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Economic policy

How Canada Should Respond to Biden’s Buy American Policies: New MLI Commentary by Lawrence Herman

Ottawa, ON (February 25, 2021): In a virtual bilateral meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden discussed upcoming priorities for the...

 

February 25, 2021 at 7:50 pm read more

Frustrating funding process, unpredictable playing field stymie broadband expansion: Peter Menzies in the Hill Times

Misplaced policy priorities, skepticism, and sclerotic regulation are suppressing competition and innovation in the effort to expand affordable high-speed Internet access in Canada,...

 

February 23, 2021 at 3:51 pm read more

The ESG/CSR/oligopoly complex: William Watson in the Financial Post

Dirty little secret of ESG/CSR is that most forceful advocates of good corporate behaviour are implicitly most ardent supporters of putting screws to...

 

February 22, 2021 at 1:34 pm read more

Don’t hike Toronto's most-distorting tax, the land transfer tax: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

If Toronto needs more revenue, it would be better off raising its annual property taxes, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below...

 

February 18, 2021 at 8:05 pm read more

Webinar Panel Video: Building Across Borders - Energy Infrastructure, the Environment and Canada-US Relations in the Biden Era

 With the anticipated changes to US policy on energy and the environment by the new Biden administration, including the revocation of the...

 

February 16, 2021 at 5:58 pm read more

Why Does Canada Need A Clean Fuel Regulation? New MLI Paper by Dennis McConaghy, Jack Mintz, and Ron Wallace

OTTAWA, ON (February 16, 2021): Last December, the federal government released a proposed draft of the Clean Fuel Regulation (CFR). However, with a...

 

February 16, 2021 at 4:00 pm read more

A dire forecast for today’s graduates demands urgent action from policy makers: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail

It would be naive, however, to think the pandemic will just stop and the economy power back up to where it was before,...

 

February 16, 2021 at 2:28 pm read more

It is a cliché to say that democracy is under attack. It has always been imperfect: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

The remedy is to find workarounds for the worst potential excesses of the democratic process, while retaining democratic oversight, writes Philip Cross in...

 

February 16, 2021 at 2:05 pm read more

Ep. 59 – Indo-Pacific Trade & Economy: Viewpoint from Japan with Jonathan Miller & Tomoaki Ishigaki

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 59 – Indo-Pacific Trade & Economy: Viewpoint from Japan with Jonathan Miller & Tomoaki Ishigaki Spanning...

 

February 12, 2021 at 6:16 pm read more

The U.S. outsources control of drug prices to Canada: weird! Richard Owens in the Financial Post

Having us do the dirty work of price controls on the U.S.'s behalf is bizarre and pathetic — and dangerous, writes Richard Owens...

 

February 11, 2021 at 4:22 pm read more
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  • The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Welcomes New Senior Fellow, Patrice Dutil

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    OTTAWA, ON (February 26, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome Patrice Dutil as our newest Senior Fellow, covering issues including Canadian history,...

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  • Trudeau's Canada - Low achievement, high self-esteem: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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    We feel very good about ourselves — but for no apparent reason, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt...

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  • How Canada Should Respond to Biden’s Buy American Policies: New MLI Commentary by Lawrence Herman

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    Ottawa, ON (February 25, 2021): In a virtual bilateral meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden discussed upcoming priorities for the...

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    The PM's response to the Uyghur genocide motion stands out simply because it put all his hypocrisy on display at once, writes Kaveh...

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Webinar Panel Video: Standing Guard - What have we learned from the enhanced Forward Presence on NATO's frontier?

 In 2021, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) is heading into its fourth year. Canada’s commitment as the Framework Nation for the eFP...

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