MLI Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross Available to Comment on Bank of Canada Rate Cuts, COVID-19, and the Economy
OTTAWA, ON (March 4, 2020): With the Bank of Canada slashing its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to ...
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Pipeline Dispute: Delicate Decisions Ahead, with Much at Stake: Ken Coates in The Epoch Times
There is an urgent need for decisive government action, undertaken with strong Indigenous community support, and with careful consideration for ...
COVID-19 weighs on global economy: Philip Cross on CTV News
Following a dramatic slide due fears stemming from the COVID-19 (or, coronavirus) outbreak, markets saw a slight improvement. However, concerns over ...
With storm clouds on the horizon, Canada’s economy points to slow growth: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (March 3, 2020): With growing warning signs in the global economy, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s latest Leading Economic Indicator ...
In the business world, the old boys’ club appears to be alive and well: Linda Nazareth in The Globe and Mail
The real lesson might be that companies are kidding themselves if they think they have levelled the playing field for women ...
A better innovation policy: Protect ideas, don’t subsidize businesses: Richard Owens and Brett Byers in the Financial Post
Current innovation policies are a mess of disparate and expensive programs that dole out vast amounts of money wastefully and inefficiently, ...
Equity-based incentives are not the way to encourage innovation: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Equity-based incentives don't generally work outside giving some well-to-do investors a large tax break, writes Jack Mintz. By Jack Mintz, ...
Time to build a national transportation corridor: Philip Cross in the Hill Times
Not being able to quickly and efficiently move goods across the nation and to export markets further damages Canada’s attractiveness ...
Fuelling Prosperity and Global Security: Why the world needs Canada to unleash its energy resources
Canada is undoubtedly a formidable energy power. Canada is home to the third-largest reserves of oil and we are the ...
It’s time to rethink the social contract for our rapidly changing world: Linda Nazareth in the Globe
The onus will continue to be on individuals to take on more individual responsibility in a world that is transforming ...
Open offices shouldn’t be seen as one-size-fits-all answer to workplace productivity: Nazareth in the Globe
Image credit: @MikeBloomberg, Twitter There is no one-size-fits-all answer for office productivity. Open offices may not be as good for ...
Slow Growth Remains on the Horizon for Canada: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (February 5, 2020): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) is once again pointing to slow growth on ...
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Urban Violent Crime Report, Volume 2: Comparing crime across Canadian cities
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Activist judges are eroding Canada’s democracy by abusing the Charter: Peter Copeland and Mark Mancini in the National Post
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Beijing’s blueprint for breaking Canada-U.S. unity: Stephen Nagy for Inside Policy
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Should Canada cap oil and gas emissions?: Heather Exner-Pirot in Alberta Views
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Risking public backlash? Canadian universities and demographic-based faculty hiring
