Fentanyl kills more young Americans than COVID. The underlying causes should worry us all. | USA Today
February 6, 2022 | MPP alumna Henna Hundal has penned a new article for USA Today, delving into the the addiction and overdose crisis that has caused devastation across the United States, Canada, and many other countries around the world.聽
Read the article.
Want S.F. to achieve net-zero carbon emissions? Don鈥檛 forget to green the health care industry | San Francisco Chronicle
January 10, 2022 | "Nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to health care activities in developed countries," writes MPP alumna Henna Hundal. Read her full argument for the crucial聽importance of including the healthcare sector in decarbonization efforts.聽
Noise observatory still necessary, still in the works, councillors say | Montreal Gazette
October 2, 2021 | MPP alumnus聽Matis Allali鈥攚ho was part of a team of students聽that聽studied聽noise pollution management policies for their聽Policy Lab聽project鈥攃omments on renewed calls for a noise observatory in Mo
What are Budget Consultations Good for, Anyway? | Policy Magazine
June 18, 2021 | What purpose do budget consultations serve? Whose voices are being heard, and do average Canadians really have any say on how the federal budget is constructed? MPP candidate Mariel Aramburu comments in Policy Magazine.
Read the article.
Re-envisioning the Global Framework for the Next COVID-19 | Policy Magazine
June 14, 2021 | What harsh lessons have the international community faced while battling a global pandemic? In his article for Policy Magazine, MPP student Asif Imran Khan sheds some light on how the authority of global health governance has been shaken by COVID-19.
Inequality in the COVID Recovery, from Infection Rates to Vaccine Access | Policy Magazine
June 15, 2021 | COVID-19 infection rates in Toronto聽have plummeted. But analysis of infection and vaccination statistics across different聽neighbourhoods in the city lays bare the discriminatory聽outcomes produced by government missteps聽at every stage of the pandemic.
Police Use of Body Cameras: No Quick Fix | Policy Magazine
June 16, 2021 | Body cameras are not a panacea for the systemic problems in policing. "There needs to be a fundamental change in police practices and culture," says MPP candidate聽says Yvette Yakibonge "But to truly change behaviours, there needs to be a change in mindset."
Race to the Top 鈥� Fixing Childcare Once and for All | Policy Magazine
June 17, 2021 | When the Liberal government tabled this year's budget, it came with a commitment to finishing the 50 year-long process of establishing a聽system which makes childcare accessible to every family in this country.
Home Prices Booming Because the System Encourages It | Policy Magazine
June 17, 2021 | The Canadian housing market is hotter than ever. Why? Because it's designed to be that way. In her article for Policy Magazine, Mikayla Zolis breaks down the factors that keep housing prices high鈥攆rom restrictive zoning聽to opaque bidding processes.
Montreal needs noise observatory, experts say | Montreal Gazette
August 2, 2021 | As part of their 2020 Policy Lab, a team of Max Bell School students examined ways to measure and mitigate the effects of sound pollution in Montreal. In this Montreal Gazette piece, read about their analysis and the impacts it's having on public policy.
How systemic anti-Blackness affects who gets grants and sector workers鈥� well-being | The Philanthropist
April 26, 2021 | MPP candidate聽Rudayna Bahubeshi writes in The Philanthropist about the impacts of聽systemic anti-Blackness in the non-profit sector.
Read the article聽here.
Opinion: Biden鈥檚 refugee cap should prioritize Afghanistan鈥檚 religious minorities | The Washington Post
April 26, 2021 | President Joe Biden's plan to fully withdraw American troops from Afghanistan has been met by extensive debate, but little of the discourse has centred on the plight of religious minorities鈥攑articularly Sikhs and Hindus鈥攚hose fate in Afghanistan remains worryingly uncertain.
Ontario announces paid sick leave program | CBC
April 28, 2021 | MPP alumna Paisley Sim, who recently wrote an IRPP policy brief on paid sick leave in Canada,聽was interviewed by the CBC after the聽Government of Ontario announced a plan to temporarily provide聽workers in the province with three paid sick
Variation in the Canadian Provincial and Territorial Responses to Covid-19 | Blavatnik School
In collaboration with Oxford University's Blavatnik School and Institute for Research on Public Policy and its Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation,聽Max Bell School alumni and Policy Scholar聽Paisley Sim聽co-authored a wor
How to fix the patchwork system of paid sick leave in Canada | IRPP
April 23, 2021 | In our聽fragmented federal system, policies on issue like paid sick leave can vary drastically from province to province. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a聽light on the problems with such disparities.
