MLI experts, Shahrooz and Memarsadeghi, available to comment on Iran election
OTTAWA, ON (June 19, 2021): Former judge Ebrahim Resai, a conservative hardliner, is poised to assume the presidency in Iran following an "election"...
Canada has worst pandemic economic performance among comparable nations: MLI’s COVID Misery Index
OTTAWA, ON (June 17, 2021): While Canadians are celebrating an improving vaccination rollout and falling case counts, the country is still trailing comparable...
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Welcomes New Senior Fellows Richard Audas and Jeff Kucharski
OTTAWA, ON (June 15, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to announce that Richard Audas and Jeff Kucharski have joined our roster of senior fellows....
Monopoly Games - Moving past populist rhetoric on ‘big digital’ services to a post-pandemic competition policy: New MLI Commentary
During the COVID pandemic, much of life has been conducted online, and Canadians have relied on digital services more than ever before to...
Canada’s economy poised for growth in second half of 2021: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (June 11, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) posted continued growth, representing the 10th consecutive LEI increase in as many...
Special Situation Memorandum: The Situation in Belarus
SPECIAL SITUATION MEMORANDUM JUNE 3, 2021 The Special Situation Memorandum is produced by MLI’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad. It is designed...
New Federal Regulations to Reduce Drug Prices Will Only Hinder Innovation: New MLI Paper by Nigel Rawson and John Adams
OTTAWA, ON (June 3, 2021): The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked a dangerous lack of investment in pharmaceutical and vaccine research, development, and manufacturing in Canada....
Natural Resource Sector Crucial for Indigenous Economic Self-Determination: MLI Paper by Heather Exner-Pirot
OTTAWA, ON (May 26, 2021): Indigenous self-determination has been clearly articulated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP),...
Atlantic Canada suffered the least in pandemic, larger provinces’ lockdowns more onerous, less effective and more costly: MLI’s new Provincial COVID Misery Index
OTTAWA, ON (May 25, 2021): What can we learn from Canadian provinces’ different COVID experiences? Compared to the Atlantic provinces, Ontario, Quebec, and...
Removing intellectual property rights for Covid vaccines will do more harm than good, says international coalition
OTTAWA, ON (May 24, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute joins an international coalition of 27 think tanks to call on governments to reject a...