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Tag Archives: Free Trade

Brian Lee Crowley

Time for the Liberals to return to their free trade roots: Brian Lee Crowley in the Citizen

Since Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s departure, the Liberal Party of Canada has largely shunned a commitment to free trade. But now, as the party...

 

November 10, 2015 at 8:47 am read more

Canada can’t miss out on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Straight Talk with New Zealand High Commissioner to Canada

Simon Tucker says the Trans-Pacific Partnership will throw Canada’s markets open to some of the world’s fastest-developing economies OTTAWA, Nov. 9, 2015 –...

 

November 9, 2015 at 11:13 am read more

CETA and investor rights

A hitch in the negotiations for the potentially lucrative Canada-Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – or CETA – has pushed investor rights back into the...

 

July 29, 2014 at 3:45 pm read more

MLI Paper Calls for Stronger Intellectual Property Rules For Pharmaceuticals in Exchange for Research and Investment Commitments by Companies

MEDIA RELEASE OTTAWA June 13, 2013 - International trade negotiations with the European Union and the Trans-Pacific Partnership are creating pressures to reform...

 

June 13, 2013 at 12:30 pm read more

The Globe and Mail highlights articles by Douglas Porter & Kevin Lynch from MLI's upcoming magazine

September 29, 2012 - In today's Globe and Mail, three articles are highlighted from MLI's flagship magazine to be published on Monday, October 1st....

 

September 29, 2012 at 3:10 am read more
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  • Indo-Pacific at the heart of rules-based order: J. Berkshire Miller in the Japan Times

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Indo-Pacific, Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Latest News, Recent News, Security studies / counterterrorism

    The true litmus case for the rules-based order will be its ability to evolve and withstand the challenges in the Indo-Pacific in the...

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  • Is a lack of willingness to change jobs suppressing wage growth? New MLI Study

    Economic policy, Economy Policy - papers, Latest News, Papers, Philip Cross, Press Releases, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (December 11, 2019): Unemployment is at record lows in Canada, which usually means wages are set to rise. However, despite high...

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  • Should Canada ban non-residents from buying homes? No: Philip Cross in the Toronto Star

    Columns, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News, Social issues

    Unfortunately, taxing or even banning non-residents from buying homes hardly addresses the real reasons behind soaring house prices and in practice is not...

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  • Stop meddling, government. Let the economy play to its strengths: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News

    Our comparative advantage results from necessity and synergies among successful industries, not academic fads or industrial policy framed in government offices, writes Philip...

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  • Despite Trump, courts will consider the US "safe" for refugees: Michael Barutciski for Inside Policy

    Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Inside Policy, Latest News, Recent News

    A legal challenge against Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the US is unlikely to succeed. By Michael Barutciski, December 6, 2019 The...

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Ep. 39 - A New NATO to counter Putin's Challenge with Quentin Hodgson and Elliot Tepper

In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Research Advisory Board Member Dr. Elliot Tepper was joined by Quentin Hodgson, a senior...

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