Policy Lab 2026

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.