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Richard Owens

In GoldTV, internet activism runs aground. Again: Richard Owens in the Financial Post

GoldTV is one of a species of IP thieves that take advantage of the internet’s anonymity and reach, writes Richard Owens.  By Richard...

 

November 29, 2019 at 7:11 pm read more

Real innovation required: Richard Owens in the Hill Times

We need a whole new direction on innovation. Let’s wind up all the innovation corporate welfare programs and return their budget allocations to...

 

November 11, 2019 at 3:40 pm read more

A real innovation agenda for Canada: MLI Commentary by Richard Owens

OTTAWA, ON (October 11, 2019): Canada lags behind other developed nations when it comes to innovation. From declining investments in research and development...

 

October 11, 2019 at 3:29 pm read more

Canada’s New Rules Aiming to Cut Drug Prices May Penalize Consumers: Richard Owens in the Epoch Times

Price-focused regulatory changes could limit access to new drugs and dampen R&D investment, writes Richard Owens. By Richard C. Owens, September 17, 2019...

 

September 17, 2019 at 5:28 pm read more

MLI's Owens documents Ottawa's innovation hits and misses for international report

MLI Munk Senior Fellow Richard Owens recently contributed, alongside co-authors Daniel Schwanen (C.D. Howe Institute) and Stephen Ezell (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation),...

 

June 15, 2019 at 12:23 pm read more

USMCA makes intellectual-property protections great across North America: Owens, Ezell, and Saracho in the Financial Post, the Hill

The USMCA will unleash innovation and make Canada and Mexico more attractive locations to conduct life-sciences R&D, write Richard Owens, Stephen Ezell, and Alberto...

 

June 2, 2019 at 12:33 am read more

Photos and Video: Why the USMCA is good for the innovative economies of North America Panel Discussion

Following an often-tumultuous negotiating process, the United States, Canada and Mexico have signed a new free-trade agreement, and it’s a good one. While...

 

June 1, 2019 at 11:22 pm read more

Why criticism over USMCA intellectual property provisions is unwarranted: Richard Owens on BNN Bloomberg

The new NAFTA deal has come under fire by some who say Canada gave away too much when it comes to protection for...

 

May 28, 2019 at 6:32 pm read more

Why the USMCA is good for Canada’s Innovative Economy: New MLI Report

OTTAWA, ON (May 23, 2019): Despite the successful negotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) last year and a recent deal on eliminating...

 

May 23, 2019 at 1:25 pm read more

Amazing! Canada just came up with a brilliant new digital copyright regime — finally: Richard Owens in the Financial Post

The Canadian copyright and intellectual-property scene has too long been smothered and defiled by the negative views of anti-copyright and anti-IP activists and...

 

May 17, 2019 at 7:55 pm read more
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  • Local Reaction to an Inauguration like no other: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

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     MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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  • Build health care back better: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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    Patient care and not phoney bureaucratic metrics or political grandstanding about equality has to be the focus for everyone, writes Philip Cross in...

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  • The Liberals went hostile against Big Pharma. Now we’re facing vaccine shortages: Tasha Kheiriddin in the National Post

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

    Europeans will wait just one week for their Pfizer shipments to return to normal levels, while Canadians will wait for four weeks, writes...

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    Foreign Affairs, Justice, Justice - papers, Latest News, Papers, Press Releases, Recent News, Sarah Teich, Security and defence - papers

    OTTAWA, ON (January 21, 2021): Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have languished as hostages in China’s brutal prisons for over two years. And...

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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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Local Reaction to an Inauguration like no other: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

 MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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