Posts Tagged with "policy"
Citizen Lab, Where the Internet is an Open Public Commons
Citizen Lab is a great site to troll if you’re at all interested in cyberactivism. Centered at the University of Toronto’s Munk Centre for International Studies, this group, directed by Ronald J. Deibert, endorses the strong normative claim that the Internet ought to be “protected and preserved” as an “open public commons”. In addition to publishing [...]
Continue reading...UNESCO: Philosophy on the World Stage
Friday, November 13, 2009
I’ve added some links to sections of the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) web site. They have useful collections of information within their Social and Human Sciences section on hot topics, news and events, declarations, and reports organized around various themes, such as: Philosophy Ethics Bioethics Ethics of Science and Technology As with most of the United Nations [...]
Continue reading...The Myth of Secular Clothing in a Multicultural State
Friday, May 15, 2009
When it comes to religion, it is unfortunate how unreflexive our public policy wonks seem to be. Nineteen years after the first RCMP cadet was permitted to wear a turban the issue of wearing religious headdresses in public institutions–this time in the Quebec public service–is in the news again. Recently it was the French government [...]
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- Guest: Surely the issue is not about Pfizer reps specifically on the CIHR governing board.? I feel the issue is more about a conflict of interest between...
- Jason Millar: I take your point regarding the market/business experience. My understanding is that the board is required (though maybe in a loose sense) to have the...
- Michael Karlin: It's not as contrversial as it seems. He is one vote of 17, and adds some element of market expertise to the group. Most of the Governing Council...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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