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New Inside Policy: Putting the Supreme Court in the spotlight
Supreme Court declared the 2014 “Policy-Maker of the Year” in the latest edition of MLI’s magazine OTTAWA, Dec. 11, 2014...
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MLI Commentary by Brian Lee Crowley: As U.S. influence recedes, importance of middle powers grows
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s managing director says it’s time for the world’s middle powers to unite around a common commitment to...
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Panel discussion in Calgary on the TPP: Can Canada push out of its trade comfort zone?
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute and Dawson Strategic will convene a panel of experts in Calgary this Wednesday for a discussion on...
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Panel discussion in Vancouver on the TPP: Can Canada push out of its trade comfort zone?
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute and Dawson Strategic will convene a panel of experts in Vancouver this Thursday for a discussion on...
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MLI Report: Benjamin Perrin makes the case for the Supreme Court as Policy-Maker of the Year
New study finds that the Supreme Court’s rulings over the past year will spark a lasting impact on public policy...
Read moreDetailsPanel discussion in Toronto: Can Canada push out of its trade comfort zone?
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute and Dawson Strategic will convene a panel of experts in Toronto this Friday for a discussion on...
Read moreDetailsMLI Commentaries by Newman and Crowley: Exploiting social licence undermines democracy
Authors Dwight Newman and Brian Lee Crowley, in separate commentaries, trace the rise of the term social licence and argue...
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MLI welcomes Aboriginal law expert Dwight Newman as Senior Fellow
Dwight Newman has already published extensively with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute on the "duty to consult" with Aboriginal peoples, Tsilhqot’in Supreme Court...
Read moreDetailsExperts to discuss links between contraband tobacco products and terror, crime
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is partnering with Dawson Strategic for an expert discussion on contraband tobacco featuring Dr. Christian Leuprecht. OTTAWA,...
Read moreDetailsNew Inside Policy: Special issue on knocking down internal trade barriers
Latest edition of the magazine of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute examines how to rid Canada of the internal trade barriers that...
Read moreDetailsMLI Commentary: Competing regional interests and lack of national vision have undermined interprovincial free trade, says former AIT executive director Magnifico
The flawed 1994 Agreement on Internal Trade had promised to reduce, if not eliminate, barriers to trade between the provinces....
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MLI authors: Government move on credit cards won’t benefit consumers or small business
Agreement with banks and credit card companies to cut interchange fees for merchants won't have the desired result, say the...
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