/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/3041/all en /maxbellschool/max-policy/unlocking-role-competition This year’s Jack Layton Prize for a Better Canada winning essay underscores the pressing need for policies that foster competition within the Canadian economy. Thu, 30 May 2024 14:33:58 +0000 Chloe Aboud & Sean Celi 3189 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/carbon-pricing-dumpster-fire The political games being played don’t serve the country. They actively undermine the well-being of Canadians. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:06:36 +0000 Chris Ragan 3152 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/ukraine-commitment-canada Two years into the war, it is evident that “for as long as it takes” will mean years into the future, writes Vincent Rigby and Eugene Lang. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:43:17 +0000 Vincent Rigby 3138 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/indo-pacific-strategy Vincent Rigby and Aftab Ahmed on Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy released one year ago. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 20:13:07 +0000 Vincent Rigby & Aftab Ahmed 3118 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/canada-strategy-world-crisis The global security environment continues to deteriorate on an almost daily basis, and Canada, once again, is struggling to respond, says Vincent Rigby. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:36:32 +0000 Vincent Rigby 3096 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/arctic-security Vincent Rigby and Christopher Sands provide the four key takeaways that underscore the urgency for Canada to rethink and re-energize its own Arctic policy commitments.  Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:22:43 +0000 Vincent Rigby & Chris Sands 3058 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/national-security-council Vincent Rigby and Thomas Juneau on Prime Minister Trudeau's cabinet reassignments. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:11:47 +0000 Vincent Rigby 3051 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/canadas-policy-ecosystem Government insider Neil Bouwer believes Canada’s policy ecosystem needs four major upgrades. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:14:20 +0000 Neil Bouwer 3035 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/excessive-cost-phasing-out-oil-gas-production Chris Ragan, Paul Rochon, and Mark Jaccard highlight the consequences of phasing out Canada's oil and gas production in the aims of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:20:28 +0000 Chris Ragan 3026 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/AUKUS Vincent Rigby, Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Henry Ziemer explored why Canada is not a member of the AUKUS, and what membership could mean to Canada. Wed, 10 May 2023 19:07:16 +0000 Vincent Rigby 3019 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/human-trafficking-and-digital-divide McConnell Visiting Scholar Olivia Smith describes how human traffickers have adopted chat rooms, smartphones, and video surveillance and what policy can do to address this. Wed, 03 May 2023 18:27:02 +0000 Olivia Smith 3012 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/bread-lines-rising-inflation The 2023 Jack Layton Prize for a Better Canada-winning essay by Jimy Beltran and Abigail Jackson outlines critical actions we could take to fight inflation. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:30:35 +0000 Jimy Beltran and Abigail Jackson 3004 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/will-governments-or-markets-drive-canadas-energy-transition From Chris Ragan and Rachel Samson - Governments should resist the siren song of being too hands-on in the direction of specific sectors or technologies, and focus instead on addressing the market failures that are obstacles for low-emissions investment. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:54:27 +0000 Christopher Ragan & Rachel Samson 2996 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/spy-balloons Vincent Rigby outlines the unanswered questions surrounding the Chinese spy balloons saga. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:34:36 +0000 Vincent Rigby 2994 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/labour-trafficking McConnell Visiting Scholar Olivia Smith describes the state of human and labour trafficking in Canada and offers policy recommendations to address it. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:40:17 +0000 Olivia Smith 2983 at /maxbellschool