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MLI report: Carbon tax win-win likely doomed to defeat
Economist Robert P. Murphy shows that the tax interaction effect and political realities would combine to defeat the widely promoted...
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Panel discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Can Canada push out of its trade comfort zone?
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is partnering with Dawson Strategic to host a panel discussion on Asian trade opportunities and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. OTTAWA,...
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MLI Commentary by Brian Lee Crowley: Reducing internal trade barriers up to Ottawa
Macdonald-Laurier Institute Managing Director calls for the creation of a charter of economic rights that would use the courts to...
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MLI Commentary by Benjamin Perrin: How Canada’s new prostitution law can survive a legal challenge
By targeting pimps and johns rather than prostitutes, Bill C-36 succeeds in improving on the safety concerns that led the...
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MLI Commentary by Philip Cross: Despite expected surplus, Canada isn’t as rich as you think
Ottawa is for the first time in years on track to balance the budget, but a new commentary from the...
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Inside Policy: What Ottawa should do with a federal budget surplus
Latest edition of MLI’s magazine explores Ottawa’s looming fiscal pressures as it moves back into the black with a federal...
Read moreDetailsMLI Commentary: Canada needs to counter Russian aggression with Arctic security
Foreign policy expert Aurel Braun says Canada will need to buttress its foundation of Arctic security following Russia’s aggressive turn...
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MLI presents the launch of The Once and Future King by F.H. Buckley
F.H. Buckley’s new book, The Once and Future King, tears down the notion that Canadians have anything to be jealous...
Read moreDetailsMLI Straight Talk: ER doctor reveals abuses allowed by medicare
Dr. Brett Belchetz says patients are visiting his emergency room dozens of times a year to get a diagnosis they...
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MLI authors chart a path for co-operation following Supreme Court rulings on Aboriginal rights
The Tsilhqot’in and Grassy Narrows decisions have changed the game when it comes to engaging Aboriginals in resource development, but...
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Federal meddling in credit card fees won’t help consumers
The federal government hopes to lower prices for consumers by asking credit card companies to reduce fees charged to retailers,...
Read moreDetailsMLI congratulates Clark/Martin-led group for engaging with Aboriginal issues
Canadians For a New Partnership a welcome example of how Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals can achieve progress without government taking the...
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