/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1887/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/jennifer-welsh-inequalitys-threat-liberal-democracy-cbc-listen-357330 <p>May 9, 2024 | On a podcast episode of Ideas with Nahlah Ayed, Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/jennifer-welsh">Jennifer Welsh</a> delves into answering on how inequality is undermining liberal democracy. Following the end of Cold War, the quest for peace, equality, and democracy didn't conclude; instead, it evolved into a multifaceted challenge. Greg Kelly, executive producer of IDEAS, discusses Jennifer Welsh's 2016 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Return of History," on the 60th anniversary of Massey College.</p> Tue, 14 May 2024 18:34:19 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3182 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/platforms-power-and-democracy-352723 <p>Join <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBC Ideas’ host Nahlah Ayed</a> and renowned international experts <a href="https://joandonovan.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blan</body></html>"></a></p> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:42:36 +0000 keith.baybayon@mcgill.ca 3102 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/watergates-evidence-presidential-interference-was-turning-point-american-history-352289 <p>October 26, 2023 | Much of contemporary American politics can be traced to a little-remembered and dimly understood event that occurred a half-century ago, the Saturday Night Massacre. This article by <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">David Shribman</a> delves into the controversies over whether presidents are vulnerable to prosecution.</p> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 17:39:46 +0000 keith.baybayon@mcgill.ca 3094 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/article/aftab-ahmed Meet Aftab Ahmed, a 2023 MPP alumnus and opinion columnist with over 100 published articles about the state of Bangladesh's fragile democracy. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:03:16 +0000 Nav Pall 3034 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/making-canadas-foreign-assistance-more-accessible-and-transparent-policy-magazine-345995 <p>February 7, 2023 | In an ongoing conversation about the significant global challenges today from climate change to the war in Ukraine following <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/kevin-page">Kevin Page</a>'s complexity seminar, Alison Clement wrote about these challenges requiring strong, united responses from the world's leading democracies. Alison Clement is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.</p> Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:07:07 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2972 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/researchers-explore-misinformation-during-quebec-election-campaign-global-news-343365 <p>October 3, 2022 | Researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, including Professor<a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen"> Taylor Owen</a>, have conducted a study into online misinformation and the possible effects on the provincial election campaign and says the findings have implications for the future of our democratic process. </p> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:34:35 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2919 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/which-path-do-we-want-be-daily-star-344911 <p>January 12, 2023 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-students-alumni/2022-23">Aftabuddin Ahmed</a>, a current MPP student, stated that this year will define whether Bangladesh can preserve its institutional ambitions towards being a liberal democracy. This brand of political illiberalism, methodically and deliberately camouflaged by ruling elites under the aegis of economic growth, indicated that there is enough apprehension surrounding Bangladesh signing a death warrant for democratic practices. </p> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:29:48 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2952 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/charter-may-quickly-become-less-relevant-why-canadians-outside-quebec-should-watch-elections-ctv-343368 <p>September 6, 2022 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> reflected on the Charter ahead of the Quebec elections and how the two pieces of legislation- and the CAQ's use of the notwithstanding clause to protect from their court challenges- show a "unilateral attempt by the CAQ to change our fundamental Charter and constitutional values," and a "pushing and pulling at the constitution." </p> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:12:23 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2921 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/2022-annual-beaverbrook-lecture-jameel-jaffer-and-frances-haugen-342559 <p>The Supreme Court of the United States is set to consider the two cases involving Florida and Texas’s social media laws, signalling a hugely significant court battle in the United States about the questions of free speech and social media regulati</p> Fri, 30 Sep 2022 21:03:14 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2897 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/rethinking-canadas-national-security-21st-century Vincent Rigby argues that Western liberal democracies face an uncertain and tumultuous world and Canada must take its own national security more seriously. By failing to do so, we place our interests, our values, and our citizens—and those of our closest allies and partners—at growing risk. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 23:41:56 +0000 Vincent Rigby 2889 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/research/centre-media-technology-and-democracy/canadian-commission-democratic-expression <p>The <a href="https://ppforum.ca/project/canadian-commission-on-democratic-expression/">Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression</a> was established in spring 2020 with a three-year mandate to better understand, anticipate, and respond to the effects of new digital technologies on public life and Canadian democracy. In January 2021, the Commission published the first of its three annual reports, which laid out a <a href="https://ppforum.ca/articles/harms-reduction-a-six-step-program-to-protect-democratic-expression-online/">six-step program</a> to reduce online hate and other harms.</p> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:34:00 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2695 at /maxbellschool /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/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