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China is interfering in every aspect of Canadian society. This project exposes China’s efforts to undermine our democracy and our institutions and explains what we can do about it.
How Canada can achieve its potential as an environmentally responsible energy superpower.
If the criminal justice system in Canada isn’t broken, it is bending under enormous pressure.
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Read moreDetailsNo ‘free trade’ within Canada: Paul Daly, Mark Mancini and Peter Copeland for Inside Policy Talks
https://youtu.be/lR962JN5dk0 Canada’s economic future increasingly hinges on a deceptively simple question: how free is trade within Canada itself? For decades,...
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Environmental goals increasingly shape economic and industrial policy.
@ExnerPirot outlines how rigid environmental idealism can undermine competitiveness, energy security, and long term prosperity.
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https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/constraining-canada-the-costs-of-environmental-idealism/
As we wrap up 2025, we’re revisiting some
Alexander Dalziel assesses Canada’s progress and shortcomings in defending its northern sovereignty amid rising geopolitical pressure.
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https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/pole-position-canadas-slow-steps-forward-in-arctic-defence-and-security-alexander-dalziel/
As we wrap up 2025, we’re revisiting some of our most widely read and cited pieces from across MLI’s
Resource projects increasingly hinge on how Indigenous consent is defined and applied.
@ExnerPirot explains why treating consent as a legal standard, rather than a policy objective, has created uncertainty and stalled development.
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https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/indigenous-consent-is-an-objective-not-a-standard-for-resource-development-heather-exner-pirot/
As we wrap
Canada’s fighter jet decision will shape national defence for decades.
Rob Huebert and Jamie Tronnes write in @CNAPS_ that abandoning the F-35 would undermine interoperability, readiness, and Canada’s ability to defend its airspace.
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https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/cancel-the-f-35-jas-39-gripen-fighter-would-cripple-canadas-air-force-rob-huebert-and-jamie-tronnes-for-national-security-journal/
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Poorly designed legislation can create uncertainty for businesses and consumers alike.
@sonyasavage and @ExnerPirot explain how Canada’s greenwashing amendment failed to meet basic standards of clarity, consultation, and policy coherence.
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https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/canadas-greenwashing-amendment-a-failure-of-process-and-policy/
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Canada’s overdose crisis is deeply connected to global supply chains and cross-border crime.
@sparker, Abdelaziz Abouelhoda, May Serageldin, and Sheeraz Ullah trace how fentanyl production, trafficking, and enforcement failures are fuelling a deadly public health emergency.
