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Building a Canadian defence policy for a dangerous world: MLI Commentary by Sean Speer and James Cox
What steps can the federal government take to craft a strong, robust, long-term defence policy? OTTAWA, Jan. 29, 2016 –...
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Getting it right on infrastructure spending: Commentary by Sean Speer and Brian Flemming
MLI commentary lays out a smarter and better infrastructure spending plan OTTAWA, Jan. 21, 2016 – Infusing an extra $60...
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MLI Senior Fellow Sean Speer available to comment on health ministers meeting
Speer available to comment ahead of this week's health ministers meeting on why more money is not the answer for...
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Dissent from Within at the Supreme Court of Canada: 2015 Year in Review by Benjamin Perrin
UBC law professor analysis finds the Supreme Court is more divided than in past years OTTAWA, Jan. 15, 2016 –...
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Ottawa can help Canadians achieve a secure retirement without CPP expansion: MLI report by Philip Cross and Sean Speer
Concern over the state of Canadians’ retirement savings is overblown, authors find, and what issues there are require a ‘scalpel’,...
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Building Aboriginal employment in the natural resource sector: Straight Talk Q&A with Ken Coates
How can natural resource companies best work with Aboriginal Canadians? OTTAWA, Dec. 23, 2015 – There has been great progress...
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Laying out the true size of government in Canada: MLI video
Brian Lee Crowley explains why government in Canada is much larger than previously thought OTTAWA, Dec. 18, 2015 – How...
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Alarmism over Trans-Pacific Partnership’s intellectual property provisions baseless: MLI study
Review of contentious IP and electronic commerce chapters finds the trade agreement is likely to benefit, not harm, innovation in...
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Pushing the provinces towards health care reform: Commentary by Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer
Latest entry in “From A Mandate For Change To A Plan To Govern” shows how the federal can carve out...
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New Inside Policy: MLI names TRC chair Murray Sinclair 2015 “Policy-Maker of the Year”
MLI’s magazine profiles Justice Sinclair’s contributions to the changing fortunes of Aboriginal Canadians OTTAWA, Dec. 14, 2015 – Aboriginal affairs...
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Building on Aboriginal success in natural resource sector employment: MLI paper by Ken Coates
MLI Senior Fellow lays out next steps for integrating Aboriginal Canadians into the natural resource sector workforce OTTAWA, Dec. 10,...
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MLI’s Speer and Leuprecht lay the groundwork for a sustainable Canadian refugee policy
Latest installment of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Mandate For Change series calls for a move beyond ad hoc promises to a...
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