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...
Cannabis bump won’t make up for oil slump impact on employment: New MLI labour market report
OTTAWA, ON (January 23, 2019): Record low prices for Alberta oil mean bad news for employment figures across the country, according to the Macdonald-Laurier...
The risk of mission creep and the need for review at the Public Health Agency of Canada: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (January 9, 2018): The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has been a part of the Canadian public healthcare system for...
Why More Funding is Not Necessarily Better for Health and Medical Research: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (December 20, 2018): A new Macdonald-Laurier Institute report by MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer finds that large spikes in public...
Canada’s resistance to fear and populism being tested by economic turmoil: New MLI Commentary by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (December 14, 2018): Over the last few years, Canadians have been hearing more and more about political populism rising across the...
Economic outlook darkens even after USMCA: Cross Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (December 13, 2018): Despite the successful conclusion of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, Canada’s economic outlook has only darkened. Uncertainty over the...
Russia’s Actions Are a Direct Attack on US and Allied Democracies: New MLI Commentary by Tom Nichols
OTTAWA, ON (December 11, 2018): Russia’s recent activities against the United States and its allies constitute an unprecedented attack on our democratic institutions...
5G, Huawei, and the Threat of China’s Cyber Espionage: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (November 23, 2018): Like much of the world, Canada is entering into a new period of network technology. “Fifth generation” of...
Dealing with Canadian ‘Jihadis’ Detained Abroad: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (November 16, 2018): The Islamic State is crumbling, and in its wake, Canadian policy makers are now faced with a new...
Learning from Australia about China’s Influence Activities: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (November 2, 2018): For over a decade, Australia has been in the Chinese Communist Party’s crosshairs in the form of political...
