Hill Times columns by Brian Lee Crowley
- MLI's Brian Lee Crowley discusses climate policy in The Hill Times, Vancouver Sun & Calgary Herald May 14, 2012
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 u...
- The Hill Times: There’s no realistic alternative to F-35s April 16, 2012
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 t...
- The Hill Times: Most successful fishing nations give fishers a right to a share of the catch before they go out to fish March 19, 2012
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 copi...
- The Hill Times: Sell to China, but never change who we are to do so February 20, 2012
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...
- 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....
- The Hill Times: We could have a renaissance in rural Canada, but need to fight the bureaucracy November 2, 2011
November 2, 2011 - In his latest column for The Hill Times, MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley discusses the opportunity Canada has to feed the world. However, he says that "the heavy bureaucracy charged with regulating new products and methods i...
- The Hill Times: Claims of wholesale Americanization of our criminal justice system highly exaggerated September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011 - In his monthly column for The Hill Times, MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley discusses the Canadian criminal justice system and proposed reforms. He says, "Canada must indeed be vigilant to avoid the excesses of the American...
- Hill Times: NDP are right to celebrate the legacy of Tommy Douglas. Maybe they should consider adopting it. June 27, 2011
June 27, 2011 - In today’s issue of The Hill Times, Brian Lee Crowley discusses the legacy of Tommy Douglas and how "those who call down the former Saskatchewan premier's name in defence of their policy hardly seem to know whom they are talking about...
- America has right to expect we be vigilant, but U.S. can go too far the other way - Hill Times May 30, 2011
May 30, 2011 - In today's issue of the Hill Times, Brian Lee Crowley discusses Canada-U.S. border security and how "American administration officials can go too far and use highly-exaggerated claims of danger from Canada to justify enforcement actions...
