What if Trump is painfully right?: Stephen Nagy for Inside Policy
February 2, 2026
















MLI is heading to Washington… Friends tell friends the truth.
China is interfering in every aspect of Canadian society. This project exposes China’s efforts to undermine our democracy and our institutions and explains what we can do about it.
How Canada can achieve its potential as an environmentally responsible energy superpower.
If the criminal justice system in Canada isn’t broken, it is bending under enormous pressure.
“We need to recover and further our understanding of the importance of the rule of law, of the limited government that we have here, but also of a government that is not excessively focused on being small and promoting individualism, but one that provides for common goods,” says
Are judges guardians of the Charter or its framers?
For Brian Bird, the question shapes everything from rights expansion to democratic legitimacy - "Our understanding of this role directly influences how legal disputes are decided."
Judges are guardians of the Charter, not framers: Brian Bird for Inside Policy | Macdonald-Laurier...
Perhaps the most important guardrail that will help judges to legitimately engage in moral reasoning in Charter case...
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“When [Trump] demands that allies pay more, contribute more, and align more closely with American strategic priorities, he is not abandoning alliances. He is insisting they function as alliances rather than as charity.
Canada illustrates the problem precisely. The Commission on
“The Arctic is now being tested considerably by the Russians and even the Chinese. They’ve got research stations in Iceland, Svalbard, Norway, and in Sweden ... those research stations are dual-use.” - Sr. Fellow @josephbvarner
As Military Powers Jostle for the Arctic, How Far Behind Is Canada?
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“Canada’s public safety issues are real, but bail is not the primary problem. The real issues are repeat violent offenders and the expanding reach of organized crime,” says MLI’s Deputy Director of Domestic Policy @CopelanPeter.
Today, Peter Copeland testified before the Justice
MLI Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht joined @spaikin on @tvo to discuss Canada’s defence future, NATO commitments, and rebuilding the Canadian Armed Forces.
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