Is Canada’s Economy Bouncing Back? MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (June 11, 2019): With April posting some of the best overall economic numbers in well over a year, Canada’s ...
Tag: economic policy
Think Conservative governments reform things too slowly? Here’s why they should: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Pursuing rapid change risks disrupting established institutions and practices that conservatives are usually inclined to preserve, writes Philip Cross. By ...
Light at the end of the tunnel for the economy? MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (May 2, 2019): Coming on the heels of consecutive months of poor economic performance, are things finally looking up ...
Charting a Path to Economic Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (April 25, 2019) If Canadian policy-makers are serious about reconciliation, what should they be doing about it? To ...
New governments in Ontario and Quebec drive surprising job growth: MLI Labour Market Report
OTTAWA, ON (April 18, 2019): Canada has been experiencing surprising growth in employment despite a consistently-sluggish economy. And, even though job ...
SNC-Lavalin Scandal: Were jobs ever at stake?
Economic analysis reveals there is no jobs-related reason to intervene on behalf of SNC-Lavalin. The number of jobs potentially at ...
Economic growth in Canada has hit the brakes: Cross Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (April 3, 2019): For Canada, the end of 2018 saw a worse economic slowdown than 2015’s near-recession. While ...
The biggest victim of the college admissions scandal may be the economy: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
The U.S. college scandal is shocking, but maybe it should best be used to get us to rethink the value ...
Determining competitiveness in an increasingly intangible innovation economy: Speer and Asselin in the Globe and Mail
The rise of the intangible economy requires us to re-evaluate, refine and reorient how we think about economic policy and ...
Canadian Economy Still Stuck in the Rut: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (April 1, 2019): Following a meager performance in January, February’s numbers continue to suggest that Canada’s economy is stuck ...
Understanding the 2019 Budget: Sean Speer on BNN Bloomberg
Following the unveiling of the Federal Government’s 2019 Budget, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer provided extensive commentary on BNN ...
Inside Policy: Facing the Populist Moment
OTTAWA, ON (March 22, 2019): In our latest issue of our Inside Policy magazine, MLI’s authors take a closer look ...
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Unfortunately for Canadian consumers and creators, the Online Streaming Act is performing exactly as predicted: Peter Menzies in the Hub
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Mexican cartels are a direct threat to Canada’s public safety, and the future of North American trade: Gary J. Hale for Inside Policy
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Canadians are very unhappy with the federal public service—and for good reason: Tim Sargent in The Hub
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Will Justin Trudeau prorogue Parliament in the new year? History shows there’s little political cost to the practice: Dave Snow in The Hub
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Canada is an energy superpower. It’s time to remind America and act like it: Heather Exner-Pirot in The Hub
