MLI News
Alex Wilner: War is tough. Big surprise.
MLI Fellow Alex Wilner's blog post about the recent WikiLeaks publication of secret US military reports was picked up by the National Post's Full Comment blog.
Windsor Star editorial champions Citizen of One
MLI authors Brian Lee Crowley, Robert Knox and John Robson continue to make waves with their call for an Economic Charter of Rights for Canadians. The Windsor Star is the latest Canadian newspaper to agree with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s call for federal action on domestic trade barriers. In an editorial today, they comment on MLI’s recently-released Citizen of One, Citizen of the Whole study:
So far, only three provinces -- Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan -- have moved to sign agreements to encourage more trade, investment and mobility.
As a result, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute -- a non-partisan think-tank -- is calling on Ottawa to use its constitutional authority to get rid of the barriers through an Economic Charter of Rights and then set up a commission that would deal with non-compliance.
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As the Macdonald-Laurier Institute points out, Ottawa has the moral authority and power to get rid of interprovincial trade barriers. What it really needs is the courage to dismantle them.
Calgary Herald editorial follows Crowley lead
This week rumours of the demise of the federal Department of Veteran’s Affairs came to light. Two days ago Brian Lee Crowley provided sage comment to the Globe and Mail’s John Ibbitson on this issue.
Today, in an editorial titled Honour the veterans, the Calgary Herald says: Our gut reaction is to agree with Brian Lee Crowley of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute for Public Policy. Read more about this here…
The Canadian Century, "enormously prescient"
On his blog Filibuster… J.J. McCullough writes: "As a book on the fiscal state of the continent, and the challenges that await in the new decade, it may prove enormously prescient."
To serve and to honour…Crowley stands behind Canada’s Vets
John Ibbitson writes a piece in the July 14th printed edition of the Globe and Mail titled, Tories mull shrinking Veterans Affairs as old soldiers fade away. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Brian Lee Crowley provided a very thoughtful take on the issue as part of the column. It is safe to say that Brian’s analysis outlines precisely the conundrum that the government faces. Read more here…
Citizen of One…making Canadian life better…Robert Knox talks with John Robson
In a video released today by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, co-author Robert Knox provides an in-depth look into MLI’s latest study, Citizen of One, Citizen of the Whole.
Citoyen de l’une… aussi au Québec
Citoyen de l’une, citoyen de toutes, la plus récente étude de l’Institut Macdonald-Laurier, a aussi fait les manchettes au Québec.
Cyberpresse.ca a publié un texte d’opinion par Brian Lee Crowley, Robert Knox et John Robson basé sur l’étude de IML sous le titre, Ottawa doit abattre les barrières interprovinciales. Le texte mentionne entre autres : “Au moment où les pays du G20 se réunissent à Toronto pour discuter de façons d’améliorer leur performance économique, les barrières interprovinciales au commerce continuent de freiner les échanges au sein même du Canada. Plus de 15 ans après l’adoption de l’Accord sur le commerce intérieur qui devait régler ce problème, les progrès se font toujours attendre.”
En même temps, l’agence QMI publiait un article sur l’étude : “…l’Institut Macdonald-Laurier publie un document qui dit qu’il est temps pour le gouvernement fédéral pour mettre un terme à ce que l’un des auteurs qualifie de règles stupides.”
Ces manchettes québécoises sont semblables à ce qui a été publié dans les médias du reste du Canada. Le texte d’opinion paru sur le site de Cyberpresse.ca conclut en répétant un des arguments principaux du Citoyen de l’une… “Ottawa a le pouvoir et l’autorité morale d’agir dans ce domaine. Il est temps de mettre fin à ce protectionnisme interne.”
Jaworski lauds “spectacular” Canadian Century
Peter Jaworski has highlighted the Canadian Century online today at the Western Standard. He writes: Brian Lee Crowley (of the new Macdonald-Laurier Institute), Jason Clemens (Pacific Research Institute), and Niels Veldhuis (Fraser Institute) have penned what I think is a spectacular new book entitled "The Canadian Century: Moving Out of America's Shadow ." Jaworski, who is a Director of the Institute for Liberal Studies, also posted a video link to Jason Clemens' appearance at the University of Windsor earlier this year. That video is available on the MLI website… here.
“We love Canada…a model for the world… a great story to tell”… Brian Lee Crowley talks to Canadians on The House
On Canada Day weekend, Brian Lee Crowley introduced more Canadians to The Canadian Century on one of Canada’s most popular weekly political radio shows… The House on CBC. In conversation with Rita Celli, Crowley provided an introduction to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s first book publication and a primer on why Wilfrid Laurier was just a 100 years ahead of his time when he said, "…it is Canada that shall fill the twentieth century." You can hear the entire interview here (it starts at the 15:00 minute mark).
Financial Post full of it...the Canadian Century, that is!
The editorial pages of Friday's Financial Post were chock full of reference to MLI's first book, The Canadian Century. There was William Watson writing about
