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MLI experts available to comment on Supreme Court’s carbon tax ruling
OTTAWA, ON (March 25, 2021): In a split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the carbon tax ...
The Rocky Road Ahead for Linear Infrastructure Development in Canada: New MLI Paper
OTTAWA, ON (January 28, 2021): The Biden administration’s cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline has brought renewed focus on ...
The Charter’s forgotten fundamental freedoms: Brian Bird, Dwight Newman, & Derek Ross in Policy Options
Image Credit: Aaron Cohen, CMHR We will diminish the scope of our admired Charter of Rights and Freedoms if we ...
Pipeline Politics: Is Anyone Standing Up for the Federal Government? Dwight Newman and Joseph Quesnel in the Epoch Times
Federal leaders needs to assert clear federal authority on getting pipelines built in the national interest, write Dwight Newman and ...
Shaky legal ground is crumbling under the federal carbon tax legislation: Dwight Newman in the National Post
The view that the carbon tax law is unconstitutional has received just as many votes as any particular view that ...
The Trans Mountain battle is actually just beginning: Joseph Quesnel and Dwight Newman in the Toronto Sun
The battle is just beginning for the Trans Mountain expansion project. Joseph Quesnel and Dwight Newman write that Canada’s vital ...
MLI experts available to comment on TMX decision
OTTAWA, ON (June 19, 2019): The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, connecting ...
Bill C-262 is flawed, and the Senate cannot rush its work: Dwight Newman and John Major in the Globe
Implementing the vision of UNDRIP is vital, but Bill C-262 needs improvement, write Dwight Newman and John Major. By Dwight ...
Newman, Major warn of serious issues with C-262
OTTAWA, ON (June 4, 2019): The Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples is currently considering Bill C-262, which aims to bring ...
Politicians, tear down these trade walls: Dwight Newman in the Hill Times
We must hold politicians accountable to fulfilling their responsibilities, which includes breaking down trade barriers and opening routes for Canadian ...
The Supreme Court’s duty to consult ruling will create immense uncertainty: Dwight Newman in the Globe and Mail
While courts are meant to decide legal issues and to make the law clear so it guides conduct, a closer ...
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It’s the judges, not the Charter, that have turned Canada into a lawfare nation: Peter Copeland, Stéphane Sérafin, Kerry Sun, and Yuan Yi Zhu in the National Post
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Indigenous consent is an objective, not a standard, for resource development: Heather Exner-Pirot
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The umbrella term “critical minerals” is good for messaging but bad for policy: Heather Exner-Pirot
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The growing government gap: Rising costs, shrinking returns, and the productivity crisis in the public sector
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Is Alberta justified in using the notwithstanding clause to legislate teachers back to work?: Geoffrey Sigalet in The Hub
