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On February 5, 2026, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, alongside Resource Works, was proud to host a lunch panel-event to help industry...
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“The path forward for middle powers lies in recognizing that their strength is primarily financial and economic over military,” writes Tim Sargent, director of domestic policy at MLI, and Fen Osler Hampson.
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“I implore you to loudly say that this regime has committed mass human rights violations, and that its leaders must face international criminal justice,” said MLI Senior Fellow @kshahrooz at the briefing on the human rights situation in Iran at the Subcommittee on International
Macdonald-Laurier Institute's director of domestic policy, Tim Sargent, will be arguing against the proposition that "current levels of federal deficit spending are a viable approach to building sustainable economic growth."
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Join us for "Is Canada Spending Too Much?" on February 23.
We will be hosting fmr Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page & Sr. Fellow of the MLI Tim Sargent @ the National Arts Centre for a debate night on gov spending.
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"Both President Trump & Chinese President Xi Jinping have made it abundantly clear that they respect only strength... The path forward for middle powers lies in recognizing that their strength is primarily financial and economic over military."
How Canada and allies can stand up to Trump and other great-power bullies: Fen Osler Hampson and...
This article originally appeared in the Globe and Mail. By Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent, February 17, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney won many
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