Balanced-budget legislation would help tame arbitrary spending: Crowley in the Globe
Writing in the Globe and Mail, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley says that the federal government’s proposed balanced-budget ...
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Steady growth masking the provinces’ structural deficits: Cross in the Post
Writing in the Financial Post, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Philip Cross says don’t let the federal government’s impending balanced budget ...
Canada’s tax and transfer system more progressive than people think: MLI Report by Philip Cross
Analysis shows that middle and lower income groups already benefit more and higher groups contribute more than generally understood, with ...
SCC’s decision on mandatory minimum sentences defies common sense: Caylor on CTV
The Supreme Court of Canada erected its decision to strike down some of the government’s mandatory minimum sentence legislation on ...
MLI authors available to comment on Supreme Court’s mandatory minimum decision, Ukraine troop training
Authors Gannon Beaulne, Lincoln Caylor and Christian Leuprecht are available for interviews OTTAWA, April 14, 2015 – Macdonald-Laurier Institute authors ...
Iain Duncan Smith for Inside Policy: Poverty and dependency not just an issue for the Left
In a speech given at the Manning Networking Conference in March 2015 in Ottawa, Iain Duncan Smith, U.K. Secretary of ...
On social mobility, Zero Dollar Linda beats the Great Gatsby: Cross in the Post
Writing in the Financial Post, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Philip Cross uses a recent MLI report to explain why the ...
Karen Horn in Inside Policy: Libertarian paternalism isn’t the answer
In the April 2015 edition of Inside Policy, the magazine of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Karen Horn explains why the craze ...
MLI Report by Munir Sheikh: Bad policy hurting social mobility
Former Chief Statistician of Canada says many tax-transfer programs intended to address income inequality have been decreasing social mobility for ...
A strong US recovery will help with Canada’s slow economic growth: Cross in the Globe
Writing in the Globe and Mail, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Philip Cross says an improving United States economy will help ...
Eric Marks in Inside Policy: Save Canadian history from cultural amnesia
Image courtesy: Library/Archives Canada. In the April 2015 edition of Inside Policy, the magazine of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former journalist ...
Paul Gendreau in Inside Policy: Solitary confinement debate shows how science has been sidelined
In the April 2015 edition of Inside Policy, the magazine of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, UNB Professor Emeritus Paul Gendreau laments ...
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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
