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Dragon at the Door

Parliament follows MLI’s lead by declaring China’s actions against Uyghurs a genocide

OTTAWA, ON (February 23, 2021): Yesterday, Parliament voted unanimously to declare that China’s actions against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang constitute a genocide. This...

 

February 23, 2021 at 9:14 pm read more

Tories urge Parliament to declare genocide in China: Charles Burton on Power & Politics

 Should Canada declare that China's actions against Uyghurs in Xinjiang constitute a genocide? MLI Senior Fellow Charles Burton joined a prime time...

 

February 18, 2021 at 3:09 pm read more

Should Team Canada Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics? The LeDrew Three Minute Interview with David Mulroney

There have been rumblings about a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in China. But David Shoemaker, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee,...

 

February 8, 2021 at 9:47 pm read more

One Year with COVID-19: Brian Lee Crowley on Viewpoints with Todd van der Heyden

MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley joined Viewpoints with Todd van der Heyden to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 a year later and...

 

January 26, 2021 at 8:40 pm read more

2021: The Year China and Taiwan Clash? J. Michael Cole in the National Interest

Beijing is upping the pressure because they realize Washington's policy in support of Taipei will not change under President Joe Biden, writes J....

 

January 26, 2021 at 6:51 pm read more

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 Biden...

 

January 19, 2021 at 3:58 pm read more

We thought China could become more democratic. Instead, it is becoming totalitarian: Margaret McCuaig-Johnston in the Ottawa Citizen

It was once thought economic reform would bring liberalization and some democratic attributes. But Xi Jinping has doubled down on repression and state...

 

January 18, 2021 at 5:21 pm read more

Webinar Panel Video: A Way Forward, Part II - Defending human rights in China

 The world is waking up to the nature of a crony capitalist enterprise operating as a government in charge of 1.3 billion...

 

January 14, 2021 at 4:19 pm read more

From Xi with love - A New Year greeting to the new POTUS: Samir Saran in the ORF

As a new American President prepares to assume office, China has sent him a greeting card with three messages conveying the terms of...

 

January 13, 2021 at 5:25 pm read more

The world must do more to fight China’s crackdown in Hong Kong: Nathan Law in the Washington Post

It’s time for the world to stand up and defend our shared universal values with them, not with feeble words but with real...

 

January 11, 2021 at 4:58 pm read more
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Top News

  • The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Welcomes New Senior Fellow, Patrice Dutil

    Latest News, Patrice Dutil, Press Releases, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (February 26, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome Patrice Dutil as our newest Senior Fellow, covering issues including Canadian history,...

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  • Trudeau's Canada - Low achievement, high self-esteem: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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

    We feel very good about ourselves — but for no apparent reason, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt...

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  • How Canada Should Respond to Biden’s Buy American Policies: New MLI Commentary by Lawrence Herman

    Commentary, Economic policy, Latest News, Press Releases, Recent News

    Ottawa, ON (February 25, 2021): In a virtual bilateral meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden discussed upcoming priorities for the...

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  • Trudeau forgot to apply his gender-based lens to China's mass rape campaign: Kaveh Shahrooz in The Line

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Kaveh Shahrooz, Latest News, Recent News

    The PM's response to the Uyghur genocide motion stands out simply because it put all his hypocrisy on display at once, writes Kaveh...

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  • Neither CRTC nor CBC following the law by allowing dismantling Radio Canada International: Peter Menzies in the Toronto Star

    Columns, In the Media, Latest News, Peter Menzies, Recent News

    If neither the government nor the CRTC is willing to enforce the laws that govern the CBC, it will continue to self-define as...

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Webinar Panel Video: Standing Guard - What have we learned from the enhanced Forward Presence on NATO's frontier?

 In 2021, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) is heading into its fourth year. Canada’s commitment as the Framework Nation for the eFP...

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