Canadian thought leaders urge Prime Minister to reject calls to release Meng Wanzhou
OTTAWA, ON (June 26, 2020): As Canada continues to wrestle with China’s hostage diplomacy, several high-profile Canadians have called on the federal government...
China Formally Charges Two Canadians - Charles Burton on CTV News
As Canada awoke to the news of formal charges being laid against Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, MLI senior fellow Charles Burton joined...
Huawei and 5G: is the door finally closing? Brian Lee Crowley on The John Gormley Show
Bell and Telus have announced that they will join Rogers in opting to use companies other than Huawei to develop Canada's 5G infrastructure....
MLI Leads the national debate on Huawei’s Involvement in Canada’s 5G
OTTAWA, ON (June 4, 2020) On June 2, 2020, two of the three chief telecom companies in Canada, Bell and Telus, announced that they...
Tensions between China and Canada: Christian Leuprecht on the Roy Green Show
MLI senior fellow Christian Leuprecht joined the Roy Green Show to discuss Canada-China relations in the wake of the decision to allow Meng...
More trade restrictions may come after court ruling against Huawei CFO: Charles Burton on BNN Bloomberg
The decision by the B.C. Supreme Court to allow Meng Wanzhou's extradition trial to continue has drawn strong reactions from China, further fraying...
MLI Experts Available to Comment on the Meng Wanzhou Extradition Case
OTTAWA, ON (May 27, 2020): With the extradition case of Meng Wanzhou facing its first major decision, Macdonald-Laurier Institute experts on foreign policy,...
Beijing’s coronavirus bungling makes Canada’s choice on Huawei even easier: Charles Burton in the Globe and Mail
Canada must carefully evaluate the extent to which we can engage with China economically, and whether that would require compromising our national security,...
5G and data: Protecting the strategic resource of the 21st century - Robert Spalding's Speech at the MLI Annual Dinner
We need to wake up and focus on preserving the democratic principles that we’ve grown to know and love, explains Robert Spalding. By...
Huawei Risk is a China Risk: Why Canada Needs to Ban Huawei’s Involvement in 5G
OTTAWA, ON (March 19, 2020): Should Canada ban Huawei from its 5G network? Proponents of Huawei insist the Chinese tech giant is a purely...