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Canada ranks last among peers on MLI Covid Misery Index: Shawn Whatley on the Roy Green Show

MLI Senior Fellow Shawn Whatley joined the Roy Green Show to discuss the latest update to the MLI COVID Misery Index. The latest...

 

April 8, 2021 at 11:06 am read more

How the Biden tax and infrastructure plan could boost Canada: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

More growth in our largest trading partner means more spending on Canadian exports, which should be good for jobs here, writes Jack Mintz...

 

April 8, 2021 at 9:06 am read more

EP. 62 - DisinfoWatch with Marcus Kolga and Ai-Men Lau

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · EP. 62 - DisinfoWatch with Marcus Kolga and Ai-Men Lau Launched in 2020, DisinfoWatch is the Macdonald-Laurier...

 

April 7, 2021 at 3:10 pm read more

Think Canada's pandemic response was better than the US? Think again

The COVID Misery Index provides us with many examples of countries that have more effectively balanced risk and benefit, protecting their citizens’ health...

April 7, 2021 at 2:50 pm

Slow vaccinations have Canada’s excess death rate surging ahead of US: MLI COVID Misery Index update

OTTAWA, ON (April 7, 2021): In the latest update of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s COVID Misery Index, Canada remains in 11th place overall and continues...

 

April 7, 2021 at 12:01 pm read more

Pipelines and National Prosperity under the St-Laurent Government: Ken Coates for Inside Policy

Canada has lost, as a nation, the “can-do” spirit that exemplified the St-Laurent years, writes Ken Coates. We need a better sense of...

 

April 7, 2021 at 11:24 am read more

Canada’s rate of excess deaths surges ahead of the US as American vaccines protect the elderly

View the full, updated COVID Misery Index here. Download the data for the April 7 update here. For more information, including a full...

 

April 7, 2021 at 11:07 am read more

St-Laurent's Diplomacy - The Case of Newfoundland: David MacKenzie for Inside Policy

Louis St-Laurent was the leading Canadian behind the achievement of union with Newfoundland, writes David MacKenzie. This article is a part of MLI's latest...

 

April 6, 2021 at 10:39 am read more

Once again commodities are coming to Canada's rescue: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

There are risks but good news is coming to the Canadian economy, including Alberta and the other Western provinces, writes Jack Mintz in...

 

April 6, 2021 at 10:23 am read more

Think Canada's pandemic response was better than the U.S.? Think again: Shawn Whatley in the Toronto Sun

One of the biggest barriers to health care reform in Canada has been the complacent belief that at least we are better than...

 

April 1, 2021 at 9:38 am read more
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    OTTAWA, ON (April 15, 2021): The world is waking up to the nature of a crony capitalist enterprise operating as a government in...

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  • Is the Canadian Government Prepared to Stand up to Beijing? Margaret McCuaig-Johnston for the Prospect Foundation

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    It is clear that Canada must develop more courage and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other liberal democracies to confront Beijing’s aggression. Canada needs more...

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  • Canada’s Disease Misery climbs rapidly in recent weeks, more trouble ahead: MLI COVID Misery Index update

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    OTTAWA, ON (April 14, 2021): “Excess deaths” (death rates above the norm) from non-COVID causes are a major explanation for Canada’s poor pandemic...

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    I would undertake three broad initiatives that actually address the current crisis, rather than try to shoe-horn in policies that don’t fit into...

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EP. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau...

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