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Canada’s Disease Misery climbs rapidly in recent weeks, more trouble ahead: MLI COVID Misery Index update
OTTAWA, ON (April 14, 2021): “Excess deaths” (death rates above the norm) from non-COVID causes are a major explanation for...
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Mariam Memarsadeghi joins MLI as newest Senior Fellow
OTTAWA, ON (April 12, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to announce its newest Senior Fellow, Mariam Memarsadeghi, who will...
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Aurel Braun and Heather Exner-Pirot Join MLI’s Growing Roster of Experts
OTTAWA, ON (April 9, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome Aurel Braun and Heather Exner-Pirot to our Advisory...
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Slow vaccinations have Canada’s excess death rate surging ahead of US: MLI COVID Misery Index update
OTTAWA, ON (April 7, 2021): In the latest update of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s COVID Misery Index, Canada remains in 11th place...
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Inside Policy: The Legacy of Louis St-Laurent – When governments got things done
OTTAWA, ON (March 31, 2021): Canada seems to have forgotten how to get things done, from pipelines to vaccine development....
Read moreDetailsCanada’s poor performance continues in latest MLI COVID Misery Index update
OTTAWA, ON (March 31, 2021): The latest update of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s COVID Misery Index shows that Canada remains the...
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Canada’s Indo-Pacific Moment: MLI Policy Brief by Jonathan Berkshire Miller
OTTAWA, ON (March 29, 2021): Successive Canadian governments have failed to lay out a clear strategy for Canada to develop...
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How to deal with Kim Jong-Un’s Nuclear Ambitions: New Policy Brief by Ankit Panda
OTTAWA, ON (March 25, 2021): North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has made it very clear that he intends to...
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MLI experts available to comment on Supreme Court’s carbon tax ruling
OTTAWA, ON (March 25, 2021): In a split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the carbon tax...
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Will Canada’s Rapidly Expanding Money Supply Result in Higher Inflation? New Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (March 24, 2021): Despite a generally slowing economy, a surge of commodity prices has sparked concerns about a...
Read moreDetailsCanada the worst among all peers in overall COVID response efficiency, remains 11 out of 15 on updated Misery Index
View the full, updated COVID Misery Index here. Download the data for the March 19 update here. For more information,...
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How Identity Politics Prolongs Racism: New MLI Commentary by Chris Sankey
OTTAWA, ON (March 19, 2021): Identity politics has long been an animating force in Western society and politics. Yet with respect...
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