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The Communist Party’s rule by fear endangers Chinese citizens—and the world | 共产党依靠恐吓为主的政治统治方式危害中国公民乃全世界

(Read the press release here.) April 14, 2020 An open letter to Chinese citizens and friends of China at home and abroad 给国内外中国公民和中国友人的公开信...

 

April 14, 2020 at 6:00 am read more

Huawei Risk is a China Risk: Why Canada Needs to Ban Huawei’s Involvement in 5G

OTTAWA, ON (March 19, 2020): Should Canada ban Huawei from its 5G network? Proponents of Huawei insist the Chinese tech giant is a purely...

 

March 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm read more

Canada should show steadfast resolve in dealing with China: Duanjie Chen for Inside Policy

Canadians need to ensure that we do not kowtow to China’s coercion and bullying – and this should apply equally at home and...

 

November 5, 2019 at 3:46 pm read more

Countering China’s Economic Coercion with Resolve and Diversification: Duanjie Chen in the Ambassador's Brief

China attempts economic coercion all the time, and countries should be less intimidated by it than they often are, writes Duanjie Chen. This...

 

October 16, 2019 at 3:05 pm read more

INFOGRAPHIC: Countering China's Economic Coercion

The disparity in power between Canada and China has led some observers to comment that “we need China – and China doesn’t need...

 

October 16, 2019 at 2:30 pm read more

How to Counter Chinese Economic Coercion: Duanjie Chen in The Globe and Mail

The suggestion that there’s little the Canadian government can or should do in response to Chinese economic coercion needs to be rejected. Canada...

 

September 24, 2019 at 1:37 pm read more

Countering China’s Economic Coercion: New MLI Report by Duanjie Chen

OTTAWA, ON (September 5, 2019): China recently moved to ban Canadian canola, soybeans, and other agriproducts. These efforts at economic coercion are closely...

 

September 5, 2019 at 2:04 pm read more

INFOGRAPHICS: Why a Free Trade Agreement with China is a non-starter

While it may be tempting to see a Free Trade Agreement with China as potential win for Canada, a new paper by MLI...

 

April 12, 2019 at 9:22 pm read more

The Practical Consequences of a Free Trade Agreement with China: New MLI Report

OTTAWA, ON (March 28, 2019): It may be easy for Canadians to see China as a stable trade alternative to the US – a...

 

March 28, 2019 at 1:36 pm read more

Freeland named MLI Policy-Maker of the Year in December issue of Inside Policy

OTTAWA, ON (December 18, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to name Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland as Policy-Maker of the Year in...

 

December 18, 2018 at 8:08 pm read more
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  • A free, democratic and sovereign Taiwan is key to Japan’s national security: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, Inside Policy, J. Michael Cole, Latest News, Recent News

    A joint statement by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden last week underscored the importance of Taiwan for the...

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  • Too many Canadians are dying; policymakers know too little and rely too much on crude lockdowns: MLI COVID Misery Index Update

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Recent News, Releases, Richard Audas

    OTTAWA, ON (April 21, 2021): Deaths from all causes remain the biggest area of concern for Canada, COVID variants are deepening the virus’s...

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  • Data on excess deaths in Canada is months behind almost every other country in MLI COVID Misery Index

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Recent News, Richard Audas

    View the full, updated COVID Misery Index here. Download the data for the April 21 update here. For more information, including a full methodology and...

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  • Budget rains down oceans of red ink but may not be as transformative as it seems: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News

    The budget serves as an excellent summary of the Trudeau government — it excels at posturing but is weak on delivering results, writes...

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  • Hong Kong’s autonomy has been tragically destroyed: Nathan Law and Ai-Men Lau in the Star

    Columns, Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Nathan Law, Recent News

    Despite Canada’s national obligations as an endorser to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the Canadian government has done little to hold Beijing accountable, write Nathan Law...

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Have we learned that medicare is broken thanks to COVID-19? Whatley on the LeDrew Three Minute Interview

The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked how weak the Canadian health care system really is. MLI Senior Fellow Dr. Shawn Whatley joins Stephen LeDrew...

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