MLI Straight Talk with Jeanne Flemming: Following the money to the bad guys
Former FINTRAC director explains the dangers of organized crime, and how we can better use financial transactions data to stop it OTTAWA, MARCH 13,...
MLI Straight Talk on unemployment insurance reform with Sven Otto Littorin (Part 2 of 2)
Former Swedish Employment Minister talks about how he achieved serious unemployment insurance reform, which holds lessons for Canada OTTAWA, March 4 – When...
MLI Straight Talk on health care with Sven Otto Littorin
Former Swedish cabinet minister speaks about how his country approached health reform, which holds lessons for Canadian medicare OTTAWA, February 19, 2014 –...
Straight Talk on medicare with Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail national columnist and author speaks with MLI about what's ailing Canada's health care system OTTAWA, January 23, 2014 – In the...
Straight Talk: James Baker and Derek Burney on free trade
The latest instalment in the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Q&A series features the key negotiators of the Canada-U.S. FTA on the 25th anniversary of the...
New MLI Straight Talk: health care reform with Janice MacKinnon
Latest instalment of Straight Talk series discusses why Canadians are resistant to needed reforms to medicare. OTTAWA, November 28, 2013 – In the...
Iran’s nuclear bark bigger than its bite, but West must still act, experts say
Highlights: Despite bombast, regime has been risk averse. Iran acts through proxies such as Hezbollah. Arab Spring setback for Iran. Regime change likely...
Straight Talk on immigration and national security: Beef up surveillance along the Canada-US border, security expert suggests
Automated sensors and a climate for more information sharing could create a basis for intelligence-led enforcement along miles of unpatrolled border MEDIA RELEASE...
Straight Talk on immigration and national security: Streamline ‘robotic’ deportation procedures, security expert suggests
Electronic monitoring devices and biometric 'bad guy' lookout systems at the border appropriate tools in tracking unwanted individuals MEDIA RELEASE OTTAWA, January 22,...
Straight Talk with Scott Newark on immigration and national security: Head off undesirables before they arrive at the border, security expert says
Making immigration and national security compatible is possible but requires courage and commitment MEDIA RELEASE OTTAWA, December 18, 2012 – Canada must improve...
