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Canada by Chance: Kaveh Shahrooz in Open Canada

Canada wasn’t our first pick. But it was the hand that fate had dealt us, writes Kaveh Shahrooz in Open Canada.  By Kaveh...

 

January 26, 2021 at 8:21 pm read more

2021: The Year China and Taiwan Clash? J. Michael Cole in the National Interest

Beijing is upping the pressure because they realize Washington's policy in support of Taipei will not change under President Joe Biden, writes J....

 

January 26, 2021 at 6:51 pm read more

Build health care back better: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Patient care and not phoney bureaucratic metrics or political grandstanding about equality has to be the focus for everyone, writes Philip Cross in...

 

January 22, 2021 at 2:38 pm read more

The Liberals went hostile against Big Pharma. Now we’re facing vaccine shortages: Tasha Kheiriddin in the National Post

Europeans will wait just one week for their Pfizer shipments to return to normal levels, while Canadians will wait for four weeks, writes...

 

January 21, 2021 at 6:05 pm read more

The yellow badge of Canadian courage: William Watson in the Financial Post

For Canadian politicians no profiles in courage are involved in slamming the departing bully Trump. What’s in play instead are easy political points,...

 

January 20, 2021 at 2:18 pm read more

Canada should retaliate against Biden's wrong-headed decision to cancel Keystone. Here's how: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

We could pursue policies that impact a critical U.S. export to Canada: digital services writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is...

 

January 20, 2021 at 2:10 pm read more

Use COVID pause to reconsider drug-price regulation: Nigel Rawson and John Adams in the Financial Post

Canadians need Ottawa to work with the pharmaceutical industry, clinicians and patients to improve access to new medicines and vaccines, write Nigel Rawson...

 

January 19, 2021 at 4:45 pm read more

Blackness test for Ottawa grants a throwback to colonialism: Jamil Jivani in the National Post

Having government officials measure “Blackness” feels like a throwback to colonialism. The dehumanizing act of questioning a Black person’s Blackness remains far too...

 

January 18, 2021 at 8:30 pm read more

We thought China could become more democratic. Instead, it is becoming totalitarian: Margaret McCuaig-Johnston in the Ottawa Citizen

It was once thought economic reform would bring liberalization and some democratic attributes. But Xi Jinping has doubled down on repression and state...

 

January 18, 2021 at 5:21 pm read more

Canada must work with Biden to defend our democracies against Russia: Marcus Kolga in iPolitics

Canada’s own intelligence agencies have repeatedly warned that the Russian government is actively working to undermine Canadian democracy, writes Marcus Kolga. Below is...

 

January 18, 2021 at 5:13 pm read more
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  • The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Welcomes New Senior Fellow, Patrice Dutil

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    OTTAWA, ON (February 26, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome Patrice Dutil as our newest Senior Fellow, covering issues including Canadian history,...

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  • Trudeau's Canada - Low achievement, high self-esteem: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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    We feel very good about ourselves — but for no apparent reason, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt...

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  • How Canada Should Respond to Biden’s Buy American Policies: New MLI Commentary by Lawrence Herman

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    Ottawa, ON (February 25, 2021): In a virtual bilateral meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden discussed upcoming priorities for the...

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  • Trudeau forgot to apply his gender-based lens to China's mass rape campaign: Kaveh Shahrooz in The Line

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    The PM's response to the Uyghur genocide motion stands out simply because it put all his hypocrisy on display at once, writes Kaveh...

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  • Neither CRTC nor CBC following the law by allowing dismantling Radio Canada International: Peter Menzies in the Toronto Star

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    If neither the government nor the CRTC is willing to enforce the laws that govern the CBC, it will continue to self-define as...

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Webinar Panel Video: Standing Guard - What have we learned from the enhanced Forward Presence on NATO's frontier?

 In 2021, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) is heading into its fourth year. Canada’s commitment as the Framework Nation for the eFP...

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