Over-regulation of cyberspace risks infringing on human rights
February 13, 2012
Director of U of T’s Citizen Lab addresses Faculty of Information’s iConference Article by Irene Poetranto, U of T News In our quest to shape and regulate cyberspace, we risk subverting the global commons of information we have created, and by extension, the prospects and potential for global democracy, said University of Toronto professor Ron […]
David Wolfe on the relationship between the IT and financial sectors in Canada
February 13, 2012
Article by Brian Bloom, ComputerWorld Canada Published on February 9, 2012 “…David Wolfe, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto, presented the findings of a Canada-wide study he conducted on economic development in 16 cities across Canada, including a look at innovation in the financial sector. He said Canada’s conservative banking industry […]
Ayelet Shachar quoted in"Passports… for a price"
February 13, 2012
For decades, the two-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis exported sugarcane to keep its economy afloat. When sugar prices fell, St. Kitts began to sell an even sweeter commodity: its citizenship. Article by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Reuters Published Monday, February 13, 2012 “”The idea that someone can gain fast-tracked citizenship in a country they […]
Canada has a ‘responsibility to do more’ to protect the Web, says Ron Deibert in The National Post
February 11, 2012
Article by Matt Bartley, The National Post Published February 11, 2012 “…In 2009, Mr. Deibert’s team uncovered the GhostNet cyber spy ring originating from China, which was found to be tapping into foreign embassies around the world, NATO operations in Germany and the Dalai Lama’s headquarters in India and the United States. He said Canada […]
Suburban boom signals need for transit upgrade, says Nelson Wiseman
February 9, 2012
Article by Megan O’Toole, National Post Published February 9, 2012 “The supply is limited in Toronto for families looking for a backyard and picket fence, added University of Toronto political scientist Nelson Wiseman, and many of those flocking to the suburbs are serving to increase the pressure on Toronto’s transit system.” Read the full article […]
Janice Stein appears on CBC’s The National Turning Point
February 8, 2012
Article by Munk Centre News, Posted on February 8, 2012 Is the world at a turning point? Peter Mansbridge and our panel of experts, including the Munk School of Global Affairs Director Janice Gross Stein, discuss how the shock waves from the crisis in Egypt will change the future. It began with the uprisings in […]
The Iron Lady: More nightmare than politics
February 1, 2012
Article by Mel Watkins, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Political Science at the University of Toronto Published January 26, 2012, rabble.ca Both as a movie buff and a veteran leftie, I’ve been waiting to see The Iron Lady so I could write about it. I even re-read Thatcher’s memoirs The Downing Street Years to refresh […]
The Pragmatic and the Desperate
February 1, 2012
Dissecting how Republicans choose their presidential candidates. Article by John Grant, Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto Published January 30, 2012, The Mark In the lead-up to the season of Republican presidential primaries, armchair and paid commentators worked hard to explain the huge fluctuations in candidates’ popularity. The standard answers look at […]
Proposed ISP access law threat to privacy, say groups
February 1, 2012
Article by Howard Solomon Published 27 Jan 2012, Network World Canada Pressure on Conservative government increases with the expected re-introduction of government bill giving police the ability to ask for subscriber information Privacy groups are increasing pressure on the Harper government to change its plan to give law enforcement agencies the right to demand subscriber […]
Students get political presentation with the help of technology
February 1, 2012
Article by Angelica Blenich Published January 31, 2012 in The Haliburton Echo Grade 10 civics students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School heard firsthand where a life studying politics can take you. On Jan. 18, approximately 60 students spilled into the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion to engage in an interactive presentation through a webcam feed […]