Activists defending their communities and the surrounding environment against development of extractive industries and land grabs for agrarian use face high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder around the world, according to a study published this month in the journal Global Environmental Change. The study, which analyzed 2,743 cases of environmental conflicts worldwide, found that despite the fact that these activists primarily use nonviolent forms of protest, they become victims of violence in 18 per cent of these conflicts and murder in 13 per cent of all cases.
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Published on: 7 Jul 2020
By how much will the pandemic cause federal spending to rise? How much revenue are we expecting to lose? And how will the Canadian government manage their debt and avoid a financial emergency? As the COVID-19 crisis continues to spread uncertainty across Canada and the around the world, economists and policymakers must ask themselves these questions and devise ways to manage the post-pandemic financial landscape.
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Published on: 7 Jul 2020
June 19, 2020 | The unfolding economic and public health crisis caused by COVID-19 has revealed cracks in healthcare while underscoring the challenges of Canada's decentralized fiscal federalism. With cities facing increased service delivery pressures and a steep decline in revenues, provinces must invest in municipal economic development on equal footing with the federal government.
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Published on: 25 Jun 2020
March 19, 2021聽| In this article for New Canadian Media, MPP candidate聽Camilla Liu聽recounts the racism she has faced and explains why such bigotry must be met with legal consequences.
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Published on: 25 Jun 2020
June 17, 2020 | For years, advocates have been criticizing the Canadian government for neglecting to implement聽race-based data collection in policing, the justice system, health care, education, and employment.聽This kind of disaggregated data is essential for policy makers, as it exposes hidden data trends and establishes聽the scope of systemic inequality.聽In this Policy Magazine article, MPP candidate Janoah Willsie illustrates the pressing need for race-based data collect
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Published on: 23 Jun 2020
June 18, 2020 |聽From food banks to women鈥檚 shelters, the COVID-19 pandemic has left Canada鈥檚 charitable sector overstretched and underfunded like聽never before.聽Less funding means less operational capacity at a moment when demand for social services is anything but flattening. In this article, MPP student聽Jameson Voisin expresses how, without urgent intervention, COVID-19 may be the final straw for many of Canada's charitable organizations.
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Published on: 22 Jun 2020
The findings,聽published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences聽earlier in June, show how social isolation can negatively affect the health of the brain as well as the immune system.鈥淪ocial isolation, or a lack of social opportunity, gives rise to a sense of loneliness. Directly or indirectly, this feeling has many wide-ranging consequences for our psychological well-being as well as our physical health, even our longevity,鈥� the study states.
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Published on: 17 Jun 2020
June 16, 2020 | In 2007, the City of Ottawa adopted an Accountability and Transparency Policy,聽which outlined seven municipal governance principles to promote transparency. In this article, Max Bell MPP student聽Kathryn Lemieux argues that Ottawa has failed to incorporate these principles into the management聽of the LRT.聽She elaborates on how this聽lack of transparency has proven to be a significant barrier for holding governance structures聽accountable for the failures of the system.
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Published on: 17 Jun 2020
It鈥檚 Time for Big Ideas 鈥� Time for a First Nations Universal Basic Income Program | Policy Magazine
June 15, 2020 |聽In Canada, First Nations people experience lower health, social, and education outcomes than non-First Nations Canadians across the board. These vulnerabilities have only been exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, Max Bell MPP candidate Kayli Avveduti argues that economic reconciliation in the form of a Universal Basic Income聽could be a policy solution that pulls First Nations children and families out of poverty.聽
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Published on: 16 Jun 2020
June 3, 2020 | Given the early-warning signal from bank earnings last week, we should be expecting a wave of business failures in the months ahead, and demands for taxpayer assistance will soon follow. Now is the time for governments to commit to clear principles to guide their response. In this Financial Post article, Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan and Dr. Paul Boothe explain how we can use lessons from the financial crisis of 2008-09.
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Published on: 5 Jun 2020
Hydroxychloroquine is not effective in preventing the development of COVID-19 in people exposed to the novel coronavirus, a new study involving Canadian researchers concludes. The results are published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The clinical trial was led in Canada by Dr. Todd Lee and Dr. Emily McDonald of the Research Institute of the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Health Centre, in conjunction with partners at the University of Manitoba and University of Alberta. The Canadian research is co-ordinated with a large study by Dr.
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Published on: 4 Jun 2020
June 2, 2020 | The spread of the COVID-19 virus has resulted in a severe 鈥� and unique 鈥� recession, which continues to ravage many corners of the Canadian economy. What makes the current "pandemic" recession so different from a "normal" recession, and how should government policy reflect this reality? In this Maclean's article, Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan and Dr. Paul Boothe break down the role of governments and the shortcomings of conventional stimulus in this pandemic context.
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Published on: 2 Jun 2020
June 1, 2020 |聽Recently, a two party agreement was reached in Parliament: the NDP supported the Liberals鈥� motion to suspend regular sittings of Parliament until September, while the Liberals promised to push for a federal policy guaranteeing 10 days of paid sick leave to workers. Given the social distancing guidelines espoused by health experts, is the continued suspension of in-person Parliamentary proceedings actually in the interest of public health? Or is it a ploy by the Liberals to avoid answering tough questions and dealing with non-COVID political issues?
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Published on: 1 Jun 2020
June 1, 2020 | In the coming weeks, the federal government is expected to begin crafting a stimulus package to lift Canada out of the economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on which cabinet ministers have been assigned to the project, it seems clear the Liberals want to incorporate their climate goals into the package, addressing climate change and economic recovery at the same time. Is a stimulus package the best way to deal with a pandemic recession? And is mounting a 鈥済reen recovery鈥� the most efficient strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
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Published on: 1 Jun 2020
Thomas Schlich, James 黑料网爆吃瓜 Professor in the History of Medicine, co-authored this research with Bruno J. Strasser from the University of Geneva.聽
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Published on: 29 May 2020
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