MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley offers his view on the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Gerard Comeau.
Intellectual property rights are a hot topic in Canada, with federal government promising to develop an “intellectual property strategy” in this year’s budget. This idea is welcome. Canada has an…
Leaders from across the country gathered in Ottawa on Feb. 21, 2017 to celebrate 150 years since Confederation with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. The Confederation Dinner, MLI’s signature event for Canada’s…
Better incentives and less bureaucracy are the key to reforming Canada’s costly and inefficient health-care system, says a new video from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Sustainable Medicare For All, the fourth…
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,…
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…
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For more information about the context of this video, please click here. My part begins at the 1:04 mark.
In today’s column for the Economy Lab feature of the Globe and Mail‘s Report on Business, I report on my encounter with the massive complacency of the “expert chattering classes”…