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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June 8, 2017
This policy brief, written by Nicole Gladstone (MGA ’17), Tessa MacNeil (MGA ’17), and Dr. Amos Zehavi (Tel Aviv University) investigates government innovation policy that supports a steadily growing and often marginalized group in society: people with disabilities (PWD). This...
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May 25, 2017
This Citizen Lab report describes an extensive Russia-linked phishing and disinformation campaign. It provides evidence of how documents stolen from a prominent journalist and critic of Russia was tampered with and then “leaked” to achieve specific propaganda aims. Citizen Lab researchers...
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This policy brief, produced by the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICDSP) and a capstone group in the Master of Global Affairs program, provides guidance to national governments seeking to align domestic legalization and regulation of recreational cannabis...
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This report highlights the summary of discussions and key policy recommendations from the 2016 Canada-UK Colloquium Report (CUKC) in Edmonton last November 2016, chaired by the Hon. Jean Charest, which brought together fifty high-level policymakers, academics, industry leaders and young scholars....
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April 13, 2017
This report from the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs reveals how discussions about a nationwide government crackdown on rights lawyers and activists in China are censored on WeChat and Weibo, two of the leading social networks in China....
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This white paper by Kristen Pue and Dan Breznitz examines how leading Canadian foundations have approached social innovation. While definitions vary, the paper identifies a distinctly Canadian approach to innovation based on collaboration and adaptation. In addition, the authors identify five different strategies to...
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Many local governments across Canada have established independent accountability officer positions, yet little research has been done on their impact and effectiveness. Can we expect the existence of these officers – auditors general, ombudsmen, integrity commissioners, lobbyist registrars, and closed...
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The Innovation Policy Lab hosted a panel discussion on Canada’s innovation within the global landscape on March 21 at the Munk School of Global Affairs. Panellists included Mark Zachary Taylor, professor and author of The Politics of Innovation: Why Some...
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This paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance looks at how cities can reduce exposure to flood risk caused by climate change. Read the paper
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This paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance examines the successes and stumbling blocks of three major cities in trying to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Read the paper
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