May 19, 2012 – In his latest Ottawa Citizen column, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley uncovers the shameful damage EI has caused in many communities, particularly throughout eastern Quebec and Atlantic Canada. According to Crowley, we need EI reform. The full column below: EI has caused shameful damage down east By Brian Lee Crowley, Ottawa ...
On May 10, 2012, we held the final History Wars debate of the season. In this debate, former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps and award-winning journalist Andrew Coyne debated the resolution: Power corrupts Canadian Prime Ministers. In case you missed this debate, it is now available on-demand courtesy of CPAC. Click here to watch the ...
May 14, 2012 – In his latest column for The Hill Times today, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley argues that we need to think differently about climate change. He says, “The climate policy we need…would accept the risk of manmade climate change, but reject utopian and unworkable schemes to ‘stop’ it or that assume that human nature ...
May 10, 2012 – How do we make medical services more effective when governments are cutting spending? MLI’s Jason Clemens takes on this issue in a live chat organized and hosted by the Ottawa Citizen today. Clemens is joined by Former Deputy Minister of Health for Ontario Michael Decter, Dr. Mark Stabile, health care expert ...
May 8, 2012 – In a new column for the National Post, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley commemorates Nobel Prize-winning economist and philosopher F.A. Hayek 20 years after his death. The column is based on The Man Who Changed Everyone’s Life: The Ubiquitous Ideas of F.A. Hayek, a Commentary released today by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. ...
May 5, 2012 – In a new column for iPolitics, MLI’s Jason Clemens discusses why the U.S. presidential election might actually matter. The column was also reprinted in the Ottawa Citizen and Vancouver Sun. The full column is below: A consequential U.S. election? By Jason Clemens, iPolitics, May 5, 2012 It seems every four years ...
May 5, 2012 – In today’s Ottawa Citizen, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley writes about how Canada is an ideal partner for developing countries seeking institutions that promote progress and growth. This column is based on the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s recently released paper by Brandon Fuller and Paul Romer, Success and the City: How charter cities could ...
May 1, 2012 – In a new column for iPolitics today, MLI’s Jason Clemens discusses the complexities of income inequality. This column is based on Clemens recent MLI paper, Income Inequality: Oversimplifying a Complicated Issue. The full column is below: Income Inequality: Oversimplifying a Complicated Issue By Jason Clemens, iPolitics, May 1, 2012 Writer H.L. ...
May 1, 2012 – In the Financial Post today, MLI’s Jason Clemens discusses income inequality and mobility on International Workers’ Day. Clemens says, “Simplistically presenting the data to support pre-existing preferences for more taxes and redistribution would likely impede the very mobility that is so critical to overcoming low income.” This column is based on ...
April 30, 2012 – In the Toronto Star today, Business Reporter Dana Flavelle discusses MLI’s recent report on income inequality. According to author Jason Clemens, director of research at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, the “causes of income inequality in Canada are more complex than they first appear and so are the solutions.” Clemens says, ”Transferring the wealth through ...
