• Building better housing policy: How immigration, family formation, and a changing population shape housing supply and affordability

    Canada is undergoing profound demographic change, and that’s driven housing policy to the centre of the national conversation. Questions about housing policy – and specifically how it supports or hinders family life, community cohesion, and economic resilience – have never been more urgent. Our expert panel will address how immigration patterns affect supply and demand, […]

  • Breaking the Feed: Does the attention economy undermine our democracy?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HRBnHQuFWk Join us on this webinar to explore the complex relationship between free speech, democracy, and the attention economy. In an age where digital platforms prioritize engagement above all else, the algorithms that shape what we see and hear increasingly favour outrage, sensationalism, and polarizing content. This dynamic has profound implications –not only for the […]

  • Free speech under threat: How we can defend it – together

    Free speech in Canada is facing unprecedented pressure from expanding government controls and cultural shifts. Once the bedrock of democratic life, open debate is increasingly stifled by laws targeting so-called “harmful” expression and by a rising climate of censorship – especially on sensitive issues like immigration, gender, and national identity.Canada’s conception of free speech has […]

  • The Aftermath of October 7

    https://www.youtube.com/live/M7xgAHThiMg?si=14V89m2NFkGSRcMJ Two years after the horrific Hamas attacks on Israel, join us for an essential conversation with leading experts Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, Casey Babb, and Einat Wilf. They will examine the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Israel’s defence against escalating Islamist terror, and the global forces reshaping the region’s future. With rising antisemitism in the West, […]

  • Shadows over Canada: Confronting foreign influence

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    Foreign interference. Money laundering. Undue influence by powerful insiders. These are just some of the hidden threats facing Canada’s democracy. It’s time to unmask these forces – subjecting them to hard scrutiny before they can further erode our democratic institutions. Join MLI for a timely discussion with senior experts on the policy choices Canada must […]

  • The productivity puzzle: Why Canada struggles to build its way out of the housing crisis

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rthdfn3-s7E Canada isn’t short on builders, yet it’s building less than ever. Despite record numbers of workers and billions in public spending, housing output per worker hasn’t kept pace. Home prices may be softening, but affordability remains out of reach and construction backlogs keep growing. An often-overlooked aspect of Canada’s housing affordability and supply challenge […]