Canada Doesn’t Have a Citizens Budget. It Should. | Policy Magazine
April 14, 2024 | In Policy Magazine's Emerging Voices series, two Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them. In the second article, Adrita Rahman stresses the importance of a simplified, accessible budget document that allows all Canadians to understand how their tax dollars are allocated. Adrita Rahman is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University.
Budget 2024: Canadians Need a National Flood Insurance Program | Policy Magazine
April 11, 2024 | In Policy Magazine's Emerging Voices series, two Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.
3rd Annual Symposium - Research Network on Women, Peace and Security
In the lead-up to the 25th anniversary of the landmark United Nations Security Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the third annual Symposium of the RN-WPS – held at the University of Ottawa from February 8-10 - centered on the theme “Because We Must”. Rebecca Tiessen, Director of the Gender, Peace and Security Collaboratory, University of Ottawa was the host and co-organizer.
Navigating Collaborative Futures | CCA
February 14, 2024 | The Government of Canada lacks comprehensive strategy for evaluating international science, technology, innovation, and knowledge partnerships. Navigating Collaborative Futures, a new report from the Council of Canadian Academies, presents key elements of an evidence-based, data-enabled framework to evaluate new and existing international STIK partnership opportunities for Canada.
The Case for a Pan-Canadian Teleradiology Network | Policy Magazine
December 6, 2023 | This op-ed by recent MPP graduate, Aftab Ahmed, is based on the policy titled “Enhancing Access to Diagnostic Imaging: A Proposal for a Pan-Canadian and Interoperable Teleradiology Network” written by our MPP graduates Aftab Ahmed, Anmol Gupta and Harshini Ramesh.
Humour, Hate and Harm: Rethinking Dignity, Equality and Freedom of Expression in Ward v Quebec | PKI
December 1, 2023 | Humour, Hate and Harm: Rethinking Dignity, Equality and Freedom of Expression in Ward v Quebec is new publication on what is and what isn't discrimination and hate speech— issues that figure among the most volatile social challenges facing us today.
Health sector corruption in the times of COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: Newspapers as mirrors of society | Elsevier
November 21, 2023 | Raihana S. Kamal, a Master of Public Policy student at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, was a co-author published on Elsevier. Her research paper conducted a comprehensive analysis of health-sector corruption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh using print media sources from March 2020 to March 2021. The study revealed corruption in every aspect of the health system during COVID-19.
Le monde d’après:Les conséquences de la COVID-19 sur les relations internationales | PUM
October 27, 2023 | COVID-19 triggered the biggest global crisis of the 21st century. For some, the repercussions were swift and dramatic, with the pandemic pushing tens of millions of people into poverty and extreme food insecurity. For others, the transformations are still bubbling under the surface, and questions remain as to whether the societal changes it has brought about will be sustained.
Are we there yet? Canada's progress on the road to housing rights | QHPPC
17 October, 2023 | Canada is required to respect, protect and fulfill the right to adequate housing by law. Homelessness in Canada appears to be on the rise and social and affordable housing is increasingly unavailable to those who need it the most.
From Rhetoric to Reality: Bridging the Gap in Indigenous Justice Initiatives | Policy Magazine
Can the Liberal government’s Indigenous Justice Strategy catalyze a new era of transformative reconciliation? The ball is in Justice Minister Arif Virani’s court.
The effects of human rights interventions on rights-related outcomes | IIIE
Data about the impact of human rights interventions at a global level are needed to ensure effective policy decision-making.
Canada urgently needs to increase housing supply and transitional supports for veterans | The Globe and Mail
August 1, 2023 | The article in The Globe and Mail provides highlights from the report created by Taylor Chase, Alison Clement, Sandrine Desforges and Anmol Gupta for Canada’s Federal Housing Advocate as part of the Policy Lab 2023. There is a lack of leadership when it comes to veteran housing, which is split between several federal departments with no central co-ordination.
Delivering Humanitarian Health Services in Violent Conflicts | Daedalus
Jennifer Welsh co-edited the Spring 2023 issue of Dædalus.
A Non-Specialist Treatment Model for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Canadian Carceral Settings: A Telemedical Focus | MGHJ
May 12, 2023 | Julian Lam, a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, was one of the authors that were featured in the McGill Journal of Global Health. His article highlighted a non-specialist treatment model for Hepatitis C virus in Canada. Despite being a high prevalence context, Canadian corrections facilities have largely failed to provide adequate care for those with HCV due to their reliance on traditional treatment models.
From Boomers to Green Jobs: Navigating Canada’s Demographic Transition | Policy Magazine
May 15, 2023 | Aftab Ahmed reflected on navigating Canada's demographic transition, where the realities of the aging population coincide with an urgent need to transition toward a green economy. Aftab Ahmed is a Masters of Public Policy candidate with the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University.
