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Saunders and Mansur debate Muslim Immigration

On February 27, 2014, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute organized a debate on the resolution "Muslim immigration is no threat to Canada or the West"...

 

May 20, 2014 at 3:53 pm read more

MLI Commentary: It's time to end the neglect of Canada's 'provincial Norths'

Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Ken Coates and Prof. Greg Poelzer draw attention to a vast region of the country that has been politically...

 

April 24, 2014 at 1:36 pm read more

Commentary by Brian Lee Crowley: Why Health Care's Broken and How to Fix It

MLI Managing Director lays bare the failures of central planning and federal 'leadership' to point the way to the inevitable reform of medicare...

 

March 20, 2014 at 12:25 pm read more
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MLI Straight Talk with Jeanne Flemming: Following the money to the bad guys

Former FINTRAC director explains the dangers of organized crime, and how we can better use financial transactions data to stop it OTTAWA, MARCH 13,...

 

March 13, 2014 at 1:25 pm read more

Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe - Auto subsidy debate ignores the real problem: Ontario’s economy

Writing in the Globe and Mail, MLI's managing director Brian Lee Crowley describes the problems with subsidising an automotive company. "Governments that want...

 

March 7, 2014 at 8:00 am read more

Great Canadian Debate Commentary: "Muslim Immigration is no threat to Canada or the West"

In the Globe and Mail Doug Saunders writes about the Great Canadian Debate that took place on February 27, 2014 in Ottawa at the...

 

March 5, 2014 at 10:24 am read more

Ottawa Citizen's Robert Sibley covers the Great Canadian Debate on "Muslim immigration is no threat to Canada or the West"

Ottawa Citizen's Robert Sibley covers the Great Canadian Debate on "Muslim immigration is no threat to Canada or the West" from the perspective...

 

March 4, 2014 at 11:22 am read more

MLI Straight Talk on unemployment insurance reform with Sven Otto Littorin (Part 2 of 2)

Former Swedish Employment Minister talks about how he achieved serious unemployment insurance reform, which holds lessons for Canada OTTAWA, March 4 – When...

 

March 4, 2014 at 9:00 am read more

Crowley in the Citizen: Saving the elephant

Writing in the Ottawa Citizen, managing director Brian Lee Crowley discusses the issue of the illegal ivory trade and how we could prevent...

 

February 28, 2014 at 6:15 pm read more

MLI Commentary by Linda Nazareth: Economic windows are slamming shut

MLI Senior Fellow and author of Economorphics warns that aging populations can bring lower growth, restricted credit and more bear markets OTTAWA, February...

 

February 27, 2014 at 7:43 am read more
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EP. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau...

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