'Hassle' for tourists: Letter from June 2021 shows P.E.I. business group seeking relaxed COVID controls | CBC
January 5, 2022 | Professor Pearl Eliadis was interviewed for this public health article about聽COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for Prince Edward Island and their impact on businesses and tourism.
Professor Eliadis聽said something the pandemic has shown is that public health and economic interests aren't in competition 鈥� they are one and the same.
23 charts to watch on inflation and the economy in 2022 | Maclean's
December 21, 2021 |聽In Maclean's "Chart Week 2022" predictions roundup, Chris Ragan answers the question: "When will Canadian inflation return to target?"
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La d茅mocratie n鈥檈st plus contagieuse | La Presse
January 2, 2022 |聽What do China and Qatar have in common? They will be hosting two main sporting events in 2022, and have strict聽authoritarian regimes,聽Jennifer Welsh聽explores in this co-written article.
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In a deeply divided U.S., Americans struggle over how to commemorate Jan. 6 | The Globe and Mail
January 4, 2022 | In a special to聽The Globe and Mail, David Shribman聽discusses the furious debates Americans are having as the one-year anniversary of the聽siege at the Capitol arrives.
Burning Questions: Is Ottawa finally about to get serious about housing bubbles? | Regina Leader-Post
December 24, 2021 | After Director Christopher Ragan
Pearl Eliadis on Bill 96 | The Telegraph
December 28, 2021 | Pearl Eliadis commented聽that this legislation is the latest in a years-long push to effectively authorise "blatant discrimination against religious minorities in Quebec".
Eliadis said that while it was important to have protections in place for the French language, with Bill 96, "Quebec is starting to drift off into territory where they're really prepared to take pretty much any measures, sometimes outside the law ... to achieve that goal."
Taylor Owen to speak in University of Toronto's SRI Seminar Series
Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications and director of The Center for Media, Technology and Democracy Taylor Owen will join University of Toronto's Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society for their SRI Seminar Series, which features emerging scholars at the intersection of technology and society, on February 9. Registration is free and available here.
Inflation 101, with Christopher Ragan | The Hill Times
December 15, 2021 | Director聽Christopher Ragan joins The Hill Times' The Hot Room podcast to explain how inflation works, whether the Trudeau government is to blame for rising prices, and the Bank of Canada's new-look plan to manage it.
Listen to the episode.
Supreme Court ruling could change how human rights law is applied in Quebec | The Chronicle Journal
December 1, 2021 | A recent Supreme Court ruling has narrowed the聽scope of jurisdiction on discrimination cases. Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis聽argues that this new precedent is dangerous, running counter to the direction in which human rights law has evolved.
U.S. inflation is coming for Thanksgiving dinner | The Globe and Mail
November 23, 2021聽| How does the public perception of inflation affect their expectations for the future? While the devastation of historic inflation in the United States lingers only in the minds of older Americans, younger generations are also feeling the strain on their spending habits. In this article for the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School instructor David Shribman comments on the trajectory of inflation, and how this may affect everyday life.聽
Pandemic Societies | 麻豆AV-Queen's University Press
Pandemic Societies:聽Max Bell School professor Daniel Weinstock contributed to this timely book on聽the durable transformations the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about in our societies.
You can purchase the book here.
How to protect children from Big Tech's harms | The National Post
November 7, 2021聽| Co-written by Max Bell School Professor Taylor Owen with Sonja Solomun, their article in the National Post looks at how the recently leaked Facebook Papers have spurred public concern and further debate on how policy should endeavor make these platforms more聽transparent and accountable.
Read the article.聽
The GOP is overhauling its long-standing identity | The Globe and Mail
November 14, 2021 | In his latest piece for the Globe and Mail, Max Bell School professor David Shribman聽explains how the Republican Party is seeking to transition away聽from its reputation as being聽the party of Big Business, instead leaning into trust-busting and other strategies for reining in the power of America's corporations.
The Culture Wars in Quebec? | Globe Justice Journal
November 11, 2021 | In this article, Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis expresses her concern over the human rights restrictions that Quebec's Bill 96 poses, particularly to recent immigrants and other vulnerable individuals.聽
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鈥楲eave it alone鈥�: Chris Ragan comments on the Bank of Canada mandate debate | The Hub
November 12, 2021 | Following a dialogue between The Hub and Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan, this article outlines the history of the Bank of Canada's agreement with the federal government leading up to the mandate's expiration in聽January 2022.
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