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Donald J. Savoie joins MLI as our newest distinguished fellow

OTTAWA, ON (February 20, 2020): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome our newest Distinguished Fellow, Professor Donald J. Savoie – Canada’s foremost expert on...

We’re moving too fast with too little evidence on Medical Assistance in Dying: MLI commentary by Harvey Schipper

OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2020): With the federal government set to introduce legislation to expand Medical Assistance in Dying (often referred to as...

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My long-form interview with @mattgurney on some of the current issues on Indigenous law, Aboriginal law, and the Canadian legal system: twitter.com/theagenda/stat…

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This beautiful column, along with his column on the perplexing case of the Las Vegas shooter, is the reason that I’ve long considered @TPCarney one of the best writers in America. twitter.com/tpcarney/statu…

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@PremNadeesh And to you and the CIF team for launching the CIF Fellows Program! Congratulations!

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MLI is excited to be co-hosting “Challenging China’s False Historical Narrative on Tibet.” Please join us as we hear from world-leading experts and for the launch of a landmark report on the status of Tibet under international law. #cdnpoli #cdnfp eventbrite.ca/e/tibet-and-in… pic.twitter.com/iZg7EbCkoR

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Don’t confuse support for the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs with the spirit of Idle No More: Ken Coates in The Globe and Mail

Unlike the Idle No More Protests, these protests around Coastal GasLink threaten to broadly subsume Indigenous rights in a campaign against Canadian oil...

Taiwan spat reveals deeper issues at UN aviation agency: J. Michael Cole in the Toronto Star

ICAO’s responses to a situation of its own making were self-contradictory, the accusations invidious, and the behaviour fell well short of what we...

Liberals' fixation on class war doesn't make for good tax policy: Jack Mintz in Financial Post

Time to get back to basic principles like equal treatment of equals, reducing economic costs to promote growth and helping the most vulnerable...

Open offices shouldn’t be seen as one-size-fits-all answer to workplace productivity: Nazareth in the Globe

There is no one-size-fits-all answer for office productivity. Open offices may not be as good for interaction as commonly thought, writes Linda Nazareth....

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Ep. 41 - What's Putin up to? With Balkan Devlen and Hanna Shelest

In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Senior Fellow Balkan Devlen was joined by Dr. Hanna Shelest, Editor-in-Chief of Ukraine Analytica...

Ep. 40 - Why MLI Chose Xi Jinping as Policy-Maker of the Year with Charles Burton and Brett Byers

Every year, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute names the person or institution that has had the greatest impact—for good or ill— on Canadian public policy...

Troubled Waters: Navigating the maritime security challenges of the Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is facing a host of shared security challenges, from maritime piracy and crime to heated territorial disputes. In this vast maritime...

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Donald J. Savoie joins MLI as our newest distinguished fellow

OTTAWA, ON (February 20, 2020): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome our newest Distinguished Fellow, Professor Donald J. Savoie – Canada’s foremost expert on...

We’re moving too fast with too little evidence on Medical Assistance in Dying: MLI commentary by Harvey Schipper

OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2020): With the federal government set to introduce legislation to expand Medical Assistance in Dying (often referred to as...

Soaring debt puts Canada’s sluggish economy at risk: Cross Quarterly Economic Report

OTTAWA, ON (January 29, 2020) As the economy continues to trudge along with persistently slow economic growth, there are worrying signs that Canada’s...

James Boutilier and Balkan Devlen Join MLI as Newest Fellows

OTTAWA, ON (January 28, 2020): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to formally welcome our newest Fellows, Drs. James Boutilier and Balkan Devlen, who have joined MLI’s...

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