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Afghanistan is not dead, it’s wounded: Acting Afghan President Saleh addresses Canadians in MLI exclusive
OTTAWA, ON (August 27, 2021): From the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh, the former First Vice President and now acting...
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Enough with the empty apologies – Canada must move forward in partnership with Indigenous peoples: MLI Commentary by Ken Coates
OTTAWA, ON (August 24, 2021): Tragic headlines about residential schools have finally caused many Canadians to pay attention to the...
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Canada leads all peer countries in vaccinations, trails all in reducing pandemic restrictions: MLI’s COVID Misery Index
OTTAWA, ON (August 20, 2021): Following a rocky start to Canada’s vaccine rollout, this country is now leading its peers...
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By a four-to-one margin, Canadians believe transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sport is “unfair”: New MLI poll
OTTAWA, ON (August 4, 2021): New polling conducted on behalf of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute reveals significant findings regarding Canadians’ views...
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Ontario a leader on COVID-19 vaccinations, but still trails all other provinces in opening up: MLI’s Provincial COVID Misery Index
OTTAWA, ON (July 19, 2021): Even as Canada’s vaccine picture improves by the day and COVID-19 cases and deaths dwindle,...
Read moreDetailsTime to turn off the stimulus taps? MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (July 14, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) has once again posted growth. This marks 11 consecutive...
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MLI Research Advisory Board Member Patrick James Receives the Governor General’s International Award in Canadian Studies
OTTAWA, ON (July 13, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute would like to congratulate MLI Research Advisory Board Member, Professor Patrick James,...
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Pandemic management is a matter of balancing “health vs. health”: Straight Talk with Dr. Martha Fulford
OTTAWA, ON (June 30, 2021): Canadian policy-makers don’t seem to have evolved much in their approach to handling COVID-19 since...
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How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is faltering in South Asia and why that matters: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (June 29, 2021): China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – perhaps President Xi Jinping’s signature policy program –...
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Indo-Pacific trade and the economy – The view from Japan: Straight Talk with Tomoaki Ishigaki
OTTAWA, ON (June 25, 2021): Spanning from the West coast of the Americas to the East shores of Africa, the...
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Lessons from ’08-’09 financial crisis don’t apply to pandemic downturn: New Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (June 23, 2021): While Canada’s economy seems to be recovering from the COVID pandemic, data from the first...
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Everyone together now – Creating a resilient society in an age of cyber threats: New MLI Commentary by Elisabeth Braw
OTTAWA, ON (June 22, 2021): Recent cyber attacks on the US Colonial Pipeline and JBS Foods are a reminder that...
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