Freedom for Iranians from a brutal regime should eclipse the nuclear issue: Mariam Memarsadeghi in The Hill
The only way for the free world to secure the region’s peace and stability is to help Iranians to secure their liberty, writes...
The Better Angels of the Chinese Leadership - Is a More Responsible China Possible?: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy
Our aim should be to see the emergence of a China that acts as a responsible rather than transactional stakeholder, writes J. Michael...
It is a cliché to say that democracy is under attack. It has always been imperfect: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
The remedy is to find workarounds for the worst potential excesses of the democratic process, while retaining democratic oversight, writes Philip Cross in...
Canada’s divorce from liberal internationalism: Joshua Walsh for Inside Policy
Canada needs a renewed commitment to multilateralism entrenched in a more focused cooperation with our allies, writes Joshua Walsh. By Joshua Walsh, October...
Inside Policy: The Struggle for Democracy
OTTAWA, ON (September 30, 2020): MLI is devoting our latest issue of Inside Policy to discussing the fight for democracy around the world and how...
Why Canada needs a functioning Parliament: Christian Leuprecht on Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge
It has not been 'business as usual' for Canada's Parliament and during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that does not justify the disregard shown...
Was the government right to suspend regular sittings of Parliament? No: Christian Leuprecht in the Star
The speed, efficiency and unanimity with which fiscal and legislative measures have been supported by opposition parties — not just in Canada but...
Candidate nominations in Canada are a mess - let's fix that: Kaveh Shahrooz and Brett Byers in the Toronto Sun
Nomination races are poorly designed and incentivize bad behaviour. The consequence is a process at odds with Canadian values and open to manipulation...
Canada needs to fix its democratic blind spot: nomination races - Kaveh Shahrooz and Brett Byers for Inside Policy
Canada must make every effort to fix the democratic blind spot that is our nomination race process. Failing to do so will only...
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...
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