It’s time to talk about a COVID-19 exit strategy: Rob Wildeboer and Ray Pennings in The Hill Times
We’ll need to count the lives lost in the short term directly related to the pandemic, of course. But we’ll also need to...
Canada’s economy is staring down its greatest challenge yet: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (April 3, 2020): Canada’s economic trendline has continued its deceleration according to the latest update of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic...
Facing the Human and Economic Costs of Fighting COVID-19: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (April 1, 2020): Canada has entered into uncharted territory as we fight to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and stare down a...
Economic recovery from COVID-19 is going to take a while — but there is room for hope: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
What we will need most is for Canadians to believe that a secure future awaits us. That will help most of all in...
Keeping people in their homes during and after COVID-19: Jane Londerville for Inside Policy
While many people are housebound, they are also worried about paying mortgages and rent. Recent government moves should help homeowners, but the renters...
Canada needs to think BIG now to avoid a long, deep recession: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Federal and provincial governments still need to do much more to fight the pandemic and economic crisis — and they need to do...
Ep. 45 - The Natural Resource Economy in Turmoil with Jack Mintz and Ai-Men Lau
In this latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Communications Officer Ai-Men Lau was joined by MLI Distinguished Fellow Dr. Jack Mintz to...
Trudeau should take Trump's lead and rally the private sector to help fight COVID-19: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Only capitalism can react with the speed and creativity to defeat the virus, writes Philip Cross in the financial post. By Philip Cross,...
How long will this last? Six-month recession is the best-case scenario: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
The trick to stimulus packages right now is planning when we don’t know which scenario will evolve. It is important to have the...
Four strong headwinds Ottawa must address to instil confidence in Canada: Jack Mintz in The Financial Post
It is time for us to recognize that what is going on is a crisis of confidence, some of it short-term, the rest...
