A real innovation agenda for Canada: MLI Commentary by Richard Owens
OTTAWA, ON (October 11, 2019): Canada lags behind other developed nations when it comes to innovation. From declining investments in research and development...
Unprecedented Stimulus has Failed to Spur Long-Term Growth: Cross Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (October 3, 2019): In the wake of the 2008 recession, governments embarked on a strategy of unprecedented stimulus spending. This strategy...
Canada should regulate foreign agents: MLI report by David Mulroney
OTTAWA, ON (October 2, 2019): Like many other countries, Canada is under persistent threat by foreign powers who are interested in influencing our...
Ontario job surge slows, minimum wage hike bites youth employment: MLI Labour Market Report
OTTAWA, ON (September 10, 2019): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Labour Market Report for Q2, 2019 has been released, suggesting a return to employment normalcy following...
Time for a new direction in Canada's China Strategy: New MLI Report
OTTAWA, ON (August 16, 2019): The federal election is a little over two months away, and its outcome remains highly uncertain. Irrespective of whichever...
Public Policy and Politics in the 2019 Election: New Commentary by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (July 25, 2019): With the federal election fast approaching, Canadians are at a critical juncture. With that in mind, what are the...
A New Agenda for Indigenous Economic Empowerment: MLI study by John Paul and Ken Coates
OTTAWA, ON (July 18, 2019): With a federal election approaching, politicians and policy-makers must re-evaluate Indigenous policy. Financial transfers and program spending are not...
What Went Wrong with Canada’s Carbon Tax? MLI commentary by Philip Cross
OTTAWA, ON (July 9, 2019): At one time, the carbon tax was a popular policy with a significant number of proponents on both...
Tepid Economic Growth Points to Structural Problems: Cross Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (July 4, 2019): 2019 has so far been defined by one distinct trend: slow economic growth. While Canada may be on...
How to break the pipeline logjam: MLI study by Joseph Quesnel and Ken Coates
OTTAWA, ON (June 17, 2019): As the June 18 deadline for federal Cabinet to approve the Trans Mountain expansion project looms and an...
