Why the oil sands aren't going anywhere and how investment and production benefit Canada
OTTAWA, ON (April 29, 2021): While blue-collar work is being devastated in much of the rest of the Western world, Canada’s natural resource...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...