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Laura Dawson

Trudeau figures out how to get things done in Washington: Laura Dawson in the Globe and Mail

Persistence, strong relationships, linkage of interests, and a long-term strategic focus are the keys to working through challenges in Canada-US relations, writes Laura...

 

June 21, 2019 at 7:17 pm read more

Knowledge gaps create opportunity for mischief among U.S. legislators as USMCA ratification stalls: Laura Dawson for the Globe and Mail

With no strong consensus in the United States pointing toward ratification and a lot of competing priorities on the Congressional agenda, it will...

 

April 8, 2019 at 8:35 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

Now that the USMCA dust has settled, Canada should join Team America: Laura Dawson in the Globe and Mail

Washington may test the patience of Canadian officials charged with bilateral engagement, but no two countries are more closely aligned on security and...

 

November 22, 2018 at 5:04 pm read more

USMCA - A New Era for Trade: Laura Dawson on TVO's The Agenda

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) replaces the North America Free Trade Accord, which had created the largest free trade region in the world...

 

October 12, 2018 at 6:04 pm read more

Canada's trade negotiators took the best deal available: Laura Dawson in the Toronto Star

The newly renegotiated United States-Mexico-Canada agreement (USMCA) will do much to restore investor confidence in the North American economy, writes Laura Dawson.  By...

 

October 3, 2018 at 2:41 pm read more

Canada-Mexico relations - A lifeboat in turbulent trade waters: Laura Dawson in the Globe and Mail

Despite rumours of one throwing the other under the bus, Mexico and Canada have stuck together through the NAFTA 2.0 negotiations, recognizing that...

 

August 14, 2018 at 2:18 pm read more
Laura Dawson

Laura Dawson explains tariffs on CBC Radio's The House

In response to US tariffs on steel and aluminum, Canadian tariffs came into effect on July 1, 2018. Munk Senior Fellow Laura Dawson breaks...

 

July 3, 2018 at 4:57 pm read more

With a U.S. trade war escalating, Canada’s stability is also its weakness: Laura Dawson in the Globe and Mail

As Canada’s retaliatory tariffs roll out on Canada Day, the real fireworks will be taking place at cargo crossings at the border, writes...

 

June 29, 2018 at 2:29 pm read more

No one will win Trump’s fight between the US and Canada: Laura Dawson in the Washington Post

Everyone loses a trade war between neighbors, writes Laura Dawson. By Laura Dawson, June 13, 2018 Why did President Trump go after Canada...

 

June 13, 2018 at 7:51 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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