How channelling a Liberal PM could help O'Toole reboot the Tories: Patrice Dutil in the National Post
Erin O’Toole must clearly expand his appeal to voters who might be tempted to vote Conservative but hesitate to do so. That’s easy...
We Can Celebrate Canada Without Worshiping or Denouncing it: Shawn Whatley in Troy Media
An open-eyed celebration of Canada requires gratitude for the good, humility for the bad, and thankfulness that failures were not worse, writes Shawn...
Why Canada is well worth celebrating
Happy Canada Day! While this greeting might seem like standard fare on July 1st, there are growing calls by a vocal minority to...
Ep. 68 - Happy Canada Day with Aaron Wudrick, Ken Coates, and Christopher Dummitt
Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 68 - Happy Canada Day with Aaron Wudrick, Ken Coates, and Christopher Dummitt Happy Canada Day!...
Inside Policy: Moving from the pain of residential schools to self-determination for Indigenous peoples
OTTAWA, ON (June 30, 2021): The recent news and ensuing conversations about the remains of hundreds of children who died at residential schools have touched...
If Ryerson falls, then everything must go: Patrice Dutil in the National Post
The names we give to public institutions remind us of our history. Most honour people who espoused great ambition and selfless courage —...
Egerton Ryerson is Being Misjudged: Patrice Dutil and Ron Stagg in The Dorchester Review
Ryerson would have been horrified by the abuses and cruelties later perpetrated on Indigenous children by residential schools, write Patrice Dutil and Ron...
Winston Churchill and the 12 Ineffable Qualities of Leadership: Bob Plamondon for Inside Policy
The greatest man of the 20th century has plenty to teach today’s politicians, writes Bob Plamondon. By Bob Plamondon, April 23, 2021 Whatever...
Louis St-Laurent - Getting the Job Done: Patrice Dutil for Inside Policy
At a time when Canada has lost the ability to “get things done,” Louis St-Laurent’s record as prime minister and as a politician...
How St-Laurent helped achieve universal hospital insurance: Gregory P. Marchildon for Inside Policy
The St-Laurent government exercised leadership in continuing to drive forward a longer-term policy agenda that improved the country, writes Gregory P. Marchildon. This...