MLI names COVID-19 Policy-Maker of the Year: Inside Policy, December 2020
OTTAWA, ON (December 21, 2020): In our December issue, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute normally names the person or institution that has had the greatest impact...
Please no more broken promises to Indigenous peoples: Ken Coates for Inside Policy
Instead, superficial promises by the government are sure to result in disappointment and dissatisfaction among Indigenous peoples who deserve far better from the...
Canada’s divorce from liberal internationalism: Joshua Walsh for Inside Policy
Canada needs a renewed commitment to multilateralism entrenched in a more focused cooperation with our allies, writes Joshua Walsh. By Joshua Walsh, October...
Inside Policy: The Struggle for Democracy
OTTAWA, ON (September 30, 2020): MLI is devoting our latest issue of Inside Policy to discussing the fight for democracy around the world and how...
What happened in Tibet could happen to you: Lobsang Sangay for Inside Policy
The Chinese government ought to respect human rights and liberal values of the Tibetan people and the Uyghurs, Hong Kong, and the people...
Inside Policy: Beyond Lockdown - Helping Canada's Economy Recover from the COVID Emergency
OTTAWA, ON (June 30, 2020): The COVID-19 outbreak that began in China has since spread around the world, resulting in accelerating fatalities, lockdowns,...
Canada must not indulge China’s hostage diplomacy: Alex Lee for Inside Policy
Engaging in a “prisoner swap” over Meng Wanzhou would damage Canada’s judicial independence and encourage future hostage-taking, writes Alex Lee. By Alex Lee,...
Rethinking Canada’s Asia Orientation in an Era of Sino-American Rivalry: Adam MacDonald and Carter Vance for Inside Policy
This is about strengthening relations with like-minded powers to think and act on how we can collectively counter China’s hegemonic pursuits while preserving...
Climate change priorities need to be adjusted: Ken Coates for Inside Policy
The next few months matter greatly. The immediate challenges are monumental. But how governments invest their stimulus spending, regulate the economy and resource...
It’s time to start out-thinking the virus: Brian Ferguson for Inside Policy
Lockdown measures were the correct decision at the time, but to focus entirely on COVID-19 cases, the exclusion of the harm being done...
