Should Canada ratify the USMCA? Yes: Brian Lee Crowley in the Toronto Star
Free trade with the U.S. is not a danger to Canada but the cornerstone of our prosperity for the foreseeable future. Brian Lee...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Photos: Roundtable Discussion – “Geopolitical Shifts in East Asia: US-China Relations and Perspectives from Japan and Canada”
On February 19, 2019, the Macdonald Laurier Institute (MLI) hosted a special private roundtable discussion with a visiting delegation from Asian Forum Japan...
The Canadian Politician Who Could Help Trump Fuse Populism and Conservatism: Sean Speer in Real Clear Politics
Thus far, the Ford government has done a better job than the Trump Administration in translating its populist impulses into concrete policies to...
Policy-Maker of the Year: Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mandate letter to Minister Freeland in early 2017 asked her to “restore constructive Canadian leadership in the world” and...
In Freeland we trust: Christopher Sands for Inside Policy
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland’s hard work and social virtues proved instrumental in Canada being able to reach an agreement on USMCA, writes Christopher Sands...
