/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1752/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadians-media-consumption-habits-lead-misinformation-national-observer-299398 <p>August 7, 2019 | A report published by the Digital Democracy Project suggests that overall misinformation levels in Canada are low. However, certain trends in media consumption put news consumers and voters more at risk to be misinformed about key political issues. To learn more about how information and disinformation flow through journalistic and social media channels in the run-up to the October federal election, read the <a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/08/07/news/canadians-media-consumption-habits-lead-misinformation-study-finds">National Observer's article here</a>.</p> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:57:27 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1529 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/cross-country-energy-corridor-canada-ctv-news-297413 <p>May 24, 2019 | Conservative leader Andrew Scheer revived the idea of a coast-to-coast energy corridor, a policy that has picked up interest in recent years. Chris Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, comments on this policy. He warns that, given the difficulty of securing approval for energy infrastructure in Canada, "the country will want to find ways to get through tough approval processes to run more east-west energy grids". </p> <p><a href="https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/politics/2019/5/24/1_4435492.html">Read the full article here </a></p> Fri, 24 May 2019 14:45:03 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1449 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/news-thats-safe-use-researchers-aim-track-information-during-campaign-cbc-news-299391 <p>August 8, 2019 | In an age where information is increasingly scrutinized yet more easily diffusable than ever, Canadians might be more misinformed than disinformed. New findings from the <a href="/maxbellschool/article/announcing-digital-democracy-project">Digital Democracy Project</a> show how information ricochets around the Canadian political landscape. Learn more about the ways in which exposure to certain news outlets affects voters and the democractic processes in elections. </p> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:14:40 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1526 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadians-who-hold-strong-links-political-parties-more-likely-be-misinformed-about-politics-star-299394 <p>August 8, 2019 | The <a href="/maxbellschool/article/announcing-digital-democracy-project">Digital Democracy Project</a>, an initiative of Max Bell School of Public Policy in collaboration with the Public Policy Forum, analyzes the increasing amounts of disinformation and hate in the digital public sphere. A new study shows the links between political affiliation and misinformation.</p> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:31:37 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1527 at /maxbellschool