Russian disinformation is attacking our democracy and making us sick: Marcus Kolga in the Toronto Star
Threats posed by Russian information warfare require the Canadian government to engage and regulate social media platforms to help protect ...
Tag: Health
When the gig economy becomes a public health issue: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
It is not difficult to imagine a future where income instability results in behaviours that have a negative impact on ...
The risk of mission creep and the need for review at the Public Health Agency of Canada: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (January 9, 2018): The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has been a part of the Canadian public ...
Why More Funding is Not Necessarily Better for Health and Medical Research: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (December 20, 2018): A new Macdonald-Laurier Institute report by MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer finds that large ...
National Pharmacare Panel: Sean Speer at the Empire Club
With the federal government toying with a national pharmacare plan, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer spoke at a panel ...
It’s time for the government to stop withholding the truth from smokers: Sweanor and Crowley in the National Post
Good public-health policy empowers people to make better, informed personal health decisions, not punish them, write David Sweanor and Brian ...
Single-payer pharmacare is a cure worse than what ails the system: Sean Speer in the Hill Times
A federal intrusion that disrupts coverage for three quarters of the population, requires tax hikes and spending cuts, and leads ...
MLI Formally Announces New Munk Senior Fellow: Shawn Whatley
OTTAWA, ON (November 14, 2018): MLI is pleased to welcome our newest Munk Senior Fellow, Dr. Shawn Whatley. Having served as the ...
Inside Policy, September 2018: Does Canada need single-payer pharmacare?
OTTAWA, ON (September 24, 2018): With the federal government looking into the possibility of a national pharmacare scheme, MLI has led ...
Let’s aim for local over centralized, on health care and more: Sean Speer in the Toronto Sun
The idea that the future will demand greater centralization when technology is enabling unprecedented levels of individual freedom and choice ...
Building on what works for pharmacare: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
Instead of a one-size-fits-all government pharmacare model, we should focus on targeted, incremental reforms of the current system, writes Sean ...
Trump says Canadians are unfairly freeloading off American drugs. He’s right: Richard Owens and Stephen Ezell in the Financial Post
Photo credit: Vegan Liftz It’s time for Canada to grow up and to purge the defeatist parasitism that sometimes characterizes ...
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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
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Prison-onset gender dysphoria – a new low for women’s dignity: Mia Hughes and Peter Copeland for Inside Policy
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Three things Canada can do to meet its NATO defence spending commitment within three years: Richard Shimooka in The Hub
