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Tag Archives: infrastructure

Infrastructure programs rarely stimulate growth: Philip Cross in the Hill Times

The experience of other nations confirms that just spending more on infrastructure without the over-riding goal of boosting productivity does not help the...

 

April 22, 2020 at 5:45 pm read more

Stop tolerating politicians lying about infrastructure projects: Philip Cross on BNN Bloomberg

MLI Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross joined BNN Bloomberg to discuss the issues surrounding major infrastructure projects and government accountability. He says that...

 

July 5, 2019 at 8:10 pm read more

Why governments keep screwing up major infrastructure projects: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Instead of expecting the unexpected, they rely on the 'Everything Goes According to Plan' assumption. It never has, and never will, writes Philip...

 

July 2, 2019 at 6:05 pm read more

Ottawa’s infrastructure policy needs to be overhauled: Crowley and Speer for Inside Policy

The growing federal role in local infrastructure faces systemic challenges that must be confronted and addressed, write Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer....

 

April 19, 2018 at 2:42 pm read more

Canada should be wary of China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Philip Cross for Inside Policy

By joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Canada is helping pivot the world economy away from the US, writes Philip Cross. By Philip...

 

December 6, 2017 at 3:11 pm read more
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Steering Canada clear of China’s infrastructure debacle: Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe and Mail

China’s “economic miracle” is unravelling, writes Brian Lee Crowley, thanks to an ill-advised bet on infrastructure spending. Canada would do well to use...

 

October 14, 2016 at 9:17 am read more

Hot topic: Interprovincial trade, health care and infrastructure at the premiers meeting

With the latest premiers meeting wrapping up, relations between the federal government and the provinces are set to once again reach the forefront of...

 

August 29, 2014 at 11:15 am read more

Latest Edition of Inside Policy Available Now

MEDIA RELEASE OTTAWA, June 21 2013 – The latest edition of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's flagship publication Inside Policy is now available.  Every edition...

 

June 21, 2013 at 1:35 pm read more

MLI in the Vancouver Sun: First Nations support key to future of pipelines

Following the release of MLI's latest study The Way Out: new thinking about Aboriginal engagement and energy infrastructure to the west coast, part...

 

May 31, 2013 at 9:54 am read more

Ottawa needs a new model for infrastructure spending

In today's Report on Business from the Globe and Mail, MLI's Brian Lee Crowley proposes a new model for infrastructure investments in Canada...

 

April 4, 2013 at 7:00 am read more

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  • Local Reaction to an Inauguration like no other: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

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     MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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  • Build health care back better: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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    Patient care and not phoney bureaucratic metrics or political grandstanding about equality has to be the focus for everyone, writes Philip Cross in...

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  • The Liberals went hostile against Big Pharma. Now we’re facing vaccine shortages: Tasha Kheiriddin in the National Post

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    Europeans will wait just one week for their Pfizer shipments to return to normal levels, while Canadians will wait for four weeks, writes...

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  • New legislative proposal to combat global hostage-taking

    Foreign Affairs, Justice, Justice - papers, Latest News, Papers, Press Releases, Recent News, Sarah Teich, Security and defence - papers

    OTTAWA, ON (January 21, 2021): Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have languished as hostages in China’s brutal prisons for over two years. And...

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  • The yellow badge of Canadian courage: William Watson in the Financial Post

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    For Canadian politicians no profiles in courage are involved in slamming the departing bully Trump. What’s in play instead are easy political points,...

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Local Reaction to an Inauguration like no other: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

 MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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