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Putin Wants to Turn Ukraine into a Vassal State: Balkan Devlen for Inside Policy

The West should aim to significantly increase the cost of invasion for Russia if we want to avoid war in Europe, writes Balkan...

We should boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics — but what kind of boycott? Margaret McCuaig-Johnston in the Ottawa Citizen

Leading up to the 2008 Beijing Games, Chinese officials promised they would improve China’s human rights record. That didn’t happen, and no promises...

The Eavesdropping Dragon: Why Huawei has no place in Canadians' Communications

Huawei's involvement in 5G would pose a serious threat to the information security of Canada.

COVID and After: Mandate for Recovery

This new series offers independent thinking for a new Parliament facing historic challenges.

DisinfoWatch.org

MLI's DisinfoWatch.org project tracks and analyzes foreign disinformation narratives.

Dwight Newman

@DwightNewmanLaw

My 1Ls write their Federalism exam today - looking forward to seeing their engagement with challenging contemporary division of powers issues (The one question on which they know the topic is on ongoing issues re cannabis jurisdiction, and the other two are just as exciting!)

3:07 pm · December 3, 2021

Dwight Newman

@DwightNewmanLaw

@MichaelPlaxton And every such line is, at a principled level, subject to an equality argument as between the person just outside the line and the person just inside the line, with no rationality in the specific distinction but the overall idea of needing a line being both necessary and rational

2:56 pm · December 3, 2021

Balkan Devlen

@BalkanDevlen

“[Zhang] was selling a curated propaganda message, an arrogant and self-assured diatribe that is comfortable to China’s elites and opaque to the uninitiated.” @cburton001 thehub.ca/2021-12-02/cha…

4:37 am · December 3, 2021

J. Berkshire Miller

@jbmllr

Thanks Jeff - it was a great pleasure. Some excellent questions and engagement from your students - a sign of a superb sensei! twitter.com/jeffreyfcollin…

1:01 am · December 3, 2021

Laura Dawson

@DawsonCanada

Rabbi Lydia Medwin lights the Hanukkah candles @IsraelAtlanta @shapiro_WAC @The_TempleAtl @BremanMuseum pic.twitter.com/spjjv0ei4j

12:15 am · December 3, 2021

Putin Wants to Turn Ukraine into a Vassal State: Balkan Devlen for Inside Policy

The West should aim to significantly increase the cost of invasion for Russia if we want to avoid war in Europe, writes Balkan...

We should boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics — but what kind of boycott? Margaret McCuaig-Johnston in the Ottawa Citizen

Leading up to the 2008 Beijing Games, Chinese officials promised they would improve China’s human rights record. That didn’t happen, and no promises...

The government is driving inflation: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Governments must work to eliminate their deficits or the upward pressure on interest rates will intensify, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post....

Combating toxic cultures requires leadership, whether in the military or hockey: Richard Shimooka in the Vancouver Sun

As Richard Shimooka writes in the Vancouver Sun, when it comes to toxic cultures in military or hockey, "leadership has been conspicuously absent...

Webinar Panel Video: Viral - The Search for the Origin of COVID-19

MLI hosted a panel discussion featuring authors of "Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19" to dive into the subject of...

Webinar Panel Video: Climate Crisis, Energy Crisis, Security Crisis? Global Energy Politics and Canada’s Role

As the global economy recovers in fits and starts from the COVID-19 pandemic, new challenges are on the horizon. While there is...

Across the Pond Ep. 4: The Anatomy of NATO Operations

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Across the Pond Ep. 4: The Anatomy of NATO Operations The smooth operation of the NATO alliance...

Buyer beware! Inflation is here to stay, and Ottawa is pouring fuel on the fire: New MLI Report by Philip Cross

OTTAWA, ON (November 26, 2021): Most Canadians have become painfully aware of the sharp increase in prices during the pandemic. And it appears...

Ottawa’s “solutions” on high house prices will make things worse: MLI Report lays out concrete strategy to make housing affordable

OTTAWA, ON (November 24, 2021): With the return of Parliament, the increasing cost of living - particularly skyrocketing house prices - has become...

MLI Experts available to comment on Throne Speech

OTTAWA, ON (November 23, 2021): With a new Speech from the Throne comes not only the official start to a new Parliamentary session,...

How big businesses boost Canada’s economy and how to get more of them: New MLI report by Robert D. Atkinson

OTTAWA, ON (November 22, 2021): These days it is popular to take the view that big business is inherently bad. Canadians often view large...

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