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MLI’s Crowley welcomes ruling in NB beer smuggling case
MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley welcomes judge's ruling in Comeau beer smuggling trial defending founders' intentions on interprovincial trade...
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MLI’s Coates and Favel call for a made-in-Canada approach to “free, prior and informed consent”
Authors of a new paper recommend collaboration with Indigenous peoples to clarify the standards for Indigenous acceptance of resource projects...
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Great Canadian Debates, May 2 in Ottawa: Elizabeth May and David Frum debate the Syrian refugee crisis
The latest entry in the Great Canadian Debates delves into the Syrian refugee crisis OTTAWA, April 28, 2016 – Is...
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Inside Policy April 2016: The next chapter in Canada-US relations
The latest edition of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s flagship magazine examines the lasting impact of Justin Trudeau’s Washington visit and US...
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Taking the politics out of pipeline reviews: Straight Talk Q&A with Gaétan Caron
Former National Energy Board Chair discusses how to make the review process for energy infrastructure serve the best interests of...
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Great Canadian Debates in Toronto, April 18: Has the terrorist threat been exaggerated?
Walrus editor Jon Kay and former citizenship and immigration minister Chris Alexander square off in the first event in Toronto...
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Canada and Australia make the perfect polar partners: MLI paper by Andrew Pickford and Jeffrey F. Collins
Australian and Canadian policy experts establish a framework for cooperation on personnel exchanges, joint procurement and mutual recognition of territorial...
Read moreDetailsContraband tobacco an insidious threat to Canadians’ safety: MLI paper by Christian Leuprecht
Comprehensive MLI study examines the scale of this complex and controversial issue, and makes innovative policy recommendations (note correction)* OTTAWA,...
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Opening Canada up to world-class health care reform ideas: MLI video with Brian Lee Crowley
Sweden, Switzerland, Korea, Japan, Taiwan - and Saskatchewan - all present options for breaking through the stagnant debate about medicare...
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Budget 2016 a first step into fiscal quicksand: MLI Commentary by Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer
From A Mandate For Change To A Plan To Govern series wraps up with a look at Budget 2016 OTTAWA,...
Read moreDetailsA banner year for MLI’s thought leadership in 2015
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute made its presence felt in 2015 – our annual report showing how we are helping make Canada...
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Building a new Aboriginal opportunities agenda: Commentary by Ken Coates and Sean Speer
MLI Senior Fellows say the solution to fostering progress for Aboriginal Canada lies in less government – not more OTTAWA,...
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