The future of the Oil and Gas in the post-COVID Economy: Ken Coates on the John Gormley Show
Canadians have a simple decision to make in the near future: will we support the oil and gas industry, or shut it down?...
Canada’s economic freefall might be over, but the recession is far from done: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (July 13, 2020): Canada’s economy has continued its downward slide, with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s leading economic indicator dropping by yet another 1.9...
How pandemic modelling failed policy-makers, and how to do better: MLI Commentary by Harvey Schipper
OTTAWA, ON (July 9, 2020): The existing models for epidemics, which were used to trigger lockdowns around the globe in response to COVID-19,...
Suddenly 'dead money' is a dead idea: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Those companies that conserved cash now look prescient, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt of the article, which...
WE isn't the only problem with COVID support for students: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Why would an almost $1-billion-dollar program starting in July — halfway through students’ summers — even be considered, given how lucrative existing relief...
How the COVID-19 pandemic may accelerate job transformation: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
As we remake the economy for the postpandemic era, the trick for workers will be to make sure that they are part of...
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board is selling Canadians a lemon: Nigel Rawson for Inside Policy
The federal government is pursuing an aggressive agenda using untried methods to regulate extremely low drug prices, writes Nigel Rawson. By Nigel Rawson,...
Is COVID-19 being used by China to gather strategic intelligence? Rob Huebert for Inside Policy
China now has a much better understanding of the West’s political weaknesses and how to exploit its military weakness in the future, writes...
Alberta is the first to think beyond this crisis. Now let's see Ottawa's recovery plan: Jack M. Mintz in the Financial Post
How to begin dealing with the pandemic’s economic fallout with a coherent plan is the most important lesson to learn from Alberta this...
Inside Policy: Beyond Lockdown - Helping Canada's Economy Recover from the COVID Emergency
OTTAWA, ON (June 30, 2020): The COVID-19 outbreak that began in China has since spread around the world, resulting in accelerating fatalities, lockdowns,...
