Hong Kong Under China's New National Security Law: Nathan Law on CNN
The national security law imposed over Hong Kong encroaches on rights and freedoms of Hong Kongers, specifically freedom of speech. MLI's ambassador on...
The future of the Oil and Gas in the post-COVID Economy: Ken Coates on the John Gormley Show
Canadians have a simple decision to make in the near future: will we support the oil and gas industry, or shut it down?...
Rush to expand MAiD turns policy-making on its head: Harvey Schipper and Harry Swain in the Vancouver Sun
There is something troubling, even dangerous, about the way MAiD is evolving in Canada, and that is the absence of evidence, writes Harvey...
Canada’s economic freefall might be over, but the recession is far from done: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (July 13, 2020): Canada’s economy has continued its downward slide, with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s leading economic indicator dropping by yet another 1.9...
Trudeau's UN Security Council Seat Loss Means Canada Can Focus On What Really Matters
To secure a seat on the UN Security Council, Trudeau made a Faustian bargain, with disastrous results. But we should put the failure...
Is China’s national security law the end of Hong Kong’s autonomy? Straight Talk with Davin Wong and Alex Lee
OTTAWA, ON (July 9, 2020): With China’s new “national security law” having come into force in Hong Kong, many critics and activists feel...
How pandemic modelling failed policy-makers, and how to do better: MLI Commentary by Harvey Schipper
OTTAWA, ON (July 9, 2020): The existing models for epidemics, which were used to trigger lockdowns around the globe in response to COVID-19,...
Suddenly 'dead money' is a dead idea: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Those companies that conserved cash now look prescient, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt of the article, which...
WE isn't the only problem with COVID support for students: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Why would an almost $1-billion-dollar program starting in July — halfway through students’ summers — even be considered, given how lucrative existing relief...
How the COVID-19 pandemic may accelerate job transformation: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
As we remake the economy for the postpandemic era, the trick for workers will be to make sure that they are part of...
