Deficit debate clouding the big picture on government spending: MLI commentary by Sean Speer
OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2019): A recent series of speeches, articles, and debates is provoking big questions about deficits and ...
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CPP debate provides lessons for pharmacare: Sean Speer in the Hill Times
The CPP experience shows that we must also put forward constructive alternatives that respond to the needs of those poorly-served ...
Rethinking how to deal with populism and its discontent: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
A proportionate political and policy response to populism will require that we draw from both sides of our ideological spectrum, ...
Ep. 21 – The Working Class and the Rise of Populism with Brett Byers and Sean Speer
In this episode, MLI Communications and Digital Media Manager Brett Byers is joined by Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer to ...
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 ...
Fall economic update is a chance to correct three years of flawed policy: Speer and Crowley in the Globe and Mail
Minister Morneau is right to put competitiveness back at the centre of his agenda. It should have been there all ...
Debate is needed on Ottawa’s spending plans: Sean Speer in the Toronto Sun
Ottawa shouldn’t be running deficits for deficit’s sake or spending for spending’s sake; protecting the federal government’s fiscal capacity must ...
Is Canada’s Approach to Climate Change More Style than Substance? Sean Speer on CBC
MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer joined CBC's Carole MacNeil alongside Muneeza Sheikh and Michael Coren to discuss the Trudeau government's ...
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 ...
Should the Federal Government Get Involved in Pharmacare?
Canadians don’t tend to think much about the federal Department of Health and its role in Canadian health care. How ...
The lesson from Canada is clear: Growth trumps redistribution: Sean Speer in CAPX
Re-conceptualizing how we think about the current economic and political challenges as a demand for work and opportunity rather than equalized outcomes ...
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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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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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Will Justin Trudeau prorogue Parliament in the new year? History shows there’s little political cost to the practice: Dave Snow in The Hub
