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Tag Archives: economic downturn

Beyond Lockdown - Canadians can have both health and prosperity: An open letter to the Prime Minister

(Read the press release here.) May 14, 2020 Dear Prime Minister, Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Canadians have been presented with a...

 

May 14, 2020 at 3:08 pm read more

Canadian Thought Leaders Urge Prime Minister Trudeau to Think Beyond the Lockdown

OTTAWA, ON (May 14, 2020): As lockdown measures continue to grip much of the country and Canada lags other jurisdictions on many aspects...

 

May 14, 2020 at 3:07 pm read more
Philip Cross

Slow manufacturing sector compounds Canada’s oil downturn: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

A drop in oil prices has helped slow Canada’s economy but, as Philip Cross writes in the Financial Post, an underperforming manufacturing sector hasn’t done...

 

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    Democracy-building and Afghanistan: David Kilgour for Inside Policy

    Columns, David Kilgour, Foreign Affairs, Inside Policy, Latest News, Recent News

    Afghanistan illustrates what can result if democratic governance, however imperfect, is replaced by intolerance and violence against fellow citizens, writes David Kilgour. By...

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  • The persistent threat of foreign interference in Canada’s democracy: Marcus Kolga in the Toronto Star

    A Mandate for Recovery, Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Marcus Kolga, Recent News

    The new Canadian government must act immediately and with resolve to develop a whole-of-society approach to building national resilience against foreign interference and...

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  • Canada’s pandemic-related job losses and debt accumulation the worst among peers, in exchange we got only middling results combatting COVID: MLI’s COVID Misery Index

    A Mandate for Recovery, COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Latest News, Multimedia, Recent News, Releases, Richard Audas

    OTTAWA, ON (September 17, 2021): As Canada votes Monday in an election that will be pivotal for a return to health and prosperity...

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  • MLI COVID Misery Index Update - Election Edition Analysis

    COVID-19, Economic policy, Health, Richard Audas

    View the full, updated COVID Misery Index (CMI) here. Download the data for the September 17 update here. For more information, including a full methodology...

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  • Standing guard, quietly: Why we need to talk more about Canada's defence of its European partners: Alexander Lanoszka for Inside Policy

    A Mandate for Recovery, Canada in the Baltics Initiative, Columns, Europe and Russia, Foreign Affairs, Inside Policy, Latest News, National Defence, Recent News

    Canada has achieved a lot for European security, even if you would never know that from listening to either the Prime Minister or...

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Canada’s pandemic-related job losses and debt accumulation the worst among peers, in exchange we got only middling results combatting COVID: MLI’s COVID Misery Index

OTTAWA, ON (September 17, 2021): As Canada votes Monday in an election that will be pivotal for a return to health and prosperity...

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