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Canada can only learn so much from Australian defence policy: Andrew Pickford and Jeffrey Collins for Inside Policy

Getting insights from Australian defence policy is a good idea, say Andrew Pickford and Jeffrey Collins for Inside Policy, but beware the perils...

 

March 3, 2016 at 10:23 am read more

Seeing the signs of domestic radicalization: Phil Gurski for Inside Policy

Our experience shows there is no profile of a potential terrorist, writes former CSIS analyst Phil Gurski, but we are beginning to recognize...

 

February 19, 2016 at 1:41 pm read more

Following Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s star: Brian Lee Crowley, Niels Veldhuis and Jason Clemens for Inside Policy

In 2016, Canadians will celebrate the 175th birthday of one of our greatest prime ministers, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. In this excerpt from the...

 

February 18, 2016 at 3:01 pm read more

Sir Wilfrid Laurier in Quebec – A Battle on Six Fronts: Patrice Dutil for Inside Policy

As we mark 175 years after the birth of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, historian Patrice Dutil writes that we should remember his great accomplishment...

 

February 17, 2016 at 9:45 am read more
Sean Speer, US deficit, deficit reduction

Celebrating Sir Wilfrid Laurier and his enduring ideas: Sean Speer for Inside Policy

While the former Liberal prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier has been gone for nearly a century, his influence in making Canada great cannot...

 

February 16, 2016 at 11:59 am read more

Inside Policy February 2016: Celebrating Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the builder of modern Canada

  Inside Policy marks 175 years since the birth of a great Canadian prime minister, with articles by Brian Lee Crowley, Sean Speer...

 

February 12, 2016 at 12:27 pm read more

Elaine Carsley in Inside Policy: How the media Trumped-up the Republican race

The frenzy around the combustible billionaire has created the impression of a legitimate candidate, writes media scholar and policy adviser Elaine Carsley for...

 

February 3, 2016 at 4:50 pm read more
Stanley Hartt

My VAT runneth over: The temptation of the 2 percent GST solution: Stanley Hartt in Inside Policy

A hike to Canada’s much-debated Value Added Tax, the GST, could help solve the Liberal government’s budget woes, but they would be wise...

 

January 20, 2016 at 3:00 pm read more

New Inside Policy: MLI names TRC chair Murray Sinclair 2015 “Policy-Maker of the Year”

MLI’s magazine profiles Justice Sinclair’s contributions to the changing fortunes of Aboriginal Canadians OTTAWA, Dec. 14, 2015 – Aboriginal affairs in Canada underwent...

 

December 14, 2015 at 2:16 pm read more

Inside Policy November 2015: What should we expect from Canada’s new government?

New edition of Inside Policy delves into the issues facing the newly-elected Liberals OTTAWA, Nov. 9, 2015 – On the campaign trail Justin...

 

November 6, 2015 at 3:36 pm read more
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  • A free, democratic and sovereign Taiwan is key to Japan’s national security: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, Inside Policy, J. Michael Cole, Latest News, Recent News

    A joint statement by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden last week underscored the importance of Taiwan for the...

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  • Too many Canadians are dying; policymakers know too little and rely too much on crude lockdowns: MLI COVID Misery Index Update

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Recent News, Releases, Richard Audas

    OTTAWA, ON (April 21, 2021): Deaths from all causes remain the biggest area of concern for Canada, COVID variants are deepening the virus’s...

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  • Data on excess deaths in Canada is months behind almost every other country in MLI COVID Misery Index

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Recent News, Richard Audas

    View the full, updated COVID Misery Index here. Download the data for the April 21 update here. For more information, including a full methodology and...

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  • Budget rains down oceans of red ink but may not be as transformative as it seems: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News

    The budget serves as an excellent summary of the Trudeau government — it excels at posturing but is weak on delivering results, writes...

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  • Hong Kong’s autonomy has been tragically destroyed: Nathan Law and Ai-Men Lau in the Star

    Columns, Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Nathan Law, Recent News

    Despite Canada’s national obligations as an endorser to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the Canadian government has done little to hold Beijing accountable, write Nathan Law...

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Have we learned that medicare is broken thanks to COVID-19? Whatley on the LeDrew Three Minute Interview

The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked how weak the Canadian health care system really is. MLI Senior Fellow Dr. Shawn Whatley joins Stephen LeDrew...

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