Donald J. Savoie joins MLI as our newest distinguished fellow
OTTAWA, ON (February 20, 2020): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome our newest Distinguished Fellow, Professor Donald J. Savoie – Canada’s foremost expert on...
The Château Laurier could be one of the best hotels in the world. But not this way: Alastair Gillespie in the Ottawa Citizen
The expansion to the Château Laurier can and must still be stopped – and better ideas explored toward a new premier hotel for the...
This November 11th, Remember Canada's Heroic 100 Days: J.L. Granatstein in the National Post
The most significant battles in our history were during the Hundred Days of 1918, costing 15,000 Canadian lives, writes J.L. Granatstein. Lest we...
Tory’s re-election as Toronto mayor sets stage for governance reform: Sean Speer in the Toronto Star
The size of John Tory’s mayoralty win gives him the opportunity to lead a push to strengthen the role of mayor in city...
Sir John A. Macdonald Is Owed Our Thanks -- Not Our Derision: Brian Lee Crowley
True patriots love Canada because it has made us (including those who have come to join us from other countries) who we are;...
If not for Tupper, Canada would have been scuppered: Alastair Gillespie in The Chronicle Herald
This Canada Day, Canadians should thank Charles Tupper, who, on the first anniversary of Confederation, was fighting to keep Nova Scotia in Canada...
The monarchy’s contribution to Canada’s greatness: New MLI commentary by Brian Lee Crowley
OTTAWA, ON (May 30, 2018): Many Canadians were transfixed earlier in the month with the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,...
Pod Bless Canada Ep. 6 - Canadian History and the Political Uses and Abuses of Memory with Crowley and Patrice Dutil
Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and Ryerson University's Patrice Dutil discuss Canada's history and its impact on the current political agenda on the...
The Confederation Series: Straight Talk with Alastair Gillespie
OTTAWA, ON (Dec. 22, 2017): For the latest edition of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Straight Talk Q & As, MLI spoke with Alastair Gillespie,...
Celebrating the Poet of Confederation: Bob Rae for Inside Policy
Thomas D’Arcy McGee expressed the feelings and emotions that lay behind the Confederation project, writes Bob Rae. By Bob Rae, July 1, 2017...
