A new Macdonald-Laurier Institute video is making the case for exploring internationally tried and tested ideas for improving Canada’s expensive and underperforming health-care system. Brian Lee Crowley, MLI’s Managing Director,…
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An illustrious panel gathered on Feb. 24, 2016 to recognize the life and legacy of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Bob Rae, Patrice Dutil and Michel Kelly-Gagnon discussed Laurier’s leadership through some…
On Feb. 24, 2016, hundreds of distinguished guests, including members of Parliament, members of the media and business leaders from across Canada, gathered for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s celebration of Sir…
My head must need examining. Here I am once again pointing out that the Emperor has no clothes to a crowd of admirers of the imperial fashion sense. Yes, I…
In my latest column for the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun and other Postmedia dailies I examine the issues raised by governments’ enthusiasm for casinos. Politicians have allowed their…
In today’s Ottawa Citizen, and following on the heels of the recent Great Canadian Debate “The Government of Quebec can decide unilaterally to secede from Canada” I argue that for…
In my latest column for the Globe & Mail, I call down the worst the car-haters can muster in defence of the automobile and what it has meant in terms…
In today’s Ottawa Citizen, I try to make the case that in a world of finite resources, simply taxing the rich may cause more harm than good for the economy….
Commentary: “Islam vs. Islamism: Confronting the terrorist threat while preserving the free society”
How can free, western-liberal-democracies protect themselves against violent terror attacks such as we have seen recently in Boston and the streets of London, while still preserving our essential freedoms and…
Following the release of MLI’s latest study The Way Out: new thinking about Aboriginal engagement and energy infrastructure to the west coast, part of our ground-breaking series Aboriginal Canada and the…