/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1996/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/anil-wasif-bangladeshs-current-political-upheaval-policy-magazine-358148 <p>July 24, 2024 | Our alumni, Anil Wasif, from the MPP Cohort of 2020-21, who also sits on the advisory board of the Max Bell School of Public Policy wrote an <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/a-plea-for-bangladesh-to-meet-this-moment/">article on the current upheaval in Bangladesh</a>. "The past week’s events in Bangladesh, where nearly 200 people have lost their lives in a violent crackdown on student-led protests, is just the latest reminder of the underlying social and political issues plaguing Bangladeshi society.</p> Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:00:24 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3213 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/honorable-eleni-bakopanos-pc-visits-max-bell-school-352722 <p>November 7, 2023 | The Honorable Eleni Bakopanos, P.C. visited the Max Bell School of Public Policy to offer her insights and experience of working in policy. The event organized by visiting professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/visiting-professors-and-scholars/olivia-smith" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Olivia Smith</a>, featured an engaging Q&A session, delving into the intricate connection between policy and politics, offering students invaluable insights for their future endeavors in these fields. </p> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:34:13 +0000 keith.baybayon@mcgill.ca 3101 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/dean-shandong-conversation-daniel-bell-351877 <p>October 12, 2023 | On October 10, Daniel A. Bell visited the Max Bell School of Public Policy to give an insightful discussion on his book, The Dean of Shandong. Professor Bell has a distinguished career as a political theorist who has attempted to understand and to convey to English-speaking audiences, the role that Confucianism has had in explaining many developments in Chinese society and politics. This visit was presented by the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy. </p> Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:53:35 +0000 keith.baybayon@mcgill.ca 3086 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/andrew-potter-self-help-partisans-line-337359 <p>February 1, 2022 | Many Canadians look to the state of politics in America and feel better about our own politics. But is "Canadian exceptionalism" a delusion? <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/andrew-potter">Andrew Potter</a> outlines three principles or guidelines that may provide a reality check.</p> <p><a href="https://theline.substack.com/p/andrew-potter-self-help-for-partisans">Read the article</a>.</p> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:20:42 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2772 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/do-deficits-matter-anymore-agenda-334688 <p>November 4, 2021 | Governments worldwide have run huge deficits to deal with COVID-19. Should we be about this ballooning debt, or do deficits not matter anymore? Max Bell School director <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> weighs in.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVRoqWXAinA">Watch the panel</a>.</p> Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:04:36 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2706 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/mcgill-launches-canadian-election-misinformation-project-332636 <p>August 19, 2021 | Mis- and dis-information are a growing threat to the integrity of free and fair elections and to the strength of democracies the world over. That is why ƻ¹ûÒùԺ University and the University of Toronto are announcing the creation of the Canadian Election Misinformation Project to monitor and respond to mis- and disinformation incidents and threats during the 44th Canadian federal election.</p> <p>Learn more about the project in <a href="http://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-launches-canadian-election-misinformation-project/">this Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Reporter article</a>.</p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:47:54 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2642 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/covid-19-pandemic-uniting-canadians-no-other-event-decades-322340 <p><i>Canada's response to the pandemic contrasts markedly with the political partisanship displayed in U.S.</i></p> <p>A new study by researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the University of Toronto finds a cross-partisan consensus on battling COVID-19 in Canada. Unlike in the U.S., this consensus is fostering broad agreement on the threats posed by the pandemic and the actions necessary to contain it – all of which is crucial to efforts to fight the virus.</p> Mon, 25 May 2020 15:14:20 +0000 nicholas.salter@mcgill.ca 1963 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/sciences-publics-politics-lessons-canadas-climate-wars-issues-320341 <p>When Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau took office in 2015 as Canada’s prime minister, a top priority was to establish Canada as a global leader on climate change. At the United Nations’ climate summit in Paris that year, Trudeau pledged to cut his country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from 2005 levels by 2030. Four years later, having survived re-election but with a much-diminished political mandate, Trudeau’s climate ambitions have been severely curtailed.</p> <p><a href="https://issues.org/lessons-from-canadas-climate-wars/">Read the full article here.</a></p> Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:22:37 +0000 kunal.rakshit@mail.mcgill.ca 1768 at /maxbellschool