MLI’s Fifth Anniversary: Jeffrey Simpson congratulates MLI on milestone
Globe and Mail national affairs columnist Jeffrey Simpson is offering his congratulations to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute as it celebrates its fifth year of...
PANEL: Building momentum on Intellectual Property protection
The trade agenda and Canada's IP regime Canada’s approach to improving intellectual property (IP) protection for key industries has been reactive and incremental...
Budget debate losing focus on economic growth: MLI commentary by Philip Cross
Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow says fixation on tax breaks, redistribution and retirement savings obscures the bigger picture OTTAWA, June 12, 2015 – It...
Great Canadian Debates, Truth and Reconciliation profiled in Vol. VI, No. 7 of the MLI newsletter
Catch up on everything MLI with our latest newsletter. In Vol. VI, No. 7 of the newsletter we profile: A review of the...
Even at 800 years old, the Magna Carta still matters to Canada: Crowley in the Citizen
The Magna Carta may have been drafted hundreds of years ago in a country far away, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have continuing relevance...
The sharing economy will soon change everything about urban transport: Crowley in the Globe
The sharing economy is already disrupting the taxi industry. Soon, writes Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe and Mail, it will alter everything...
A balanced-budget law would help keep governments on track: Crowley on the BBC
Adopting a balanced-budget law would help establish as a baseline expectation that voters expect governments won’t spend more money than they have, said...
Canada needs across-the-board, not targeted, tax breaks: Stanley Hartt for iPolitics
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made targeted tax cuts a signature policy of his government. The problem? Many Canadians don’t see themselves as...
Don’t eliminate the Senate – fix it: Crowley in the Post
Canadians are right to be frustrated with the latest news of Senators abusing public funds, but that shouldn’t blind us to the important work...
Listen to GCD #3: Coyne, Pepall debate – is Canada's democracy in crisis?
Missed the last Great Canadian Debate on our 2015 schedule? Now you can listen to two of Canada's leading thinkers debate the motion “Canada’s...
