With terrorist kidnappings, governments can’t win: Alex Wilner in the Globe and Mail
Terrorist kidnappings of innocent people force governments to face two unenviable options: Paying the ransom and directly financing terrorism or appearing weak, ...
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When it comes to deficits, Bay Street is in a conflict of interest: Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer in the Globe and Mail
The economists and bankers on Bay Street are anything but neutral in recommending Ottawa go into debt to finance new ...
Sanders and Trump get trade wrong from both sides of the aisle: Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe and Mail
In politics, an idea’s truth-value is often in inverse proportion to its vote-getting value. Nowhere is that truism more apparent ...
A living wage is just another name for a tax on jobs: Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe and Mail
A living wage or a minimum wage? Call it what you will, says Brian Lee Crowley, but the end result ...
Proportional representation empowers the ugly underbelly of democracy: Christian Leuprecht in the Globe and Mail
Across Europe proportional representation is sweeping the politically-marginalized into positions of power and influence. Christian Leuprecht, writing in the Globe ...
The folly of “free” post-secondary tuition: Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe and Mail
Advocates for free post-secondary tuition need to do their homework, says Brian Lee Crowley. College and university students already get more ...
The law should prevent future Robert Picktons from profiting from their crimes: Benjamin Perrin in the Globe
News about convicted BC serial killer Robert Pickton publishing a book has reminded us again of the need for a ...
Benjamin Perrin’s thought leadership on the Supreme Court earns Globe and Mail reference
Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Benjamin Perrin has established himself as a thought leader on the Supreme Court’s role as a ...
Resurgent Britain at the crossroads: Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe
Britain’s economy is on a tear, writes Brian Lee Crowley, but if it wants to stay that way it’ll need to ...
Building optimism in Canada’s energy sector: Ken Coates and Sean Speer in the Globe
Ken Coates and Sean Speer look beyond the short-term doom and gloom to find reasons to be hopeful in the ...
Mergers and acquisitions, not goods, Canada’s best value for trade growth: Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe
Expounding the benefits of trading goods and services with China and other fast-growing economies is in vogue. But, says Brian ...
The big earthquake is coming – and BC is woefully underprepared: Perrin in the Globe
It’s a matter of when, not if, the big earthquake is going to hit British Columbia. Is the provincial government ...
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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
