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Hill Times columns by Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director of MLI
Monthly columns by Jack Granatstein, a member of MLI’s Research Advisory Board
National Post/Financial Post Columns by William Watson, MLI Research Advisory Board Member
Recent publications
- Jack Granatstein: We don't need the UN's permission February 6, 2012
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 ...
- The Hill Times - Canada’s monumental economic challenge: Our increasingly schizophrenic attitude to natural resource development January 23, 2012
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 Canad...
- The Hill Times: U.S. Congress can’t find way out of fiscal purgatory November 28, 2011
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....
- Christopher Sands in the Huffington Post Canada: With friends like Obama... November 15, 2011
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 Christo...
- Jason Clemens: The right VAT should be an option November 15, 2011
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 B...
- The Ottawa Citizen: Things I didn't know about unions November 7, 2011
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 co...

