Deficit debate clouding the big picture on government spending: MLI commentary by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2019): A recent series of speeches, articles, and debates is provoking big questions about deficits and debt. Do they...
Welcome those foreign takeovers. At least someone still dares invest here: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Foreign takeovers are beneficial; new owners inject new ideas and funds into the host country, reinvigorating complacent businesses, writes Philip Cross. By Philip...
The Kondo effect: The economy-changing magic of tidying up: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
What if decluttering leads to a decision to actually spend less on things, rather than to replace the bags headed to the charity...
CPP debate provides lessons for pharmacare: Sean Speer in the Hill Times
The CPP experience shows that we must also put forward constructive alternatives that respond to the needs of those poorly-served by the status...
Cybersecurity in the financial sector as an economic security issue: Leuprecht, Skillicorn, and Cockfield at the House of Commons Committee on Public Safety and National Security
On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht, along side Queen's University Professors David B. Skillicorn and Arthur J. Cockfield,...
Rethinking how to deal with populism and its discontent: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
A proportionate political and policy response to populism will require that we draw from both sides of our ideological spectrum, writes Sean Speer....
Ep. 21 - The Working Class and the Rise of Populism with Brett Byers and Sean Speer
In this episode, MLI Communications and Digital Media Manager Brett Byers is joined by Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer to discuss his recent...
A Grand Bargain on Interprovincial Trade
The barriers that prevent Canadians from trading their products and services and exercising their professions are real and costly and hurt Canada’s international...
The fragmented future of work: What’s your gig?: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
The gig economy is alive and well, and the work world is only going to get more gig-ified as we move forward, writes...
Ontario needs to stop dragging down small business: Philip Cross for Inside Policy
As Quebec cleans up its act, Ontario is losing one of it's few competitive advantages. It needs to respond by cutting regulation and...
