/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1923/all en /maxbellschool/channels/event/electoral-integrity-and-disinformation-pre-election-breakfast-series-295995 <p>Countries around the world are grappling with how to identify and prevent a host of new threats to the integrity of their elections and democratic systems.</p> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:29:14 +0000 maneesha.karunagoda@mail.mcgill.ca 1375 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/election-2019-breakfast-series-looking-ahead-43rd-parliament-300436 <p>Federal election campaigns hit us with a tornado of headlines, political ads, social media posts, and polls.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 21:42:57 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1570 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/improving-canadas-tax-system-pre-election-breakfast-series-292945 <p>The Fall Economic Update contained a handful of tax measures designed to keep Canada’s businesses competitive with those of the United States. But what of the myriad other aspects of our tax system that might also be due for change?</p> Mon, 07 Jan 2019 14:44:49 +0000 allison.pinto@mail.mcgill.ca 1273 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/climate-change-policy-pre-election-breakfast-series-294497 <p>How Canada will meet its Paris Agreement climate-change commitments, while adapting to weather-related changes already impacting the nation, is shaping up to be a major issue in the next federal election.</p> Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:54:09 +0000 nicholas.salter@mcgill.ca 1320 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/indigenous-crown-relations-pre-election-breakfast-series-295155 <p>The Liberal government’s key 2015 election commitments included renewing the nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, and committing to the 94 calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.</p> Mon, 04 Mar 2019 22:02:41 +0000 maneesha.karunagoda@mail.mcgill.ca 1333 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/election-2019-breakfast-series-emerging-policy-themes-300434 <p>Canada’s federal parties have begun to share their main policy proposals.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 21:37:51 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1568 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/election-2019-breakfast-series-media-coverage-campaign-online-300435 <p>Federal election campaigns hit us with a tornado of headlines, political ads, social media posts, and polls.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 21:40:55 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1569 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/article/video-climate-change-policy-pre-election-breakfast-series <p>The event took place at the Rideau Club in Ottawa on February 25, 2019. Panelists included: Nancy Olewiler, Director of and professor in the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University; David McLaughlin, Director of Climate Change at the International Institute for Sustainable Development; & Celine Bak, Founder and president of Analytica Advisors.</p> <p>The panel was moderated by Jennifer Ditchburn, editor-in-chief of Policy Options magazine.</p> Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:15:38 +0000 Max Bell School of Public Policy 1332 at /maxbellschool