The ‘Price of Caution’ during a pandemic: MLI Commentary by David Zitner
OTTAWA, ON (August 13, 2020): The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in our health care systems, but to what extent ...
Tag: COVID-19
A lot of businesses will be in deep trouble this fall: Philip Cross on BNN Bloomberg
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that he would be seeking the advice of former Governor of Bank of Canada ...
Australia’s pricing plan for universities aims to funnel students into select programs. But it might not be enough: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
It is certainly a good thing that governments want to make the school-to-work transition as easy as possible, but that ...
What Canada’s Response to the Pandemic Says about Canada — and the US: Philip Cross in the National Review
Canada’s response to the pandemic helped it contain the virus in the short run but it is a sign of ...
The Challenge of Co-Existing With COVID-19 While Rebuilding the Economy: Philip Cross in the Epoch Times
The massive challenge of finding how the economy and COVID-19 can co-exist still waits to be fully addressed, writes Philip Cross. ...
Hold China and Iran accountable for their cover-ups: David Matas and Sarah Teich in the Toronto Sun
How do we prevent future cover-ups like we saw with COVID-19? Attribute responsibility. Bring perpetrators to justice. Make wrongdoers pay ...
America shouldn’t go it alone in containing China: Charles Burton in the Globe and Mail
A U.S.-led international effort would not only serve American interests vis-a-vis China, but also reinvigorate its relations with many key ...
Post-secondary education this fall will be a tumultous experiment: Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd in the Star
Students and their families will likely pay the lion’s share of the personal and financial challenges in the great post-secondary ...
Canada’s economy continues to feel the effects of COVID-19 lockdown measures: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (August 6, 2020): According to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI), the Canadian economy continues to slowdown, despite ...
When are volunteers not volunteers? When they get paid: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Most Canadians would think students are not 'volunteering' if they expect to be paid $10 per hour, writes Jack Mintz ...
Locking down again is not an option: Rob Wildeboer for Inside Policy
In dealing with a crisis, we need the correct facts, we need to do a rational cost-benefit analysis, and we ...
Ottawa’s anti-business bias evident in emergency aid programs: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
The Trudeau government seems to have little understanding that favouring households over businesses is short-sighted and ultimately futile: in the ...
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Time for an intervention – an urgent call to end “gender-affirming” treatments for children: J. Edward Les for Inside Policy
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Canadian Competitiveness in Resource Development – A Post-Mortem: Heather Exner-Pirot
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If journalism can’t aspire to report news without fear or favour, it will – and should – die: Peter Menzies for Inside Policy
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The Governor General deserves better, but we deserve impartiality: Philippe Lagassé for Inside Policy
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Canada’s dangerous commitment to trans-affirming care for minors: James Pew
