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Tag Archives: skills

It's time to improve post-secondary education in Canada: Coates and Auld in the Toronto Sun

The challenges are many: high drop-out rates, inefficiencies, and employers unimpressed with many graduates’ abilities, write Ken Coates and Douglas Auld.  By Ken...

 

June 26, 2018 at 9:00 am read more

Pressure on post-secondary system to meet skills challenge: New MLI report

OTTAWA, ON (May 31, 2018): Canada’s federal government has placed fundamental importance on giving young Canadians the skills they need to succeed in...

 

May 31, 2018 at 6:19 pm read more

Building on Aboriginal success in natural resource sector employment: MLI paper by Ken Coates

MLI Senior Fellow lays out next steps for integrating Aboriginal Canadians into the natural resource sector workforce OTTAWA, Dec. 10, 2015 – Natural...

 

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    We're getting too far ahead on our climate policies that kill oil and gas jobs: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, Energy, In the Media, Jack Mintz, Latest News, Recent News

    Federal policies that halt fossil fuel development too quickly can have only one result: to make us poorer, writes Jack Mintz in the...

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  • How channelling a Liberal PM could help O'Toole reboot the Tories: Patrice Dutil in the National Post

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    Erin O’Toole must clearly expand his appeal to voters who might be tempted to vote Conservative but hesitate to do so. That’s easy...

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  • We need a Canada-India energy pact: Vijay Sappani in the Financial Post

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    They have the demand, we have a stable supply and together we can advance global climate goals while supporting employment in Canada’s energy...

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  • Human rights defenders are increasingly targeted by repressive states: Kolga, Memarsadeghi and Shahrooz in the Globe

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Kaveh Shahrooz, Latest News, Marcus Kolga, Mariam Memarsadeghi, Recent News

    The message to democracy activists is clear: No matter where you are or which passport you carry, you are not safe anywhere, write...

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  • Get ready for naughty little taxes: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

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    Naughty little taxes are low in revenues (typically less than a half point of GDP) but high in virtue signalling, writes Jack Mintz...

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The foiled kidnapping plot against Masih Alinejad and other Iran critics: Kaveh Shahrooz on CBC

 Following news of the Iranian government's involvement in a plot to kidnap regime critic and human rights activist Masih Alinejad, MLI Senior...

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