New legislative proposal to combat global hostage-taking
OTTAWA, ON (January 21, 2021): Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have languished as hostages in China’s brutal prisons for over two years. And...
Assessing the Trump administration's record on Taiwan: New commentary by J. Michael Cole
OTTAWA, ON (January 19, 2021): With the US presidency about the change hands, many around the world wonder what changes the incoming...
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute launches Canada and the Indo-Pacific Initiative
OTTAWA, ON (January 18, 2020): In an effort to improve Canada’s approach to the opportunities and challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, the Macdonald-Laurier...
Building Resilience Against Information Warfare and Disinformation: Straight Talk with Elisabeth Braw and Marcus Kolga
OTTAWA, ON (January 15, 2021): In the first week of 2021, we witnessed an angry mob descend upon the US Capitol, resulting in...
Over 150 experts issue statement in defence of Sir John A. Macdonald’s legacy
OTTAWA, ON (January 12, 2021): Those who see Canada’s history as little more than a shameful series of mistakes and failures have grown...
Forging a Closer Transatlantic Bond Between Canada and Europe: New MLI report
OTTAWA, ON (December 28, 2020): Canada and Europe are both facing a world rife with geopolitical uncertainty, from weakened international institutions to great...
WHO you gonna call? Why there’s something strange about international institutions: New MLI report
OTTAWA, ON (December 23, 2020): The World Health Organization's initial refusal to alert the world to the true danger of the pandemic, due...
How minilateralism can help fill the void left by failing international institutions: Balkan Devlen and Jonathan Berkshire Miller
OTTAWA, ON (December 23, 2020): Global institutions have been backsliding in recent years, falling victim to ineffective governance and revisionist authoritarian regimes. But...
Shandong Gold decision another MLI victory on Canada-China policy
OTTAWA, ON (December 22, 2020): In a move that has long been recommended by Macdonald-Laurier Institute experts, the federal government has rejected the...
Pandemic relief has hit households and businesses unevenly: Quarterly economic report
OTTAWA, ON (December 22, 2020): Canadian households have been largely shielded from the brunt of the economic woes wrought by COVID-19 lockdown measures....
