admin 310504 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/quebec-superior-court-halts-adoption-pro-palestinian-mcgill-student-union-policy-cbc-news-352998 <p>November 23, 2023 | Some Æ»¹ûÒùÔº students say their right to express support for Palestinians is being suppressed, after a Quebec court temporarily put a stop to a student plan to adopt a pro-Palestinian policy at the university.</p> Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:15:39 +0000 admin 310520 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/profile-pearl-eliadis-quescren-concordia-university-356814 <p>In Concordia University's latest Researcher-Member Portrait, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> 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. 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.</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:09:08 +0000 admin 310499 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/how-new-hampshires-cantankerous-independence-will-make-its-mark-unusual-2024-presidential-election-354641 <p>January 20, 2024 | In this opinion piece by <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman">David Shribman</a>, he talks about the first primary of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and the significance of the location, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has been the staging ground over a long period for so many people, providing more memorable moments than any other venue. Shribman walks the reader through the memorable primaries and significant moments in previous presidential campaigns that took place in New Hampshire.</p> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:51:44 +0000 admin 310515 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/ai-and-canadas-proposed-online-harms-act-gzero-355938 <p>March 5, 2024 | In this episode of GZERO AI, Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a><strong> </strong>takes a look at the Canadian government’s Online Harms Act, which seeks to hold social media companies responsible for harmful content.</p> Wed, 06 Mar 2024 20:27:19 +0000 admin 310510 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/what-tick-tock-online-regulation-says-about-our-digital-discourse-cbc-radio-356216 <p>March 17, 2024 | In this episode of The Sunday Magazine, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> joins a discussion on digital discourse and the future of online safety regulation. 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.</p> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:08:29 +0000 admin 310505 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/jennifer-welsh-tour-de-table-356811 <p>In March 2023, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/jennifer-welsh">Jennifer Welsh</a> 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. </p> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:40:38 +0000 admin 310500 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/what-googles-deal-canada-means-rest-world-globe-and-mail-353362 <p>December 5, 2023 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> joins episode of The Decibel by The Globe and Mail, to explain the details of Google's deal with Canada and what it sets for other places looking to bring in similar legislation.</p> Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:58:08 +0000 admin 310516 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/court-case-against-end-life-legislation-quebec-cbc-montreal-355574 <p>February 6, 2024 | The Catholic Church legally challenges Quebec's assisted dying law, arguing the province's end of life legislation violates its religious freedom. The church feels it is forced to choose between a procedure it finds morally unacceptable or abandon its pallative care center in Montreal. Prof. <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> says that this is a case of religious freedom vs. secularism, and that Quebec's Human Rights Legislation makes secularism more important than any other right.</p> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:49:28 +0000 admin 310511 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/economist-weighs-premiers-calls-pause-carbon-tax-hike-cbc-news-356214 <p>March 14, 2024 | 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. <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/christopher-ragan">Chris Ragan</a>, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, 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 ...</p> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:30:12 +0000 admin 310506 at /newsroom