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Canada’s economic freefall might be over, but the recession is far from done: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (July 13, 2020): Canada’s economy has continued its downward slide, with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s leading economic indicator dropping by...
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Is China’s national security law the end of Hong Kong’s autonomy? Straight Talk with Davin Wong and Alex Lee
OTTAWA, ON (July 9, 2020): With China’s new “national security law” having come into force in Hong Kong, many critics...
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How pandemic modelling failed policy-makers, and how to do better: MLI Commentary by Harvey Schipper
OTTAWA, ON (July 9, 2020): The existing models for epidemics, which were used to trigger lockdowns around the globe in...
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Inside Policy: Beyond Lockdown – Helping Canada’s Economy Recover from the COVID Emergency
OTTAWA, ON (June 30, 2020): The COVID-19 outbreak that began in China has since spread around the world, resulting in...
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Fighting COVID-19 is Not Like Fighting a War: Quarterly Economic Report by Philip Cross
OTTAWA, ON (June 29, 2020): Government deficits are on track to reach $400 billion just as the Canadian economy has...
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Canada Must Reject Calls to Release Meng Wanzhou: An Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau
(Read the press release here.) The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80...
Read moreDetailsCanadian thought leaders urge Prime Minister to reject calls to release Meng Wanzhou
OTTAWA, ON (June 26, 2020): As Canada continues to wrestle with China’s hostage diplomacy, several high-profile Canadians have called on...
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Despite internal tensions, NATO can meet the challenge of a rising China: New Paper by Brooke Smith-Windsor
OTTAWA, ON (June 23, 2020): As we enter an age of volatile geopolitics post-COVID-19, it is necessary to consider how...
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Fighting the False Narrative of Russia’s COVID Benevolence: New Commentary by Michael Weiss
OTTAWA, ON (June 22, 2020): COVID-19 has led to an equally worrisome outbreak of disinformation and false narratives from actors...
Read moreDetailsFour in five Canadians think Ottawa must speak up about China’s human rights abuses: Leading pollster calls results “stunning”
OTTAWA, ON (June 19, 2020): In the wake of charges being formally levelled against Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, new...
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COVID-19 Highlights Weaknesses in Canada’s System for New Medicines: MLI report by Rawson and Adams
OTTAWA, ON (June 18, 2020): The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed numerous weaknesses in Canadian health care, and as the world...
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MLI Experts Available to Comment on UN Security Council Seat Vote
OTTAWA, ON (June 16, 2020): A major foreign policy objective for the federal government has been securing one of the...
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