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MLI Explains: How Canada Can Improve Policing Services

Policing services in Canada are facing pressure both from within their ranks and from the general public. Stressed municipal budgets, increased expectations from...

December 10, 2019 at 4:05 pm

How to Counter China's Economic Coercion

The disparity in economic power between Canada and China has led some observers to comment that “we need China – and China doesn’t...

September 26, 2019 at 6:37 pm

Livestream Of Nazi-Soviet Pact 80 Conference, featuring Garry Kasparov

OTTAWA ON (September 13, 2019): On September 12 at 6:00pm ET, Up North Magazine hosted a discussion at the University of Toronto on the legacy of the 1939...

September 13, 2019 at 2:10 pm

Why Canada should ban Huawei from 5G

The future lies with 5G but we must thoughtfully manage the associated vulnerabilities. Both Huawei’s behaviour and that of its Chinese Communist Party...

September 5, 2019 at 6:31 pm

Hong Kong: The front line of democracy

Earlier this year, MLI hosted a delegation from Hong Kong to discuss the urgent need to defend the human rights of everyone in...

August 29, 2019 at 6:23 pm

What Canada can and should do about the crisis in Hong Kong

Given the severity of the situation and the potential for serious harm, rhetoric alone will unlikely change Beijing’s behavior. Canada and like-minded allies...

August 16, 2019 at 6:11 pm

Why Governments Keep Screwing Up Infrastructure Projects

Recent turmoil over the City of Ottawa's LRT project has been boiling over, but Ottawa is hardly unique when it comes to public...

August 9, 2019 at 6:03 pm

The Risk of China's Interference in Canada's Election

There is reason to fear that Canada’s federal elections in October could become the latest target in a mounting challenge to democratic processes...

July 26, 2019 at 5:53 pm

The Pipeline Logjam and its Impact on Indigenous Peoples

Oil and gas pipelines are critical to Canada’s economy. However, they are being bogged down by overly burdensome legislation, regulation, delays, and cancellations,...

July 19, 2019 at 4:59 pm

The Crisis with Iran and why the world needs Canada's Energy

Current tensions in the Middle East highlight once again the appeal of our energy supply as a reliable alternative for states in the...

June 28, 2019 at 4:53 pm

What a Modi re-election in India means for Canada: Shuvaloy Majumdar on Power & Politics

In a historic election victory, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been re-elected. To make sense of this election, as well as the...

May 29, 2019 at 3:36 pm

Video: Russia and the West - Beyond Crisis Management

MLI Munk Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht joined the Latvian Institute of International Affairs for a panel discussion on how to best manage the...

May 28, 2019 at 7:05 pm

Jody Wilson-Raybould’s Indigenous Agenda is no Threat to Canada

This new video op ed is based on an article by MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and MLI Munk Senior Ken Coates....

May 22, 2019 at 8:32 pm

Maintaining Canadians' Confidence In Our Immigration System: Christian Leuprecht before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

With mounting challenges facing Canada’s immigration and refugee system, Christian Leuprecht argues that it is imperative to maintain Canadians’ confidence in our system....

May 8, 2019 at 5:48 pm

The Propriety of the Wernick Tape and the SNC-Lavalin Scandal

Normally, it would be inappropriate for the Attorney General to record her conversation with the Clerk of the Privy Council. However, was there...

April 18, 2019 at 7:39 pm

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EP. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau...

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