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Is a price on carbon the right tool to address climate change? | iHeartRadio

March 13, 2024 | Is carbon pricing the most effective tool to address climate change issues? The news recording talked about the opposition to the climate tax rebate in recent years and the government's efforts to rebrand the tax and communicate its effectiveness to the public.

Published: 14 Mar 2024

Court case against universiy tuition hikes in Quebec | CBC Montreal

February 23, 2024 | With the Québec government's decision to raise tuition fees for out-of-province students and change the funding model for international students, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ has launched a lawsuit, arguing that these measures will violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.

Published: 12 Mar 2024

AI and Canada's proposed Online Harms Act | GZERO

March 5, 2024 | In this episode of GZERO AI, Professor Taylor Owen takes a look at the Canadian government’s Online Harms Act, which seeks to hold social media companies responsible for harmful content.

Published: 6 Mar 2024

Court case against the end of life legislation in Quebec | CBC Montreal

February 6, 2024 | The Catholic Church legally challenges Quebec's assisted dying law, arguing the province's end of life legislation violates its religious freedom. The church feels it is forced to choose between a procedure it finds morally unacceptable or abandon its pallative care center in Montreal. Prof. Pearl Eliadis says that this is a case of religious freedom vs.

Published: 20 Feb 2024

17 Rooms-X ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ | ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Sustainability

February 2, 2024 | An initiative led by MPP alumnus Julian Lam, 17 Rooms-X ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ is a unique event that will bring together faculty, staff, students, and practitioners who are working to advance progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  This process will feed into ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s next climate and sustainability strategy (2025-2030) and will provide broader insight into challenges and opportunities for advancing progress on the SDGs at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.

Published: 1 Feb 2024

Launch of the new Research Postcard series | RNWPS

January 25, 2024 | Research Network on Women, Peace and Security launched a new series, 'Research Postcards', to feature and summarize the recent work of their network members. The series aims to increase the representation and discoverability of the research conducted by their members. 

View the postcards

Published: 25 Jan 2024

How New Hampshire’s ‘cantankerous independence’ will make its mark on an unusual 2024 presidential election | The Globe and Mail

January 20, 2024 | In this opinion piece by David Shribman, he talks about the first primary of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and the significance of the location, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has been the staging ground over a long period for so many people, providing more memorable moments than any other venue.

Published: 23 Jan 2024

What Google's deal with Canada means for the rest of the world | The Globe and Mail

December 5, 2023 | Taylor Owen joins episode of The Decibel by The Globe and Mail, to explain the details of Google's deal with Canada and what it sets for other places looking to bring in similar legislation.

Published: 7 Dec 2023

It's time to table the Online Harms Bill | Toronto Star

November 30, 2023 | In the article by Taylor Owen and Emily Laidlaw, they talk about the Online Harms Bill and how Canada is late to introducing this Bill. 

"We are late. Other democracies such as the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Australia have introduced legislation to safeguard citizens online."

Published: 5 Dec 2023

Kamala Harris set to attend global climate conference in Dubai | CNN

December 2, 2023 | Kim Brunhuber speaks with MPP alumni Henna Hundal, a delegate to the U.N. Climate Change Conference, about what to expect from U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the COP28 climate conference.

She also talks about COP28 being the first climate conference to have a dedicated day for health effects of climate change. 

Published: 5 Dec 2023

The OpenAI -Sam Altman drama: Why should you care? | GZERO

November 28, 2023 | Taylor Owen co-hosted GZERO AI, a weekly video series intended to make their audience keep up and make sense of the latest news on the AI revolution. In the latest episode Taylor Owen explains the profound consequences of the OpenAI - Sam Altman drama. 

Published: 30 Nov 2023

Quebec Superior Court halts adoption of pro-Palestinian ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ student union policy | CBC News

November 23, 2023 | Some ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ students say their right to express support for Palestinians is being suppressed, after a Quebec court temporarily put a stop to a student plan to adopt a pro-Palestinian policy at the university.

Published: 23 Nov 2023

Liberals table bill to ban replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces | CBC News

November 9, 2023 | The federal government has announced carbon-tax exemptions for household heating and Chris Ragan joined Power & Politics to talk about these exemptions. Chris Ragan has stated that carbon-tax exemptions might not be the way to energy affordability, usually because exemptions are often extended and there is no end to these exemptions due to political pressures. 

Published: 14 Nov 2023

Women in Montreal speak out against hate and violence | Montreal Gazette

November 12, 2023 | Ten community leaders from diverse backgrounds gathered on Sunday in one of Montreal's most multicultural and multiracial neighborhoods, spoke out powerfully against acts of hate and violence that threaten safety and social cohesion in the city. 

Published: 14 Nov 2023

Hate condemned after Montreal Jewish school struck by gunfire for the 2nd time this week | CBC News

November 12, 2023 | "The Jewish community is under attack in Montreal," says mayor. Yeshiva Gedola of Montreal, a Jewish school was once again targeted by gunfire overnight. Members of Montreal's Jewish community say they will not be intimidated into closing the doors to their establishments after the incident.

Published: 14 Nov 2023

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