November 30, 2016
This Citizen Lab report describes how WeChat, the most popular messaging app in China, censors content. The findings show WeChat has separate censorship policies for users in China and internationally. READ THE REPORT Read blog post from Citizen Lab Director...
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The African Union (AU) has prioritized its relationships with regional economic communities (RECs) in order to implement the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). Yet a lack of clarity remains over roles and responsibilities. One such REC – the Economic...
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November 23, 2016
One of the United Nations’ 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. A key mechanism for eliminating poverty is the guarantee that everyone has a form of legal identity.
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This paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance considers the pros and cons of new taxes for Canada’s major cities. Read the paper
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As Toronto City Council debates the future of the City’s long-term financial direction, a new IMFG Paper by noted Toronto historian Richard White, Financing the Golden Age: Municipal Finance in Toronto, 1950 to 1975, provides insights from the past. The...
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November 1, 2016
This Citizen Lab report reveals hidden keyword blacklists that are used to censor chats on three popular Chinese live streaming applications, YY, 9158, and Sina Show. Contrary to prior research and assumptions that Internet censorship in China operates under a uniform...
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October 25, 2016
In this article, in the International Affairs Forum Fall issue, Jillian Kohler examines corruption in the health sector, its negative impact on health services and call for more creative thinking around how to tackle corruption on a global scale. Read...
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October 17, 2016
While technology companies are often hailed as the future of the economy, that future may have already arrived in Toronto. David Wolfe, co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab, and MGA alumnus Travis Southin collaborated on a new report whose findings...
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By Lucan Way Why do some countries that lack preconditions for democracy nevertheless see the rise of democratic political competition? Pluralism by Default explores the sources of political contestation in the former Soviet Union and beyond. Lucan Way, a leading authority on democratization, proposes...
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September 23, 2016
Recently, David Wolfe, co-director of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, presented at the Bay Area Economic Summit in Burlington. In this presentation, Wolfe encourages local leaders from all sectors to accelerate intentional intercity cooperation needed...
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