Budget debate losing focus on economic growth: MLI commentary by Philip Cross
Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow says fixation on tax breaks, redistribution and retirement savings obscures the bigger picture OTTAWA, June 12, ...
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Great Canadian Debates, Truth and Reconciliation profiled in Vol. VI, No. 7 of the MLI newsletter
Catch up on everything MLI with our latest newsletter. In Vol. VI, No. 7 of the newsletter we profile: A ...
Even at 800 years old, the Magna Carta still matters to Canada: Crowley in the Citizen
The Magna Carta may have been drafted hundreds of years ago in a country far away, but that doesn't mean it ...
The sharing economy will soon change everything about urban transport: Crowley in the Globe
The sharing economy is already disrupting the taxi industry. Soon, writes Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe and Mail, it ...
A balanced-budget law would help keep governments on track: Crowley on the BBC
Adopting a balanced-budget law would help establish as a baseline expectation that voters expect governments won’t spend more money than ...
Canada needs across-the-board, not targeted, tax breaks: Stanley Hartt for iPolitics
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made targeted tax cuts a signature policy of his government. The problem? Many Canadians don’t ...
Don’t eliminate the Senate – fix it: Crowley in the Post
Canadians are right to be frustrated with the latest news of Senators abusing public funds, but that shouldn’t blind us to ...
Listen to GCD #3: Coyne, Pepall debate – is Canada’s democracy in crisis?
Missed the last Great Canadian Debate on our 2015 schedule? Now you can listen to two of Canada's leading thinkers ...
Look to MLI for solutions on internal trade barriers, National Post editorial says
The National Post is lauding the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s work on dismantling trade barriers as a potential solution for liberating the ...
Time for a national referendum on Senate reform: Crowley on CBC’s Power and Politics
The federal government is going to need to go beyond new spending oversight if it wants to fix deep-seated problems ...
Kinder, gentler Conservatives: Stanley Hartt in Inside Policy
Canada’s governing Conservatives have gone a long way portraying themselves as the tough, realistic outside force for change. Now, as ...
Media availability: Brian Lee Crowley available to comment on Auditor General’s report, Senate reform
Macdonald-Laurier Institute Managing Director says real reform of the troubled institution is achievable OTTAWA, June 9, 2015 – The release ...
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Stop comparing Palestinians to Indigenous Canadians: Chris Sankey for Inside Policy
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Trudeau launches assault on property rights to answer housing shortage: Aaron Wudrick and Jon Hartley in the National Post
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Targeting Canada in service to China’s global agenda
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The shameful rise of antisemitism in Canada: Ken Coates in National Newswatch
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Ongoing water crisis is a national embarrassment
