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 ...
April 16, 2012 – In his new column for The Hill Times, MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley explains why there is no realistic alternative to the F35s. According to Crowley, “The government should have the courage to say so and defend the price tag that goes with it.” The full column is copied below. There ...
March 19, 2012 – In his column for The Hill Times today, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley writes about fishery reform on the East Coast and the use of Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) to guarantee a fisherman’s share of the catch. The full column is copied below. Most successful fishing nations give fishers a right to a share of ...
February 20, 2012 – In today’s Hill Times column, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley discusses trade with China. Crowley says, “There is a great deal of pressure within Canada not to say anything that might ‘offend’ the Chinese…because the subtext is that they will punish us economically if we dare speak our minds.” What should we do? He ...
February 6, 2012 – Jack Granatstein, a member of MLI’s Research Advisory Board, writes a monthly column for the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute. This month, he writes about not needing the UN’s permission “to determine if Ottawa can act with its friends against a threat to peace.” The full column below: We don’t ...
January 23, 2012 – In today’s Hill Times column, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley discusses how the old consensus that properly regulated natural resource development is good for Canada is breaking down. He says, “The consensus can be rescued, but only if Canadians can be convinced that development will go ahead under the most demanding conditions, ...
November 28, 2011 – In his new column for The Hill Times, MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley discusses the inability of the American political class to tackle their fiscal challenges. He points out two vital differences between Canada and the U.S. that help explain why Canada was able to tackle its fiscal challenges in the 1990s, while ...
November 15, 2011 – Christopher Sands, a member of MLI’s Research Advisory Board, begins his new column for the Huffington Post Canada discussing Canada-U.S. relations. His column is copied below: With friends like Obama… By Christopher Sands, Huffington Post Canada, November 14, 2011 Harry Truman once said that if you want a friend in Washington, you ...
On November 14, 2011, MLI director of research Jason Clemens wrote an article for Freedom Politics (U.S.) on the option of a value-added tax (VAT) for the United States. His article is copied below. The right VAT should be an option By Jason Clemens, FreedomPolitics.com, November 14, 2011 The debate over Herman Cain’s proposal for a ...
On November 5, 2011, the Ottawa Citizen published MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley’s latest column about how the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada is considering joining the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). The column is copied below and it also appeared in National Post Chris Selley’s Weekend Roundup. Things I didn’t know about unions By ...
