December 10, 2012 – With the US fiscal cliff fast approaching, MLI weighs in and discusses what it means and the lessons the US can learn from Canada. MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley will be on CJOB radio’s The Drive with guest host Geoff Currier today at 4:45 pm ET to discuss the issues . Click here to ...
December 10, 2012 – MLI author Larry Martin, a Canadian risk management expert in the agri-food sector, says fundamentals, not speculation, are responsible for higher commodity prices in an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun today. The op-ed is based on his MLI Commentary, Are Higher Commodity Prices driven by Speculation or Fundamentals?, published in November. His ...
December 10, 2012 – In a new op-ed for iPolitics today, MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and University of Saskatchewan Professor Ken Coates say, “Canada’s economic future, and the revitalization of aboriginal communities across the country, rest on the ability and willingness of governments and business to capitalize on the impressive collaborative models that already ...
December 10, 2012 – MLI has been at the forefront of the CNOOC-Nexen decision following Ottawa’s approval of the sale on Friday, December 7th. MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley appeared on CBC’s As It Happens to comment on the decision. Click here to listen to the audio. Crowley then participated in a panel discussion on the repercussions of ...
December 8, 2012 – In his latest column for Postmedia, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley says, “Maritime Union isn’t the answer; the effort required would be gargantuan and the likely results meagre at best.” Read his full column below published in the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Edmonton Journal, Saskatoon’s StarPhoenix, Regina’s Leader-Post, Windsor Star, ...
December 3, 2012 – In a new Ottawa Citizen column by Postmedia journalist Mark Kennedy, “Make use of what PMs know: experts”, MLI Managing Director weighs in and says that the prestige, and the history and the relationships that former Prime Ministers can bring to the table are so valuable for Canada and we should make use of ...
December 3, 2012 – MLI Senior Fellow Linda Nazareth says we should not expect any big surprises in Tuesday’s rate announcement in her latest blog entry for The Globe and Mail’s Economy Lab. However, she writes, “A few tweaks in wording though may be all the signal anyone needs that the economy is slowing and rate ...
December 3, 2012 – The National Post seeks the advice of MLI Senior Fellow Alex Wilner in an article discussing how to rehabilitate convicted terrorists and also quotes from Wilner’s MLI study on the topic. An excerpt below: By contrast, Canada has relatively few terror convicts but that should allow the government to build a “tailored and ...
November 30, 2012 – Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, named this week as the new head of the Bank of England, is Inside Policy (IP) Magazine’s choice as Canada’s Policy Maker of the Year. The cover story, “Canada’s Boring Banker: Policy Maker of the Year”, released today is featured in iPolitics. Click here for ...
November 28, 2012 – In an article for Reuters Canada today, journalist Louise Egan reports on MLI’s Leading Indicator this month. According to MLI’s economic index, Canadians can expect their economy to continue to grow at a slow but steady pace into 2013, but with manufacturing and exports replacing the housing market as the main source of ...
