A real innovation agenda for Canada: MLI Commentary by Richard Owens
OTTAWA, ON (October 11, 2019): Canada lags behind other developed nations when it comes to innovation. From declining investments in research and development...
MLI's Owens documents Ottawa's innovation hits and misses for international report
MLI Munk Senior Fellow Richard Owens recently contributed, alongside co-authors Daniel Schwanen (C.D. Howe Institute) and Stephen Ezell (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation),...
USMCA makes intellectual-property protections great across North America: Owens, Ezell, and Saracho in the Financial Post, the Hill
The USMCA will unleash innovation and make Canada and Mexico more attractive locations to conduct life-sciences R&D, write Richard Owens, Stephen Ezell, and Alberto...
Photos and Video: Why the USMCA is good for the innovative economies of North America Panel Discussion
Following an often-tumultuous negotiating process, the United States, Canada and Mexico have signed a new free-trade agreement, and it’s a good one. While...
Canadian Copyright Reform Report An Important Milestone, But Not Yet the Final Destination: Hugh Stephens for Inside Policy
Whoever forms the next government will definitely have to take into account the strong pro-copyright recommendations of this bipartisan committee, writes Hugh Stephens. ...
Why criticism over USMCA intellectual property provisions is unwarranted: Richard Owens on BNN Bloomberg
The new NAFTA deal has come under fire by some who say Canada gave away too much when it comes to protection for...
Why the USMCA is good for Canada’s Innovative Economy: New MLI Report
OTTAWA, ON (May 23, 2019): Despite the successful negotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) last year and a recent deal on eliminating...
Amazing! Canada just came up with a brilliant new digital copyright regime — finally: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
The Canadian copyright and intellectual-property scene has too long been smothered and defiled by the negative views of anti-copyright and anti-IP activists and...
With Democracy Under Threat, Parliament Must Act: Barry Sookman for Inside Policy
The gravity of the consequences of disinformation campaigns to our democracy raises questions as to how best to address the challenges. Unfortunately, Canada...
The new USMCA deal is great for Canadian innovators: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
Critics of the new IP rules seem to think Canada is a technology backwater incapable of fully securing its rightful place in the...
