Let’s face the facts: To ensure our digital rights, we must hit pause on facial-recognition technology | The Globe and Mail

Published: 20 February 2020

February 14, 2020 |Rapid advances in facial-recognition technology have the potential for vast social consequences. In response to the scale and speed of these developments and the clear potential...

Will Endless Economic Growth End Us? | The Agenda

Published: 3 March 2020

February 24, 2020 | What are the consequences of endless economic expansion? To discuss the potential risks, Steven Paikin spoke to Chris Ragan, director of McGill University's Max Bell School of...

The Afghanistan mission Canada can’t be allowed to forget | The Globe and Mail

Published: 27 March 2020

March 14, 2020 | Canadian soldiers have been at the forefront of the Afghanistan Mission for almost 13 years now. Nearing the end, Andrew Potter, a professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy...

The coronavirus is costing us more than just our health and economy | The Conversation

Published: 6 May 2020

May 6, 2020 | “Civil liberties are not designed only for times of peace and stability. They assume special, even critical, importance during public emergencies.” In the context of the COVID-19...

Christopher Ragan on climate change and how public policy can help reduce carbon emissions | McGill Reporter

Published: 9 March 2020

March 9, 2020 | Christopher Ragan, the director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy and former chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, sat down with the McGill Reporter to discuss the ways in...

Canada's Federal Government is on the ropes in coronavirus crisis | National Post

Published: 27 March 2020

March 16, 2020 | The world has been swept by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with various governments drafting immediate contingency measures. Andrew Potter presents his analysis of the Canadian...

As Ottawa moves to cushion the economic blow of COVID-19, what shape will the stimulus package take? | The Globe and Mail

Published: 27 March 2020

March 16, 2020 | In an attempt to alleviate the blow that COVID-19 has taken to the Canadian economy, Finance Minister Bill Morneau has plans to release a fiscal stimulus package. Kevin Page,...

COVID-19 is helping to unite Canadians like nothing has in years — and we'll need unity for what's to come | CBC News

Published: 15 April 2020

April 9, 2020 | Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic stands in marked contrast to that of the United States, and the crisis seems to be helping to unite Canadians like no other event in years...

It's not a crime to disagree with health officials | National Post

Published: 16 April 2020

April 15, 2020 | In public health discourse, there is a lack of contrarianism, dubbed heterodoxy, that is almost completely missing from the national conservation. Andrew Potter elaborates on the...

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