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...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
"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....
"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...
"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....
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...
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