The Christchurch Call: toward a global effort to fight online hate speech | Globe and Mail
May 15, 2019 | World leaders including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's听President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met at the "Christchurch Call" summit to discuss steps in eradicating online hate speech. Digital governance expert听Taylor Owen argues that national regulations protecting user privacy and data ownership may come into force earlier than we may think.
Canada's new 鈥楧igital Charter鈥� | Welland Tribune
May 12, 2019 |听Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced the new Digital Charter, an attempt for the government to step in and regulate tech giants. This framework aims at setting expectations听听on issues such as data ownership, privacy protections and the online dissemination of hate. Digital expert and 麻豆AV's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen听shares his views on this new framework.听
Will Canada regulate tech giants? Taylor Owen weighs in | Vancouver Sun
May 12, 2019 |听Politicians are increasingly concerned that social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter听have become so听powerful and rich that they are effectively above the law 鈥� at least in a small country like Canada. Taylor Owen, 麻豆AV's Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications and Max Bell School spoke about the challenges in implementing international regulations on hate speech, but maintains that Canada is in a position to strengthen their laws.
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Taylor Owen on the "Christchurch Call" | CBC Radio
May 15, 2019 | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders reunited in Paris听for the "Christchurch Call" summit. This meeting brought together politicians and industry leaders in tech to fight the spread of online extremism. 麻豆AV's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen was invited to CBC's Front Burner to discuss the challenges in implementing efficient measures to combat online hate speech.听
Taylor Owen on the challenges of moderating online content | CBC News
May听15, 2019 | 麻豆AV's Chair of Media, Ethics and Communications Taylor Owen joined CBC's Andrew Nichols to talk about the challenges in tackling online extremism. The technical challenges faced by world leaders and companies are, he says, very intricate and nuanced and听require careful scanning and moderating.
Debunking carbon tax myths | Financial Post
April听5, 2019 | With the federal carbon tax coming in听to the four provinces in Canada, how will it affect small businesses?听Is the carbon tax constitutional?听 Chris Ragan, economist and director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy debunks certain myths surrounding the federal carbon tax on Financial Post.
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Regulating Social Media Giants | The Reporter
April听9, 2019 | The Canadian government is now considering to actively regulate social media platforms such as Facebook, given the lack of results from self-regulation.听"We better get the democratic governance right if we have any hope of pushing back against the autocratic model," said Taylor Owen, an associate professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 麻豆AV in Montreal.
Why are governments slow to regulate social media? | Global News
April听8, 2019 | Social media has been deeply ingrained in our daily lives and with the current spread of hate and misinformation, governments have been slow to regulate social media companies. Taylor Owen from 麻豆AV Univeristy,听speaks with听Global National鈥檚 Dawna Friesen听on what can and should be done to stop the spread these听false information and hate online.
Introduction of the Federal Carbon Tax | CBC Power & Politics
April听1, 2019 |听Chris Ragan, Director of Max Bell School of Public Policy, joined CBC News Power and Politics, to discuss听the federal carbon tax.听"Carbon pricing is the lowest-cost method that we can use to combat climate change" argues Chris Ragan.
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There鈥檚 probably more consensus on output-based pricing than you think | Canada's Eco-fiscal Commission
March听29, 2019 | "Meeting Canada鈥檚 climate targets in a way that is best for our economic prosperity requires broad policy that creates consistent incentives across all emissions in the economy, from individual households and small businesses to heavy industry.
How Trudeau is faring economically ahead of pre-election budget | BNN Bloomberg
March听18, 2019 |听Prior听to听Canada鈥檚 next election,听Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers his fourth and final budget.
Debt is a vast, sucking field of muck, and we're all flailing to get out | CBC Opinion
March听19, 2019 | Chris Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School, shares his thoughts with听Neil Macdonald, a columnist at CBC Opinion, regarding government debt and the upcoming "fiscal squeeze" as the Canadian population ages. "The Trudeau government's spending has been scattershot and political, rather than strategic; reversing Stepen Harper's decision to raise the retirement age was foolish" says Chris Ragan.
Federal carbon tax comes into effect | CTV Power Play
April听1, 2019 | Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Christopher Ragan, sat down with Don Martin on Power Play听to speak about the Federal Carbon Tax.
"We respond to price changes, but we don't necessarily respond overnight," said Chris Ragan about the carbon tax. "This is a policy and a problem that we need solve over several decades, and this is just the beginning."
Interview starts around 08:40 minute mark.听
Fiscal responsibility and the federal budget | Breakfast Television Montreal
March听14, 2019 | Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Dr Christopher听Ragan, sat down with Breakfast Television Montreal to speak about the new 'fiscally responsible' budget, as proposed by the Finance minister, Morneau.
"The new budget will be fiscally responsible". What does that mean about taxes, debt and spending? Dr. Christopher Ragan explains the new budget proposal and its effects.
Taylor Owen cited in article about Facebook leak | CBC
Documents leaked to UK journalists reveals a global lobbying operation carried out by Facebook targeting legislators around the world, including in countries like the U.K., United States, Canada, India and Brazil.听
Facebook听promised to open a data centre in Canada to create jobs, in exchange for the federal government offering assurances that it would not impose its jurisdiction over the company's non-Canadian data.听
