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Tag Archives: Natural resources

Shandong Gold decision another MLI victory on Canada-China policy

OTTAWA, ON (December 22, 2020): In a move that has long been recommended by Macdonald-Laurier Institute experts, the federal government has rejected the...

 

December 22, 2020 at 11:20 pm read more

The future of Indigenous economic prosperity: New MLI paper by Ken Coates

OTTAWA, ON (November 26, 2020): The COVID-19 pandemic, global economic factors, and domestic policy-making have combined with a devastating effect on Canada’s energy...

 

November 26, 2020 at 8:26 pm read more

Ep. 54 - Canadians are just waking up to a new Indigenous reality with Ken Coates and JP Gladu

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 54 - Canadians are just waking up to a new Indigenous reality with Ken Coates and...

 

October 29, 2020 at 7:24 pm read more

How Canada’s oil and gas industries assist in the project of reconciliation: Ken Coates and JP Gladu in the Globe and Mail

Across large parts of Western Canada, in fact, the oil and gas sector is central to Indigenous plans for poverty reduction, improved autonomy...

 

September 14, 2020 at 6:42 pm read more

Webinar Panel Video: How far we’ve come - Indigenous engagement with the Canadian energy economy

The past decade has seen a transformation in Indigenous engagement in the natural resource economy. Most recently, two Indigenous-led groups have emerged as...

 

August 20, 2020 at 7:23 pm read more

Ep. 45 - The Natural Resource Economy in Turmoil with Jack Mintz and Ai-Men Lau

In this latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Communications Officer Ai-Men Lau was joined by MLI Distinguished Fellow Dr. Jack Mintz to...

 

March 25, 2020 at 9:31 pm read more

Ep. 43 – Putting the Rail Blockades and Teck Frontier in Context with Ken Coates and Brett Byers

In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Ken Coates comments on the ongoing protests and rail disruptions caused...

 

February 28, 2020 at 9:23 pm read more

Fuelling Prosperity and Global Security: Why the world needs Canada to unleash its energy resources

Canada is undoubtedly a formidable energy power. Canada is home to the third-largest reserves of oil and we are the fifth-largest producer of...

 

February 20, 2020 at 9:32 pm read more

Canada should be a world leader in breaking China’s hold on rare earth element mining: Joseph Quesnel in the Hill Times

Rare earth element mining is one area where the national security and broader national interests of Canada, and indeed all of North America,...

 

December 11, 2019 at 4:40 pm read more

Stop meddling, government. Let the economy play to its strengths: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Our comparative advantage results from necessity and synergies among successful industries, not academic fads or industrial policy framed in government offices, writes Philip...

 

December 6, 2019 at 4:10 pm read more
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    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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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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