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Sean Speer

To fight regional economic disparity, Ontario needs Opportunity Zones: Sean Speer, Weseem Ahmed, and Lorenzo Gonzalez in the Globe and Mail

Evidence shows that past policy attempts to support regional economic development have tended to produce underwhelming results. Sean Speer, Weseem Ahmed, and Lorenzo Gonzalez...

 

November 14, 2019 at 4:18 pm read more

Conservatives need to start solving the problems of today: Sean Speer in the National Post

Conservatives must develop an economic program for those people and places struggling in the intangibles economy, writes Sean Speer.  By Sean Speer, November...

 

November 2, 2019 at 1:29 am read more

The Middle Class in 2019: Sean Speer on the Agenda

In the federal election campaign, politicians from all parties are trying to convince Canadians they will champion the middle class and make their...

October 4, 2019 at 6:17 pm

How can we unleash Canadian creativity in the digital age? New paper by Jill Golick and Sean Speer

OTTAWA, ON (September 26, 2019): The advent of the digital age has radically changed the way Canadians create and consume cultural content. One...

 

September 26, 2019 at 5:26 pm read more

I underestimated what Trump’s ‘forgotten’ workers can do politically. Canadian politicians shouldn’t make the same mistake: Sean Speer in the Globe and Mail

Neither the left nor the right paid enough attention to working-class anxieties until Trumpism came along. With Canada heading into an election, Sean...

 

September 17, 2019 at 9:01 pm read more

Ep. 35 - Canada's "Forgotten People and Places" with Sean Speer and Brett Byers

In this latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI communications manager Brett Byers was joined by MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer, who...

 

September 11, 2019 at 5:51 pm read more

Closer look at employment data reveals risks of Trump-style populism: New paper by Sean Speer

OTTAWA, ON (August 26, 2019): Donald Trump’s surprising election and the rise of populism in various other Western democracies is a salutary warning...

 

August 27, 2019 at 1:34 pm read more

Ep. 33 - Healthcare, Pharmacare, and the Election with Sean Speer and Shawn Whatley

In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer was joined by Dr. Shawn Whatley, also an MLI...

 

August 2, 2019 at 9:11 pm read more

Public Policy and Politics in the 2019 Election: New Commentary by Sean Speer

OTTAWA, ON (July 25, 2019): With the federal election fast approaching, Canadians are at a critical juncture. With that in mind, what are the...

 

July 25, 2019 at 8:33 pm read more

One downside of higher taxes? Less charitable giving: Sean Speer in the Toronto Sun

Higher tax rates on high-income earners won’t just harm our economy. They may also harm our charities and in turn our most vulnerable...

 

July 24, 2019 at 6:11 pm read more
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  • Indo-Pacific at the heart of rules-based order: J. Berkshire Miller in the Japan Times

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Indo-Pacific, Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Latest News, Recent News, Security studies / counterterrorism

    The true litmus case for the rules-based order will be its ability to evolve and withstand the challenges in the Indo-Pacific in the...

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  • Is a lack of willingness to change jobs suppressing wage growth? New MLI Study

    Economic policy, Economy Policy - papers, Latest News, Papers, Philip Cross, Press Releases, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (December 11, 2019): Unemployment is at record lows in Canada, which usually means wages are set to rise. However, despite high...

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  • Should Canada ban non-residents from buying homes? No: Philip Cross in the Toronto Star

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

    Unfortunately, taxing or even banning non-residents from buying homes hardly addresses the real reasons behind soaring house prices and in practice is not...

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  • Stop meddling, government. Let the economy play to its strengths: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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

    Our comparative advantage results from necessity and synergies among successful industries, not academic fads or industrial policy framed in government offices, writes Philip...

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  • Despite Trump, courts will consider the US "safe" for refugees: Michael Barutciski for Inside Policy

    Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Inside Policy, Latest News, Recent News

    A legal challenge against Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the US is unlikely to succeed. By Michael Barutciski, December 6, 2019 The...

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Ep. 39 - A New NATO to counter Putin's Challenge with Quentin Hodgson and Elliot Tepper

In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Research Advisory Board Member Dr. Elliot Tepper was joined by Quentin Hodgson, a senior...

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