Releases
Rediscovering the Case for Enterprise: New MLI Commentary by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (March 19, 2018): The case for the free enterprise system is being lost in the national conversation. And those...
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Investment, Exports Suffering in Business-Unfriendly Canada: MLI Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (March 14, 2018): Failure to transition away from household and government spending means the Canadian economy is still...
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MLI’s Second Justice Report Card: Ontario Most Improved while BC and Quebec Drop in Rankings
Click here to view MLI's interactive Canada-wide map, detailing the latest criminal justice system grades for each province and territory....
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Bringing Canadian Security Into Focus: How to Clarify the Roles of Newly Created Accountability Bodies
OTTAWA, ON (Feb. 28, 2018): The federal government is in the midst of a major overhaul in how it deals with...
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Observer Research Foundation & Macdonald-Laurier Institute announce Canada-India Initiative
OTTAWA, ON (Feb. 26, 2018): The Macdonald Laurier Institute (MLI), the leading independent think tank in Ottawa, with the prestigious Observer...
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Budget Will Show if Federal Government can Buck Historical Trends and Cut Spending Growth: MLI Study by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (Feb. 21, 2018): Tuesday’s federal budget will reveal whether the federal government’s plans to dramatically reduce the rate of...
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Planned Changes to Drug Pricing Could Have Serious Economic and Health Consequences: MLI study
OTTAWA, ON (Feb. 8, 2018): A little discussed federal government plan to reduce prices for new drugs must be re-examined to...
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Macdonald-Laurier Institute Remains Top Think Tank In Ottawa
OTTAWA, ON (Feb. 2, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute remains the top think tank in Ottawa and one of the top five...
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Canadian Courts are Correcting Course on Intellectual Property Issues: New MLI Study
OTTAWA, ON (Jan. 31, 2018): Canadian courts, in particular the Supreme Court of Canada, have in recent years issued intellectual property...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: MLI Author Ian Lee Available To Comment On Government’s Canada Post Reform Plan
OTTAWA, ON (Jan. 24, 2018): Ian Lee, author of the MLI paper, Is the Cheque Still in the Mail? The Internet, e-commerce,...
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New MLI Paper: Amateur Hour: The Interim Super Hornet Saga and the Perils of Prioritizing Politics over Defence
OTTAWA, ON (Jan. 23, 2018): On Dec. 12, 2017 the Liberal government announced the end of the Super Hornet interim purchase,...
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MLI laments passing of one of Canada’s greatest public policy minds, Stanley Hartt
OTTAWA, ON (Jan. 5, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley issued the following statement regarding the passing...
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