/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1344/all en /maxbellschool/channels/event/road-freedom-economics-and-good-society-363763 <p>Join us for an exclusive evening with Nobel Prize-winning economist<b> Joesph Stiglitz</b> as he discusses his latest book, <b>The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society</b>.</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:20:47 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3296 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/chris-ragan-carneys-budget-approach-toronto-star-363785 <p>February 20, 2025 | Mark Carney, an economist and former Governor of the Bank of Canada plans to balance Canada’s budget by separating capital and operating expenses has drawn support from some experts, including <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Christopher Ragan</a>.</p> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:44:27 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3298 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-taming-national-human-rights-commission-and-national-unity-and-reconciliation-363780 <p>February 20, 2025 | Kirsten Van Houten and Alex Neve (eds) examine Canada's changing and uneven role in foreign policy in their new book <i><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-72182-3">Hand in Hand: Canada at the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Nexus</a>. </i><a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a>' chapter is on Canada's role in Rwanda during the transitional period after the Genocide, entitled "Rough Beasts Slouching toward Kigali: The Taming of the National Human Rights Commission and the National </p> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:49 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3297 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/housing-security-women-fleeing-violence-effectiveness-transitional-second-stage-shelters-363537 <p>The effectiveness of transitional (second-step or second-stage) shelters for women fleeing violence is poorly understood and has been the subject of few comprehensive studies.</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:56:36 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3290 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/vincent-rigby-public-inquiry-canadian-foreign-interference-policy-options-363738 <p>February 18, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> discussed the final report from the Public Inquiry into Canadian Foreign Interference, led by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, released in late January after nearly 18 months of investigation. The report concluded that while foreign interference did undermine public confidence in Canadian democracy and affected the electoral ecosystem, it did not compromise the integrity of the 2019 or 2021 elections.</p> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:52:55 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3295 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/vincent-rigby-paul-wells-philippe-lagasse-latest-edition-canada-among-nations-363695 <p>February 5, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a>, <a href="/maxbellschool/article/paul-wells">Paul Wells</a>, and Philippe Lagassé joined a <a href="http://paulwells.substack.com/p/unready-and-out-of-step?utm_source=podcast-email%2Csubstack&publication_id=804175&post_id=156505616&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_show_title&r=1qn4vw&triedRedirect=true">podcast</a> to discuss the launch of the latest edition of <em></em></p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:11:50 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3294 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/taylor-owen-europes-strategic-ai-shift-amid-geopolitical-fractures-363690 <p>February 12, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/taylor-owen">Taylor Owen</a> writes about the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-vibe-shift-comes-europe-taylor-owen-alpyc/?trackingId=YYXrMCy1QrWuM0dPmM0Zkw%3D%3D">"vibe-shift" of AI</a> as he comes back from the Paris AI Action Summit. Owen explains how the governments are pivoting from regulating AI risks to aggressively pursuing foreign direct investment, and Europe faces a new era of AI adoption.</p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:52:01 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3293 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/aftab-ahmed-humanitarian-aid-under-trump-administrations-policy-magazine-363602 <p>February 6, 2025 | Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about the <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/as-trump-targets-usaid-humanitarian-fallout-looms/">Trump Administration and the growing uncertainty of foreign aids</a>. "Trump presents a vision of America as weak, exploited, and in need of tougher negotiation. His solution is a hostile realignment to extract more from allies and adversaries alike while offering them less," writes Aftab. He raises concerns about the cost of inaction becoming dreadful as public health and education systems will suffer in aid-dependent nations.</p> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:42:20 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3291 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-canadian-free-expression-literary-review-canada-363464 <p>February 4, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> wrote in the <a href="https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2025/03/so-to-speak/">Literary Review of Canada</a> on the differences between free speech in the US and free expression in Canada. The recent conflicts go much deeper than tariffs. It speak to the Canadian national sovereignty and the ability of their courts to affirm the differences in the legal cultures.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:32:24 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3289 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/policy-futures-grad-school-insights-363025 <p>Interested in pursuing a Master of Public Policy? Have questions for the Max Bell School? Curious about possible pathways to pursuing a career in policy or how to incorporate your current experience & degree to a career in this sector?</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:37:03 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3286 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/vincent-rigby-global-security-shifts-cda-institute-363019 <p>January 29, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> and Eugene Lang spoke about Canada's defence and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAn-V6sODFY">foreign policy under Trudeau's leadership</a> over the past decade, noting that the government has struggled to keep up with significant global changes. Together, they discuss how geopolitical tensions, particularly with China, Russia, and the United States, have evolved rapidly and Canada's response has been slow.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:32:11 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3285 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-supreme-court-canada-taking-legal-challenge-quebecs-bill-21-cbc-362964 <p>January 23rd, 2025 | In an interview on <em>Let’s Go with Sabrina Marandola</em> on CBC, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> discussed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to hear a legal challenge against Quebec’s Bill 21. Eliadis emphasized the significance of the Court’s move, stating, “It’s the Supreme Court saying that it’s important and an issue of national significance.”</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:18:58 +0000 isabela.sullivan@mcgill.ca 3283 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-quebecs-ban-religious-symbols-new-york-times-362936 <p>January 25, 2025 | The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether a law that Quebec enacted in 2019, barring public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, violates their rights. Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis </a>said that while one of the main tenets of Quebec’s secularism was the idea that the state should be a neutral actor, she thought the law had imposed the government’s viewpoint of what nonreligion ought to look like in the public service.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:59:13 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3280 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-top-court-hearing-challenge-quebecs-secularism-law-not-unexpected-cbc-362932 <p>January 24, 2025 | The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a challenge against Quebec's controversial secularism law that prohibits certain public workers from wearing religious symbols while performing their duties. Professor<a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis"> Pearl Eliadis</a> joined for an interview with the CBC to discuss the nature of the issues at stake, by the very fact that the court has agreed to hear the case. </p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:13:25 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3278 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-supreme-court-canada-hearing-legal-challenge-quebecs-bill-21-iheart-362938 <p>January 23, 2025 | On the Montreal Now with Aaron Rand podcast,<strong> <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a></strong> discussed Quebec’s Bill 21 and its Supreme Court challenge. She highlighted the months-long legal process ahead, with both sides submitting extensive documentation before a decision is reached. Eliadis called the case a key opportunity for Canada to reflect on how the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is applied.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:36:03 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3281 at /maxbellschool