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Alastair Gillespie

MLI Presents the Confederation Series

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute celebrates Canada’s founding with the Confederation Project

MLI Munk Senior Fellow Alastair Gillespie is teaming up with prominent Canadians Preston Manning, Jean Charest, Paul Martin, Bob Rae and others to...

 

February 7, 2017 at 10:56 am read more

Introducing the Confederation Series: MLI Commentary by Alastair Gillespie and Brian Lee Crowley

MLI Munk Senior Fellow Alastair Gillespie and MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley introduce the Confederation Series. OTTAWA, Feb. 8, 2017 – To...

 

February 7, 2017 at 10:55 am read more
George Brown: The Reformer

George Brown: The Reformer: MLI Paper by Alastair Gillespie

MLI paper explores the role of George Brown in the establishment of Confederation OTTAWA, February 7, 2017 – The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased...

 

February 7, 2017 at 10:54 am read more
Alastair Gillespie

In the aftermath of Brexit, Canada’s founding inspires: Alastair Gillespie in Inside Policy

This Canada Day, many Canadians may reflect on the challenges faced by the European federal project, and the risks of disunity in the...

 

June 29, 2016 at 11:23 am read more
Alastair Gillespie

"Dispatches from 1865" on Thomas D'Arcy McGee: Alastair Gillespie in the National Post

In this series for the National Post, written by Munk Fellow Alastair Gillespie, leading statesmen from 1865 articulate the political challenges they grappled with. Here...

 

February 7, 2015 at 3:30 pm read more
Alastair Gillespie

"Dispatches from 1865" on George Brown: Alastair Gillespie in the National Post

In this series for the National Post, written by Munk Fellow Alastair Gillespie, leading statesmen from 1865 articulate the political challenges they grappled with....

 

February 6, 2015 at 2:43 pm read more
Alastair Gillespie

"Dispatches from 1865" on George Étienne Cartier and A.T. Galt: Alastair Gillespie

In this series for the National Post, written by Munk Fellow Alastair Gillespie, leading statesmen from 1865 articulate the political challenges they grappled with. Here...

 

February 5, 2015 at 3:26 pm read more
Alastair Gillespie

"Dispatches from 1865" on Sir John A. Macdonald: Alastair Gillespie in the National Post

In this series for the National Post, written by Munk Fellow Alastair Gillespie, leading statesmen from 1865 articulate the political challenges they grappled with....

 

February 4, 2015 at 3:22 pm read more
Alastair Gillespie

John A. Macdonald was imperfect, but recognizably Canadian: Alastair Gillespie in the Post

The moral of Macdonald requires acceptance that his flaws are ours, writes Senior Munk Fellow Alastair Gillespie in the National Post.  One can...

 

January 13, 2015 at 2:28 pm read more
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  • Connecting After COVID: How Canada and its allies can partner on infrastructure and trade in the Indo-Pacific

    January 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST

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  • The yellow badge of Canadian courage: William Watson in the Financial Post

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News

    For Canadian politicians no profiles in courage are involved in slamming the departing bully Trump. What’s in play instead are easy political points,...

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  • Canada should retaliate against Biden's wrong-headed decision to cancel Keystone. Here's how: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Jack Mintz, Latest News, Recent News

    We could pursue policies that impact a critical U.S. export to Canada: digital services writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is...

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  • Use COVID pause to reconsider drug-price regulation: Nigel Rawson and John Adams in the Financial Post

    Columns, COVID-19, Health, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News

    Canadians need Ottawa to work with the pharmaceutical industry, clinicians and patients to improve access to new medicines and vaccines, write Nigel Rawson...

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  • Assessing the Trump administration's record on Taiwan: New commentary by J. Michael Cole

    Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, J. Michael Cole, Latest News, Press Releases, Recent News

      OTTAWA, ON (January 19, 2021): With the US presidency about the change hands, many around the world wonder what changes the incoming...

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  • EP. 57 - The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar

    Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Multimedia, Podcasts, Recent News, Shuvaloy Majumdar, United Kingdom

    Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar In the latest episode of Pod Bless...

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EP. 57 - The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar In the latest episode of Pod Bless...

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