Daniel Pujdak Joins MLI as a Senior Fellow
OTTAWA, ON (May 13, 2020): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome our newest Senior Fellow, Dan Pujdak. He will build upon MLI’s growing roster...
Helping Canada's Indigenous peoples during COVID-19: Ken Coates in the Toronto Sun
Indigenous peoples will be hit disproportionately by the health, economic and social consequences of COVID-19, writes Ken Coates. By Ken Coates, April 1,...
How to really help Canada’s Indigenous peoples in a time of crisis: Ken Coates for Inside Policy
This can't be business as usual for funding Indigenous communities, writes Ken Coates. By Ken Coates, March 30, 2020 It is axiomatic that...
Coronavirus crisis poses challenge to Indigenous communities: Ken Coates in Inside Policy
Given the ongoing coronavirus, it is vital, in this instance, that the country work with Indigenous communities to ensure they are protected and...
Indigenous Economies Could Suffer Grievous Harm if Ottawa Adopts UNDRIP: Stephen Buffalo in the Epoch Times
In the current circumstances, where UNDRIP is seen as an anti-development mantra, the constructive potential of the United Nations Declaration will almost certainly...
Pipeline Dispute: Delicate Decisions Ahead, with Much at Stake: Ken Coates in The Epoch Times
There is an urgent need for decisive government action, undertaken with strong Indigenous community support, and with careful consideration for national unity. More...
Ep. 43 – Putting the Rail Blockades and Teck Frontier in Context with Ken Coates and Brett Byers
In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Ken Coates comments on the ongoing protests and rail disruptions caused...
Canadians need another Grand Bargain to resolve resource development disputes: Jack Mintz in Financial Post
All it takes is leadership and compromise and Canadians have been able to muster both in the past, writes Jack Mintz. By Jack...
Don’t confuse support for the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs with the spirit of Idle No More: Ken Coates in The Globe and Mail
Unlike the Idle No More Protests, these protests around Coastal GasLink threaten to broadly subsume Indigenous rights in a campaign against Canadian oil...
Canada should be a world leader in breaking China’s hold on rare earth element mining: Joseph Quesnel in the Hill Times
Rare earth element mining is one area where the national security and broader national interests of Canada, and indeed all of North America,...
