Time to decide: Do we want foreign R&D or not? Richard C. Owens and Nigel Rawson in the Financial Post
This article originally appeared in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt from the article, which can be read in ...
Tag: intellectual property
Defence innovation requires a better approach to intellectual property: Richard Shimooka for Inside Policy
By Richard Shimooka, February 21, 2022 For much of the past century, intellectual property (IP) has been often viewed as ...
Webinar Panel Video: The quest to vaccinate the world – Considering the global impact of waiving patent rights for COVID vaccines
The rapid development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments over the past year is a triumph of innovation. Billions ...
Removing intellectual property rights for Covid vaccines will do more harm than good, says international coalition
OTTAWA, ON (May 24, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute joins an international coalition of 27 think tanks to call on governments ...
On vaccine patents, the logic of bandits: Richard C. Owens in the Financial Post
IP isn’t the problem, it’s the solution; stealing stuff isn’t the solution, it’s the problem, writes Richard C. Owens in ...
Universities should stop stealing copyright material: Richard C. Owens in the Financial Post
It's frustrating that Canada’s education sector prefers to impoverish Canada and its culture while bloating its own payrolls, writes Richard ...
The court backs creators, not universities: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
Universities have relied on 'fair dealing' provisions to photocopy mountains of material and distribute them to students, writes Richard Owens. ...
In GoldTV, internet activism runs aground. Again: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
GoldTV is one of a species of IP thieves that take advantage of the internet’s anonymity and reach, writes Richard ...
A real innovation agenda for Canada: MLI Commentary by Richard Owens
OTTAWA, ON (October 11, 2019): Canada lags behind other developed nations when it comes to innovation. From declining investments in ...
MLI’s Owens documents Ottawa’s innovation hits and misses for international report
MLI Munk Senior Fellow Richard Owens recently contributed, alongside co-authors Daniel Schwanen (C.D. Howe Institute) and Stephen Ezell (Information Technology ...
USMCA makes intellectual-property protections great across North America: Owens, Ezell, and Saracho in the Financial Post, the Hill
The USMCA will unleash innovation and make Canada and Mexico more attractive locations to conduct life-sciences R&D, write Richard Owens, Stephen ...
Photos and Video: Why the USMCA is good for the innovative economies of North America Panel Discussion
Following an often-tumultuous negotiating process, the United States, Canada and Mexico have signed a new free-trade agreement, and it’s a ...
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Government subsidies for Canada’s media were supposed to be temporary, but they keep on growing—and could be here to stay: Dave Snow in The Hub
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Canada’s conservatives care about freedom—except in health care: Shawn Whatley in the Hub
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‘One China’ second thoughts: Why Canada must support Taiwan’s resilience
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Hybrid threats, broken borders, and organized chaos—transnational organized crime in Canada: Inside Policy Q&A with Cal Chrustie
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Canada at a Crossroads – Volume 5: Proud and free – Rebuilding Canada’s heritage and national identity
