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Tag Archives: Social Issues

Revenge of the Normies – is it time to take back control from the cognitive elite? Helen Dale in CapX

At bottom, Head Hand Heart is a profound and often moving argument that we should not be in the business of rewarding people materially or...

 

February 11, 2021 at 4:41 pm read more

Sir John A's defenders are fighting back: Patrice Dutil in the Toronto Sun

Macdonald is richly deserving of harsh assessments but many people have grown concerned that the criticism has gone too far. Macdonald is being...

 

February 8, 2021 at 7:06 pm read more

206 prominent Canadians mark Macdonald’s 206th birthday with call to honour his contribution to Canadian history

OTTAWA, ON (February 4, 2021): Since launching our Statement in Defence of Sir John A. Macdonald, MLI has been overwhelmed by the outpouring...

 

February 4, 2021 at 8:26 pm read more

Blackness test for Ottawa grants a throwback to colonialism: Jamil Jivani in the National Post

Having government officials measure “Blackness” feels like a throwback to colonialism. The dehumanizing act of questioning a Black person’s Blackness remains far too...

 

January 18, 2021 at 8:30 pm read more

Shameful news media overlooks authoritarianism in the anti-racism movement: Jamil Jivani in the National Post

The character flaws of the media’s handpicked activists and academics have been revealed for all to see, writes Jamil Jivani in the National...

 

January 4, 2021 at 3:02 pm read more

Get ready for the ‘Roaring-back Twenties’: William Watson in the Financial Post

Some think the 2020s could be a repeat of the rapid technological diffusion and rising living standards of the 'Roaring Twenties', writes William...

 

December 23, 2020 at 8:24 pm read more

MLI names COVID-19 Policy-Maker of the Year: Inside Policy, December 2020

OTTAWA, ON (December 21, 2020): In our December issue, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute normally names the person or institution that has had the greatest impact...

 

December 21, 2020 at 1:00 pm read more

Dialling down COVID guilt: William Watson in the Financial Post

Things happen. Empathy, sympathy and appreciation serve better now than guilt, writes William Watson in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt from...

 

December 17, 2020 at 2:05 pm read more

The 'Lost Generation' of Canadian Youth? Ken Coates for Inside Policy

Today’s youth may, following on the example of the 2008-2009 recession, experience uneven engagement with work and, consequently, with savings and debt repayment. ...

 

December 15, 2020 at 10:30 pm read more

Why I am not a liberal: Jamil Jivani in the National Post

Taken together, the far-left’s political agenda is an attempt to remake Western democracies from the top down, writes Jamil Jivani in the National...

 

December 14, 2020 at 3:17 pm read more
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  • The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Welcomes New Senior Fellow, Patrice Dutil

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    OTTAWA, ON (February 26, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome Patrice Dutil as our newest Senior Fellow, covering issues including Canadian history,...

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  • Trudeau's Canada - Low achievement, high self-esteem: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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    We feel very good about ourselves — but for no apparent reason, writes Philip Cross in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt...

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    Ottawa, ON (February 25, 2021): In a virtual bilateral meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden discussed upcoming priorities for the...

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Webinar Panel Video: Standing Guard - What have we learned from the enhanced Forward Presence on NATO's frontier?

 In 2021, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) is heading into its fourth year. Canada’s commitment as the Framework Nation for the eFP...

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