In the aftermath of Brexit, Canada’s founding inspires: Alastair Gillespie in Inside Policy
This Canada Day, many Canadians may reflect on the challenges faced by the European federal project, and the risks of disunity in the...
Young voters hold the power in election 2015, but will they use it?: Linda Nazareth for iPolitics
Older voters have traditionally wielded the most influence at the ballot box. But in election 2015, asks Linda Nazareth in iPolitics, will young...
Media availability: MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley welcomes New Brunswick man’s constitutional challenge to internal trade barriers
Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, is available to comment on why it’s time to liberate trade between the provinces...
Election 2015: John Pepall available to comment on electoral reform
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is highlighting its authors’ work on some of the major public policy issues going into this year’s federal election campaign....
Stanley Hartt in Inside Policy: Be careful what you wish for with electoral reform
While many are disenchanted with Parliament these days, Stanley H. Hartt writes that certain proposals to fix the ways Senators are appointed and...
Even at 800 years old, the Magna Carta still matters to Canada: Crowley in the Citizen
The Magna Carta may have been drafted hundreds of years ago in a country far away, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have continuing relevance...
Don’t eliminate the Senate – fix it: Crowley in the Post
Canadians are right to be frustrated with the latest news of Senators abusing public funds, but that shouldn’t blind us to the important work...
Time for a national referendum on Senate reform: Crowley on CBC’s Power and Politics
The federal government is going to need to go beyond new spending oversight if it wants to fix deep-seated problems in the Senate,...
Media availability: Brian Lee Crowley available to comment on Auditor General’s report, Senate reform
Macdonald-Laurier Institute Managing Director says real reform of the troubled institution is achievable OTTAWA, June 9, 2015 – The release of Tuesday’s Auditor...
Campbell and Kingston in Inside Policy: It’s time for decisive action on internal trade
Barriers to internal trade have for too long impeded the movement of goods across provincial borders. In the June 2015 edition of Inside...
