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...
Kinder, gentler Conservatives: Stanley Hartt in Inside Policy
Canada’s governing Conservatives have gone a long way portraying themselves as the tough, realistic outside force for change. Now, as the government prepares...
Putting new powers to work in the fight against terrorism: Neil Desai in Inside Policy
Legislating new powers for law enforcement agencies to combat terrorism is one thing – successfully implementing them is another. In the new edition...
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...
Real truth and reconciliation requires Aboriginal-led solutions – not governments: Coates in the Post
Writing in the National Post, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Ken Coates says the recently-released Truth and Reconciliation summary report is a welcome contribution...
For First Nations, new development is about more than just money: Coates and Black in the Vancouver Sun
Writing in the Vancouver Sun, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Ken Coates and Canadian Senator Doug Black say First Nations communities want to see...
Creating a new Canada means recognizing past injustices towards Aboriginals: Coates in the Globe
Writing in the Globe and Mail, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Ken Coates lauds Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin for recognizing publicly that...
Economics needs an infusion of private-sector knowledge: Cross in the Post
Writing in the National Post, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Philip Cross says too many economists are ignoring economic insights from the private sector....
Raising the minimum wage hurts vulnerable workers the most: Crowley in the Globe
Writing in the Globe and Mail, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley says that Alberta’s newly elected NDP government’s plan to raise...
Canada’s democracy is not in crisis: John Pepall on GCD #3 in the Post
Writing in the National Post, author John Pepall writes that those who constantly fret over the state of Canadian democracy are distracting from...
