Deficit debate clouding the big picture on government spending: MLI commentary by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2019): A recent series of speeches, articles, and debates is provoking big questions about deficits and debt. Do they...
CPP debate provides lessons for pharmacare: Sean Speer in the Hill Times
The CPP experience shows that we must also put forward constructive alternatives that respond to the needs of those poorly-served by the status...
Rethinking how to deal with populism and its discontent: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
A proportionate political and policy response to populism will require that we draw from both sides of our ideological spectrum, writes Sean Speer....
Ep. 21 - The Working Class and the Rise of Populism with Brett Byers and Sean Speer
In this episode, MLI Communications and Digital Media Manager Brett Byers is joined by Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer to discuss his recent...
Why More Funding is Not Necessarily Better for Health and Medical Research: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (December 20, 2018): A new Macdonald-Laurier Institute report by MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer finds that large spikes in public...
National Pharmacare Panel: Sean Speer at the Empire Club
With the federal government toying with a national pharmacare plan, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer spoke at a panel hosted by The...
Fall economic update is a chance to correct three years of flawed policy: Speer and Crowley in the Globe and Mail
Minister Morneau is right to put competitiveness back at the centre of his agenda. It should have been there all along. Work and...
Debate is needed on Ottawa's spending plans: Sean Speer in the Toronto Sun
Ottawa shouldn’t be running deficits for deficit’s sake or spending for spending’s sake; protecting the federal government’s fiscal capacity must be a priority...
Is Canada's Approach to Climate Change More Style than Substance? Sean Speer on CBC
MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer joined CBC's Carole MacNeil alongside Muneeza Sheikh and Michael Coren to discuss the Trudeau government's approach to climate...
Single-payer pharmacare is a cure worse than what ails the system: Sean Speer in the Hill Times
A federal intrusion that disrupts coverage for three quarters of the population, requires tax hikes and spending cuts, and leads to less drug...
