2020 Beaverbrook Annual Lecture Part II: Cory Doctorow

Monday, November 30, 2020 12:00to13:00

Part II of the 2020 Beaverbrook Public Lecture is with acclaimed novelist, activist, and journalist, Cory Doctorow./maxbellschoolCategory: Public lectures and conferences Public outreach

2020 Beaverbrook Annual Lecture Part I: Shoshana Zuboff

Monday, November 23, 2020 12:00to13:00

Part I of the 2020 Beaverbrook Public Lecture series is with author and professor, Shoshana Zuboff. Dr./maxbellschoolCategory: Public lectures and conferences Public outreach

New Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy launched at McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy

Published: 20 October 2020

The Centre is McGill’s focal point on critical research and public debate about the role of media and emerging technologies in shaping democracy and public life

Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy

The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy is McGill’s focal point on critical research and public debate about the role of media and emerging technologies in shaping democracy and public life,...

Implications of a Moratorium on Public Use of Facial Recognition Technology in Canada | Tech Informed Policy

Published: 26 August 2020

August 17, 2020 | Since the start of this year, there have been increasing calls for the Canadian government to impose a national moratorium on facial recognition technology. This demand arises...

Algorithm 'gatekeepers' undermine democracy and health | Montreal Gazette

Published: 10 August 2020

August 6, 2020 | Social media and other digital platforms have begun to overtake traditional journalism as our primary sources of information. The communications difficulties surrounding the COVID...

A Rare Moment of Cross-Partisan Consensus: Elite and Public Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada | Canadian Journal of Political Science

Published: 21 May 2020

April 16, 2020 | The COVID-19 pandemic has placed nearly unprecedented pressure on policymakers and citizens alike. Effectively containing the pandemic requires a societal consensus. However, a...

COVID-19 pandemic uniting Canadians like no other event in decades

Published: 25 May 2020

Canada's response to the pandemic contrasts markedly with the political partisanship displayed in U.S....

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