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Tag Archives: Great Canadian Debates

Has the terrorist threat been exaggerated? No: Chris Alexander in the Walrus on the Great Canadian Debates in Toronto

Our continual underestimation of the threat has left us even more exposed to the dangers of terrorism, writes Chris Alexander in the Walrus....

 

April 15, 2016 at 11:05 am read more

Has the terrorist threat been exaggerated? Yes: Jon Kay on the Great Canadian Debates in Toronto

Yes, terrorist attacks such as recently took place in Paris and Brussels periodically grab the world’s attention. But Jon Kay, the editor of...

 

April 15, 2016 at 10:43 am read more

Great Canadian Debates in Toronto, April 18: Has the terrorist threat been exaggerated?

Walrus editor Jon Kay and former citizenship and immigration minister Chris Alexander square off in the first event in Toronto of the Macdonald-Laurier...

 

April 12, 2016 at 9:18 am read more

Star lineup headlines the 2015-16 Great Canadian Debates schedule

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Great Canadian Debates are back with a star lineup of Canada’s most influential thinkers! Conrad Black, David Frum, Elizabeth May,...

 

March 4, 2016 at 10:47 am read more

Event review: Hartt, Kheiriddin face off on whether the Senate should be abolished in the Great Canadian Debates

The Senate: An anachronistic body that shields itself at every turn from the will of the people, or an institution that has repeatedly...

 

November 20, 2015 at 2:15 pm read more
Stanley Hartt

Should the Senate be abolished? No: Stanley Hartt in the National Post on GCD #1

Canada’s Senate cannot be abolished, says Stanley Hartt in the National Post. Therefore, it must be saved. Hartt will argue against the motion...

 

November 19, 2015 at 10:46 am read more
Tasha Kheiriddin

Should the Senate be abolished? Yes: Tasha Kheiriddin in the National Post on GCD #1

The time for tinkering with the Senate is past, writes Tasha Kheiriddin in the National Post. Canada’s upper chamber needs wholesale pruning. Kheiriddin...

 

November 19, 2015 at 10:29 am read more

First Great Canadian Debate of 2015-16: Should the Senate be abolished?

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s series returns on Nov. 19 with a look at the future of Canada’s Upper Chamber OTTAWA, November, 16, 2015 –...

 

November 16, 2015 at 11:09 am read more

An impressive, impactful debut: William Watson on MLI’s fifth anniversary

McGill University economist William Watson has chimed in with words of praise for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s fifth anniversary celebrations. "At the age of...

 

September 29, 2015 at 10:22 am read more

Fifth anniversary: MLI has made an “immediate, positive impact” on public life, says Jack Granatstein

Canadian military historian Jack Granatstein is the latest influential Canadian to offer his congratulations to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute on hitting the five-year milestone....

 

September 14, 2015 at 11:38 am read more
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    Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar In the latest episode of Pod Bless...

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Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar In the latest episode of Pod Bless...

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