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Straight Talk

The plight of the Kurds: MLI Straight Talk with Her Excellency Abdul Rahman

MLI speaks to Her Excellency Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s representative to the United States, about the recent Kurdish referendum....

 

October 31, 2017 at 10:45 am read more
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Congress Trumps Trump in NAFTA Game: Straight Talk with Christopher Sands

MLI speaks to Christopher Sands, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, on what to expect from upcoming NAFTA negotiations between Canada and the...

 

August 16, 2017 at 9:55 am read more
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Reversing the justice system’s slide towards inefficiency: Scott Newark Straight Talk Q&A

Noted legal expert says it’s time to better understand where our justice system is falling down OTTAWA, Oct. 27, 2016 – A new...

 

October 27, 2016 at 8:49 am read more

Taking the politics out of pipeline reviews: Straight Talk Q&A with Gaétan Caron

Former National Energy Board Chair discusses how to make the review process for energy infrastructure serve the best interests of Canadians OTTAWA, April...

 

April 14, 2016 at 11:44 am read more

Moving from symbolism to action on Canada-US relations: Straight Talk Q&A with Derek Burney and David Wilkins

MLI brings together former ambassadors to the United States and Canada to discuss the secrets to a successful bilateral relationship OTTAWA, March 9,...

 

March 9, 2016 at 11:20 am read more
Ken Coats

Building Aboriginal employment in the natural resource sector: Straight Talk Q&A with Ken Coates

How can natural resource companies best work with Aboriginal Canadians? OTTAWA, Dec. 23, 2015 – There has been great progress in integrating Aboriginal...

 

December 23, 2015 at 2:23 pm read more

Canada can’t miss out on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Straight Talk with New Zealand High Commissioner to Canada

Simon Tucker says the Trans-Pacific Partnership will throw Canada’s markets open to some of the world’s fastest-developing economies OTTAWA, Nov. 9, 2015 –...

 

November 9, 2015 at 11:13 am read more
Bram Noble

Getting past the conflict and confusion on environmental assessment: Straight Talk with Bram Noble

The environmental assessment process in Canada has been controversial in recent years, with high-profile reviews such as the Northern Gateway Project in the...

 

October 30, 2015 at 10:37 am read more

Canada’s mission in Iraq: Straight Talk Q&A with Christian Leuprecht

Security expert examines the fight against Islamic State and Canada’s military role in the world OTTAWA, July 21, 2015 – What does the...

 

July 21, 2015 at 1:05 pm read more

Supreme Court courting trouble: Straight Talk with Dwight Newman

Constitutional law expert Dwight Newman says recent Supreme Court rulings raise serious questions for democracy and the rule of law OTTAWA, March 20,...

 

March 20, 2015 at 8:36 am read more
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Top News

  • A Way Forward, Part II: Defending human rights in China

    Commentary, Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, Indo-Pacific, Latest News, Press Releases, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (April 15, 2021): The world is waking up to the nature of a crony capitalist enterprise operating as a government in...

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  • Is the Canadian Government Prepared to Stand up to Beijing? Margaret McCuaig-Johnston for the Prospect Foundation

    Columns, Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, Indo-Pacific, Inside Policy, Latest News, Recent News

    It is clear that Canada must develop more courage and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other liberal democracies to confront Beijing’s aggression. Canada needs more...

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  • Canada’s Disease Misery climbs rapidly in recent weeks, more trouble ahead: MLI COVID Misery Index update

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Press Releases, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (April 14, 2021): “Excess deaths” (death rates above the norm) from non-COVID causes are a major explanation for Canada’s poor pandemic...

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  • If I were finance minister: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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

    I would undertake three broad initiatives that actually address the current crisis, rather than try to shoe-horn in policies that don’t fit into...

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  • China had too much control to make WHO’s COVID report credible: Sarah Teich in iPolitics

    Columns, COVID-19, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News, Sarah Teich

    There is evidence that the Chinese Communist Party concealed critical health information relating to COVID-19, and silenced whistleblowers who tried to sound the...

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EP. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau...

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