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George Etienne Cartier

Fathers of Confederation

No Question of Majority or Minority, But of Fairness – Let Us Do What is Right, November 23, 1869 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Cartier speaks of promises made to the English-speaking minority of Quebec before Confederation, now delivered with a reformed education bill for Quebec. Cartier...

 

March 30, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Speech on the Acquisition of the Northwest Territories, April 15, 1869 – George-Étienne Cartier

[Cartier addresses a crowd assembled at Montreal’s Bonaventure Station, welcoming him home from a mission to England to negotiate the accession of the...

 

March 28, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Confederation is a Tree of Many Branches, May 25, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Cartier is given a hero’s welcome in Ottawa, greeted by crowds and receiving official congratulations from the Mayor and the President of the...

 

March 23, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Honouring Alexander Galt: Justice To All Races and Creeds, May 22, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Delivered to a banquet honouring Alexander Galt, Cartier pays tribute to a key political ally and representative of the English-speaking minority of Quebec,...

 

March 21, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Canada Must Be a Country Not of Licence But of Liberty, May 17, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Returning home after the London Conference, Cartier steps off a Grand Trunk train and delivers this speech to a crowd approaching 10,000 waiting...

 

March 16, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

The Rights of Each and Every Citizen Will be Protected, May 17, 1867 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Returning home to Montreal after the London Conference and an audience with the Pope at Rome, Cartier’s train pulls up to greet a...

 

March 14, 2017 at 9:00 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Before Us Lies an Era of Glory, October 30, 1866 – Speech by George-Étienne Cartier

[Before the departure of delegates for the London Conference, Cartier addresses a banquet for 250 hosted in his honour at Montreal and presided...

 

March 9, 2017 at 9:01 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

Justice and Equal Rights, April 13, 1843 – George-Étienne Cartier (Reported by La Minerve)

[One of Cartier’s earliest surviving speeches, delivered to a political rally when he was just 28, foreshadows with remarkable precision the political nationality...

 

March 9, 2017 at 9:00 am read more

George-Étienne Cartier: The Canadian: MLI Paper by Alastair Gillespie

MLI paper explores the role of George-Étienne Cartier in the establishment of Confederation OTTAWA, March 7, 2017 – The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased...

 

March 7, 2017 at 9:24 am read more
Fathers of Confederation

George-Étienne Cartier, Speech in the Confederation Debates – February 7, 1865

George-Étienne Cartier’s famous speech on Confederation articulated a new idea of Canadian political nationality—one capable of bridging the ethnic, religious and linguistic divides...

 

March 7, 2017 at 9:00 am 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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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