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<title>Maine Municipal Association Executive Retreat: Amalgamation or Regionalization? </title><description><![CDATA[






MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley will participate in a panel discussion about municipal government and amalgamation or regionalization, on September 23 in Alfred, Maine.

MMA Executive Retreat
September 23, 2010
10:00 AM - Noon
The Oak Street Bistro
Alfred, Maine

Dr. Crowley will join Alan Caron, President of Envision Maine, as they address the pros and cons of regionalization before the 12-person Executive Committee of the Maine Municipal Association. 

The MMA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization to which 487 of Maine&rsquo;s 492 municipalities belong. Founded in 1936, it has a core belief that local government is a fundamental component of a democratic system of government. See more about the Maine Municipal Association at: www.memun.org



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<title>BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS: TRADE AGREEMENTS AND EMPLOYEE MOBILITY</title><description><![CDATA[MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley will take part in a plenary discussion with The Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC).

CERC 2010 CONFERENCE
September 20, 2010
10:30 AM - Noon
Le Centre Sheraton Hotel
Montreal, Quebec

Canada&rsquo;s economic future lies in its ability to increase international trade and investment, and attract skilled workers. Trade agreements that benefit business and reduce barriers to labour mobility are clearly part of the solution. Join our expert panellists as they explore the benefits that trade agreements can deliver for workforce mobility. We&rsquo;ll review the benefits of the Agreement on Internal Trade, the France/ Qu&eacute;bec Accord, and the progress of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. This is your opportunity to engage senior Canadian officials leading the CETA negotiations about the challenges of workforce mobility. ]]></description><pubDate>2010-09-20</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=210</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>On the Rise or in Decline? Evaluating Canadian and U.S. Power in the 21st Century, October 6, 2010, Washington, DC </title><description><![CDATA[Please join the Canada Institute for a discussion on what the future   holds for Canada and the United States with renowned opinion leaders Early Fry of Brigham Young University and Brian Lee Crowley of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Fry will present the themes of his new book, Lament for America: Decline of the Superpower, Plan for Renewal,   which argues that the United States&rsquo; mounting current account and   government deficits, as well as an increasingly erratic currency, are   key reasons why the world&rsquo;s lone superpower is in decline. In contrast,   Crowley, one of the authors of the recently published book, The Canadian Century: Moving Out of America&rsquo;s Shadow,   will argue that sound fiscal policy and economic reforms beginning in   the 1980s have put Canada on a path to unprecedented prosperity that   will enable the country to excel in the 21st century. Click here to RSVP. ]]></description><pubDate>2010-10-06</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=203</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>The Canadian Century in San Francisco</title><description><![CDATA[MLI Fellow Jason Clemens will be signing copies of The  Canadian Century at the Elephant &amp; Castle Pub and Restaurant  on Clay Street, in San Francisco on June 24, 2010, at 5:45 p.m. Click here  to register.]]></description><pubDate>2010-06-24</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=164</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>Brian Lee Crowley to discuss impact of HST</title><description><![CDATA[On July 1st, Ontario and British Columbia will join more than 140   countries and four other provinces in adopting a value-added tax.  Join   leading economic thinkers, including Jack Mintz, Brian Lee Crowley and   Finn Poschmann, for a discussion of what a harmonized sales tax (HST)   will mean for competitiveness, investment, job creation, and consumers   in these two provinces.Click here to register.]]></description><pubDate>2010-06-15</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=158</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>CSLS Seminar Series on Living Standards</title><description><![CDATA[MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley will present an agenda for  making the 21st century Canada&rsquo;s century, based on the plan put forward  by Laurier. He will first review the fiscal, tax, and social policies,  at both the federal and provincial levels, that have successfully  transformed the Canadian economic landscape.&nbsp; He will than outline the  unfinished business than needs to be down to complete Laurier&rsquo;s plan, a  focus on increasing productivity growth, continued fiscal restraint, tax  relief, decentralization, and self-confident engagement with the  Americans.]]></description><pubDate>2010-06-17</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=147</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>Launch of The Canadian Century</title><description><![CDATA[The national launch of MLI's first book, The Canadian   Century:&nbsp;Moving Out of America's Shadow,  will be on May 20, 2010,  in  Ottawa. Click  here to register for this event.]]></description><pubDate>2010-05-20</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=132</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>GTA Launch party for The Canadian Century</title><description><![CDATA[MLI&nbsp;Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley will  be talking about The Canadian Century: Moving Out of  America&rsquo;s Shadow, at the GTA launch party in Toronto, an event  sponsored by Bennett    Jones and chaired by Allan Gotlieb. To  RSVP, please  click here.]]></description><pubDate>2010-05-25</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=131</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>Visions of Canada - Panel discussion on Canada's changing institutions</title><description><![CDATA[VISIONS OF CANADA
MONDAY MAY 24 ~ 7PM TO 8:30 PM
Join Mr. Andrew Cohen, President, Historica-Dominion Institute;   Maitre Ron Caza, Minority Rights Advocate, Heenan, Blaikie, and Brian   Lee Crowley,&nbsp; Director of the Macdonald-Laurier  Institute, Member of  the &lsquo;Mazankowski Committee&rsquo; on healthcare reform et  author of Fearful  Symmetry: The Fall and Rise of Canada&rsquo;s Founding  Values, come  together on Victoria Day for a discussion on our  changing values and  institutions. Is the Monarchy an institution that is  likely to survive  in Canada? Should it?&nbsp; How can we preserve our  francophone culture in  the face of changing demographics? Has our great  experiment with a  Charter of Rights been a success?
Moderated by CPAC Host and on-air personality and host Catherine   Clark.]]></description><pubDate>2010-05-24</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=129</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>Brian Lee Crowley on the Bill Good show</title><description><![CDATA[MLI&nbsp;Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley is  scheduled to appear on Bill  Good's show on CKNW Vancouver, between 11:00 and 11:30.]]></description><pubDate>2010-05-05</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=110</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>Book signing at Civitas in Calgary</title><description><![CDATA[MLI&nbsp;Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley will  be signing copies of his book, Fearful Symmetry, at Citivas in Calgary, from 7:30 to 9:00 AM.]]></description><pubDate>2010-05-01</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=108</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>Heritage Foundation Resource Bank 2010</title><description><![CDATA[MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley will be signing copies of  Fearful Symmetry at the Heritage Foundation Resource  Bank 2010 in Miami.]]></description><pubDate>2010-04-23</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=101</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>Fisher Memorial Award Dinner</title><description><![CDATA[MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley will be attending Atlas  Network's Fisher Memorial Award Dinner in Miami, during which  Fearful Symmetry will be recognised as a finalist for this year's award  (an award he has won twice in the past).]]></description><pubDate>2010-04-21</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=100</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>Atlas Experience 2010</title><description><![CDATA[MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley will participate in a panel  discussion on &quot;The  Hard  Truth about Canadian Health care: Lessons from the North&quot; at the  Atlas Experience 2010 conference in Miami.]]></description><pubDate>2010-04-21</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=98</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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<title>Calvin Helin keynote speaker at conference on Aboriginal success</title><description><![CDATA[Calvin Helin, a member of MLI's Advisory Council, will be keynote   speaker at a day-long  conference at Aurora College on March 22.  Called Breaking the  chain: Achieving Sustainable Independence,   the conference brings a diverse range of leaders together to discuss    what needs to be done to build self-sufficiency and independence in   Aboriginal communities and populations across the North.]]></description><pubDate>2010-03-22</pubDate><link>http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/main/event.php?event_id=52</link><category>RSS Entries</category>
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