On June 14, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced “Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.” If passed into law, it will significantly reform the Telecommunications Act as well as impose new requirements on federally regulated critical infrastructure providers
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April 5, 2021
Countries around the world have struggled to implement education policies and practices to encourage more female youths to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This has resulted in a persistent and sizeable gender gap in science and mathematics subjects...
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This article by Alex Reisenbichler examines the political and economic dynamics of welfare markets in the USA. These marketplaces differ from other public–private welfare arrangements in that the state crafts and sustains these markets with the aim of using competition...
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March 31, 2021
Vaccination programs for COVID-19 in ‘high-income countries’ (HICs) have benefited from their ability to secure contracts for preferential supply for several vaccines. For the rest of the world, vaccine access is much less certain. Although leaders of G20 nations have...
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March 31, 2021
This article by Citizen Lab’s Sienna Anstis considers the purchasing of hacking technology by governments and the role of government procurement processes in regulating the hacking market and reducing risks to the buyer. The article explores whether public contracting processes...
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The effectiveness of public health interventions for mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic depends on individual attitudes, compliance, and the level of support available to allow for compliance with these measures. The aim of this study by Peter Loewen and Eric...
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March 22, 2021
TikTok’s huge popularity in North America in particular has put it under increased scrutiny especially following the attempt from the Trump Administration to ban the app in the U.S. due to alleged national security concerns. Despite TikTok’s popularity and prominent...
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A variety of public health measures have been implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada to reduce contact between individuals. This study, co-authored by the Munk School’s Peter Loewen, constructs contact patterns to evaluate the degree to which social contacts...
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In the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 80 percent of Canadian deaths occurred in long-term care facilities. There have been calls for the federal government to play a stronger role, but this is complicated by the...
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March 5, 2021
In the state of Jalisco, Mexico, men’s rate of economic participation is 78 per cent, while the rate for women is only 45 per cent. Because of historical, social and cultural barriers, the economic prospects for women remain quite low....
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This report by the Munk School’s Diana Fu and Emile Dirks disaggregates Chinese society by examining the impact of Xi’s rule on China’s rural poor, migrant workers, and ethnic minorities.Today, President Xi Jinping is the most powerful Chinese leader in...
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