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Too many Canadians are dying; policymakers know too little and rely too much on crude lockdowns: MLI COVID Misery Index Update

OTTAWA, ON (April 21, 2021): Deaths from all causes remain the biggest area of concern for Canada, COVID variants are deepening the virus’s...

 

April 21, 2021 at 4:38 pm read more

Data on excess deaths in Canada is months behind almost every other country in MLI COVID Misery Index

View the full, updated COVID Misery Index here. Download the data for the April 21 update here. For more information, including a full methodology and...

 

April 21, 2021 at 2:42 pm read more

Have we learned that medicare is broken thanks to COVID-19? Whatley on the LeDrew Three Minute Interview

The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked how weak the Canadian health care system really is. MLI Senior Fellow Dr. Shawn Whatley joins Stephen LeDrew...

April 20, 2021 at 11:49 am

Are COVID-19 restrictions leading to a growing risk of radicalization in Canada? Christian Leuprecht on Global News Radio

MLI Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht joined Shaye Ganam of Global News Radio to discuss the growing risk of radicalization in Canada. Economic hardship,...

 

April 18, 2021 at 11:26 am read more

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

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...

 

April 14, 2021 at 3:30 pm read more

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

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

 

April 14, 2021 at 2:31 pm read more

Canada's Disease Misery climbs rapidly in recent weeks

View the full, updated COVID Misery Index here. Download the data for the April 14 update here. For more information, including a full...

 

April 14, 2021 at 12:34 pm read more

Lockdowns are hurting our mental health and making us feel powerless: Jamil Jivani in the National Post

There’s only so much you can do as you watch your loved ones drown in despair, writes Jamil Jivani in the National Post....

 

April 12, 2021 at 8:40 am read more

One year on: What have we learned from the COVID-19 crisis? Brian Ferguson for Inside Policy

When it comes to getting things done, the federal government’s performance has been somewhat less than satisfactory, writes Brian Ferguson. By Brian Ferguson,...

 

April 9, 2021 at 12:12 pm read more

A COVID Anniversary: Celebrating one year of chasing our tails: Shawn Whatley for Inside Policy

COVID-19 proved that Canadian medicare cannot respond to any increased demand without the threat of collapse, writes Shawn Whatley. Let’s not allow this...

 

April 8, 2021 at 3:51 pm read more
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  • A free, democratic and sovereign Taiwan is key to Japan’s national security: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, Inside Policy, J. Michael Cole, Latest News, Recent News

    A joint statement by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden last week underscored the importance of Taiwan for the...

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  • Too many Canadians are dying; policymakers know too little and rely too much on crude lockdowns: MLI COVID Misery Index Update

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Recent News, Releases, Richard Audas

    OTTAWA, ON (April 21, 2021): Deaths from all causes remain the biggest area of concern for Canada, COVID variants are deepening the virus’s...

    Read More
  • Data on excess deaths in Canada is months behind almost every other country in MLI COVID Misery Index

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Recent News, Richard Audas

    View the full, updated COVID Misery Index here. Download the data for the April 21 update here. For more information, including a full methodology and...

    Read More
  • Budget rains down oceans of red ink but may not be as transformative as it seems: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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

    The budget serves as an excellent summary of the Trudeau government — it excels at posturing but is weak on delivering results, writes...

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  • Hong Kong’s autonomy has been tragically destroyed: Nathan Law and Ai-Men Lau in the Star

    Columns, Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Nathan Law, Recent News

    Despite Canada’s national obligations as an endorser to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the Canadian government has done little to hold Beijing accountable, write Nathan Law...

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Have we learned that medicare is broken thanks to COVID-19? Whatley on the LeDrew Three Minute Interview

The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked how weak the Canadian health care system really is. MLI Senior Fellow Dr. Shawn Whatley joins Stephen LeDrew...

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