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New governments in Ontario and Quebec drive surprising job growth: MLI Labour Market Report

OTTAWA, ON (April 18, 2019): Canada has been experiencing surprising growth in employment despite a consistently-sluggish economy. And, even though job numbers are looking...

Time for Ontario lawyers to scrap rule that violates their freedom of expression: Arthur Cockfield in the Hill Times

While I teach the values of equality and diversity, I oppose forcing all lawyers to promote these or any other government-prescribed values, writes...

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My dear friend and former (first!) boss, @RickAnderson, has a compelling twitter feed that I monitor closely. Strongly recommend keeping his insights on the radar for an always authentic and sincere take on the state of things. #cdnpoli #cdnfp

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The CIA says that China’s security agencies provided funds for Huawei: report theverge.com/2019/4/20/1850… #cdnfp #cdnpoli

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Paul Romer
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Seems like a reasonable deal: “You can cash in on mass surveillance operations against your customers *after* you figure out how to flag calls with spoofed Caller ID numbers."

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To limit downside risk for a telco, the FCC could cap total customer rebates for spoofed calls at total revenue it receives from the sale to data brokers of such user information as real time location. techcrunch.com/2019/01/09/us-…

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What would Coase say? “If a teleco had to offer a $1 rebate for each call that a customer receives with a spoofed Caller ID number, the problem would go away and we wouldn’t have to listen to all this whining about how hard it Is to fix."

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[British Columbia\’s] form of government has rendered progress impossible. I believe that the illiberal form of government has had much to do with keeping away population – with driving away population – and with destroying the spirit of manly enterprise of those who are here…

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Time for Ontario lawyers to scrap rule that violates their freedom of expression: Arthur Cockfield in the Hill Times

While I teach the values of equality and diversity, I oppose forcing all lawyers to promote these or any other government-prescribed values, writes...

Taking partisanship out of Indigenous affairs: Ken Coates in the Toronto Sun

Lifting Indigenous affairs beyond partisanship could lay the foundation for lasting and beneficial partnerships with Indigenous peoples in Canada, writes Ken Coates.  By...

Is China a friend to Canada or not? – Lessons from Aristotle: Charles Burton for Inside Policy

There is no reciprocated goodwill present in current Canada-China relations, writes Charles Burton. This article is based on his remarks in a debate with...

Why it is important to not think that terrorist ‘profiles’ abroad apply here: Phil Gurski for Inside Policy

We should get rid of the myths that radicalisation and terrorism are all about a lack of education, low socioeconomic status and criminality,...

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Prosecutorial Independence and the SNC-Lavalin Scandal

Prosecutorial independence goes to the heart of the “Lavscam” scandal currently embroiling the Liberal government in Ottawa. Everyone knows by now that this...

Ep. 28 - Decoding the Mueller Report with Sean Speer and Ken White

In this special episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer is joined by Ken White to discuss the Mueller...

Attorney General William Barr Testifies to the Mueller Report: Elliot Tepper on the Bill Kelly Show

More details regarding the long-standing investigation into Russian collusion with the Trump Campaign in the 2016 US election are set to be made...

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New governments in Ontario and Quebec drive surprising job growth: MLI Labour Market Report

OTTAWA, ON (April 18, 2019): Canada has been experiencing surprising growth in employment despite a consistently-sluggish economy. And, even though job numbers are looking...

Decoding the Mueller Report: Straight Talk Q & A with Ken White

OTTAWA, ON (April 17, 2019): Set to a backdrop of continued political tension in the US, the Mueller Report is scheduled to have...

Assessing Islamist Radicalization in Canada: New MLI Report

OTTAWA, ON (April 9, 2019): With ISIS facing complete collapse, Canada is now forced to deal with an uncomfortable reality; there are Canadians...

Economic growth in Canada has hit the brakes: Cross Quarterly Economic Report

OTTAWA, ON (April 3, 2019): For Canada, the end of 2018 saw a worse economic slowdown than 2015’s near-recession. While weakness is prevalent...

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