On 12 July I was interviewed by CBC News regarding the latest threat of tariffs emanating from the Trump White House. In the interview I made the case MLI has…
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National Post Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and I chat on National Post TV about why Prime Minister Mark Carney hasn’t many cards to play in trade talks and so…
Former long-time President of the University of Saskatchewan, my good friend Peter MacKinnon, has been busy defending the traditional idea of the university as the home of disinterested inquiry and…
On 2 April 2025, MLI was delighted to welcome Loay Alshareef, an articulate Muslim voice for peace in the Middle East, to our offices in Ottawa. I had the pleasure…
On 22 May 2024 I was delighted to welcome distinguished Canadian Hillel Neuer, head of UN Watch, to the MLI offices for a roundtable discussion on issues of common concern….
On March 8, 2024 the Macdonald Laurier Institute (MLI) hosted a roundtable discussion with the Latvian Minister of Defence, Andris Sprūds, addressing critical issues pertaining to NATO’s role in contemporary…
On the topic of pipelines in general and Trans Mountain in particular, there has of course been much action in recent weeks, including most notably Ottawa’s acquisition of the TM…
Of all of Canada’s many misunderstood, abused and underappreciated institutions, monarchy and the Crown perhaps top the list. On few subjects do I hear as much rubbish talked as on…
Another hot topic for Canadians in 2018 was the disappointing decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the Comeau “Free the Beer” case. Here is some of my commentary…
Trans Mountain pipeline (TM) is surely one of the most talked-about issues of 2018. Here are three of my recent contributions to the debate: First, on 18 April 2018 I…