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University of Ottawa professor's website under scrutiny for Kremlin-aligned disinformation: Marcus Kolga on CBC News

MLI Senior Fellow and founder of Disinfowatch.org Marcus Kolga appeared on CBC News to discuss Global Research, a website that has come under...

What big ideas should inform this session of Parliament? New MLI Commentary

OTTAWA, ON (October 19, 2020): The ongoing pandemic and economic crisis have left Canadians concerned for the future. Many wonder whether the plan outlined...

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Gardeners vs. Designers

MLI was pleased to host the national book launch for Brian Lee Crowley's new book, Gardeners vs Designers.

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“If we continue to go the way we have been going, we will be poorly prepared for the challenge that China – a non-democratic authoritarian regime with a very important market for Canadian goods and services – presents,” warns @cburton001. #cdnpoli #cdnfp theglobeandmail.com/canada/br…

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Yesterday, MLI Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht spoke to a webinar hosted by @School_GC on "Understanding the Human Side of Cybersecurity." #cdnpoli #cdnnatsec Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=nthx6O…

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Turkey and Russia’s dangerous game in the Caucasus: Kiarash Ighani and Jonathan Berkshire Miller in the Toronto Star

While continuing its pressure on Russia, Ottawa must place greater diplomatic pressure on an emboldened Azerbaijan, especially through Turkey, by way of NATO...

Canada’s courts and governments have themselves to blame for the lobster-fishery dispute: Ken Coates in the Globe and Mail

First Nations deserve attention to be paid to their long-standing and unresolved Indigenous and treaty rights, writes Ken Coates in the Globe and...

Is it time for the CBC to call it a day?: Peter Menzies in the Line

The Corp in this guise has wandered so far from the core purpose of the CBC core that there is no longer a...

Forget OECD tax dreams, widen GST/HST: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

Let’s get our share of global technology profits by expanding the GST/HST tax base to include digital services, writes Jack Mintz in the...

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University of Ottawa professor's website under scrutiny for Kremlin-aligned disinformation: Marcus Kolga on CBC News

MLI Senior Fellow and founder of Disinfowatch.org Marcus Kolga appeared on CBC News to discuss Global Research, a website that has come under...

Webinar Panel Video: Strong and Free - Re-imagining foreign policy for a new world

 The stability and the predictability of the old rules-based international order is gone. COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the fragility of the old...

Webinar Panel Video: Gardeners vs. Designers - Understanding the Great Fault Line in Canadian Politics

In the new book Gardeners vs Designers¸ MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley swims against the “progressive” zeitgeist that claims Canada is a nasty vile...

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What big ideas should inform this session of Parliament? New MLI Commentary

OTTAWA, ON (October 19, 2020): The ongoing pandemic and economic crisis have left Canadians concerned for the future. Many wonder whether the plan outlined...

Canada Needs a Cohesive and Consistent Strategy to Counter China: New MLI Paper by Andrew Pickford and Jeffrey F. Collins

OTTAWA, ON (October 15, 2020): This week marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Canada and the People’s Republic...

She-cession? Pandemic job losses hurting men and women equally: Quarterly Economic Report by Philip Cross

OTTAWA, ON (October 9, 2020): In the recent Throne Speech, the Governor General articulated the government’s view that Canada is undergoing a so-called...

International Expert Community Letter in Support of Professor Anne-Marie Brady

This Letter has been organized in support of Professor Anne-Marie Brady as she is facing a review of her work by the University of Canterbury in...

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