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Governing AI-enabled service delivery in Bangladesh

Jehan Mohamed, Kimberley Moriarity, Andre Policzer — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:55:18 +0000

As South Asian nations deploy AI and build ambitious digital public infrastructure to accelerate economic growth, how can they develop the robust legal frameworks and democratic institutions needed to ensure this transformation is inclusive, rights-respecting, and efficient?

Addressing antimicrobial resistance

Charlie Clark, Courtney White, Julian Tayarah, Mahnoor Zaman — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:08:44 +0000

What would it take to slow the growing pace of antimicrobial resistance in low-resource settings across the global south?

Building toward resilience: a policy roadmap for supporting national human rights institutions

Ariane Lamoureux, Calvin Campbell, Megan Wood, Victoria Gibbs — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:55:58 +0000

What policy interventions and programmatic tools can be employed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to improve the resilience, impact and effectiveness of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in crisis settings?

Incentivizing collaboration for Canadian water security

Elena Anceva, Umme Salma, Ayeyi Ohene-Adu, and Rebecca Duncan — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:24:38 +0000

How can public and private sectors collaborate in the creation of a Canadian Water Security Fund that mobilizes philanthropic and public capital to address urgent water security challenges across Canada?

Human rights guidelines for commercial drone manufacturers

Hermon Afowork, Mohamed Alioune Diop, Timothée de Lestrange, Shane Joy — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:26:11 +0000

What human rights-compliant guidelines could be developed for commercial drone manufacturers to help prevent the unlawful use of their drones in armed conflict and law enforcement operations, and to ensure accountability when violations occur?

Securing critical mineral supply chains

Adam MacKay, Maheep Sandhu, Madina Shahab, Carter Wynne — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:04:41 +0000

How can Canadian and U.S. policies be strengthened to ensure secure and sustainable critical mineral supply chains for the energy transition and national security, in the context of broader geopolitical relationships?

Rekindling Indigenous-led wildfire readiness and resilience

Aaliyah Lahai, Anna Cipolla, and Manuelitha Darlie Jean — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:52:13 +0000

This executive summary lays out highlights from the report Rekindling Indigenous-Led Wildfire Readiness and Resilience in Canada written by Max Bell School Master of Public Policy students Aaliyah Lahai, Anna Cipolla, and Manuelitha Darlie Jean as part of the 2026 Policy Lab.

Putting Canada at the forefront of stablecoins

Betselot Bekele, Alexandre Lavigne, Théodore Sainte-Marie — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:56:40 +0000

“How might the rise of stablecoins as a medium of exchange reshape competition in financial markets and adjacent sectors, and what regulatory or policy frameworks are needed to ensure innovation, consumer protection, and market integrity?”

Policy Lab 2026: MPP candidates put policy to the test

Max Bell School of Public Policy — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:36:42 +0000

As the 2026 Policy Lab enters its final stretch, our Master of Public Policy candidates are working through eight real-world assignments handed to them by the Max Bell School's partner organizations in Canada and abroad. Guided by faculty coaches and outside practitioners, the teams are digging into questions ranging from AI governance in South Asia to Canada-U.S. cooperation on critical minerals, with human rights, financial regulation, environmental resilience, and global health in between.

The kids are going to be online

Phaedra de Saint-Rome — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:19:56 +0000

The Safe Social Media Act is a good start, but online safety needs to include literacy.

91˿��Ƶ research underpins legal reform project aimed at preventing homelessness in Quebec

Stephanie Wereley — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:46:34 +0000

“The statistics of homelessness in Quebec have been getting progressively and, I would argue, catastrophically worse,” declared Pearl Eliadis, an Associate Professor (Professional) at 91˿��Ƶ’s Max Bell School of Public Policy. “Between 2018 and 2022, homelessness went up by 44 per cent, with further increases every year. Clearly, what we’re doing right now is not working.”

Siobhan Harty joins Max Bell School as Slater Family Visiting Scholar

Max Bell School of Public Policy — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:08:45 +0000

We are thrilled to announce accomplished federal public service leader Siobhan Harty has joined the Max Bell School as the Slater Family Visiting Scholar. She will be serving as the Research Director for the Second Century Commission, coaching a Policy Lab, and mentoring Master of Public Policy students.

Teaching AI for public policy

Keith Andre Baybayon — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:58:21 +0000

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of how policy professionals research and communicate, and the Max Bell School of Public Policy wants to make sure its community is ready. This spring, the school launched an internal AI policy workshop series to help staff and students build practical skills and to think critically about how these tools fit into the work of policy practitioners.

As Ebola Returns to Eastern DRC, International Responders Must Not Repeat the Mistakes of 2018

Dirk Druet — Fri, 29 May 2026 21:31:52 +0000

On May 15, 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Fourth edition of Evaluation Capacity Case Challenge convenes strategic minds

Max Bell School of Public Policy — Thu, 07 May 2026 14:45:28 +0000

The Max Bell School of Public Policy hosted the fourth edition of the Evaluation Capacity Case Challenge (EC³) May 1 and 2, 2026.