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National Defence

US and Russia Walk Away from Missile Treaty: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

Washington has withdrawn from its "Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty" with Moscow. Now, the Unites States is set to test a new cruise missile...

 

August 9, 2019 at 7:15 pm read more

Turkey's future in NATO is an open question: J. Berkshire Miller and Darren Gill in the Globe & Mail

Ankara should not be pushed out of the alliance. But NATO partners need to lobby Turkey actively, and now, to reverse its decision...

 

July 26, 2019 at 3:03 pm read more

Why Canada Must Protect its 5G Networks from Huawei: Richard Fadden and J. Berksire Miller in the National Interest

Canadians deserve to reap the benefits of next generation technology, but not at the cost of our national security, write Richard Fadden and...

 

July 15, 2019 at 4:34 pm read more

How Taiwan Can Defend Its Coastline Against China: J. Michael Cole in the National Interest

Tanks and large surface ships don't make sense anymore; but drones, artificial intelligence, and unmanned defenses do, writes J. Michael Cole.  By J....

 

July 2, 2019 at 3:36 pm read more

Defence policy should be an amalgamation of perspectives: Richard Shimooka in The Hill Times

While the DND leadership put forward what it believed to be the best approach, Mark Norman’s advice itself changed what government policy was,...

 

June 12, 2019 at 3:19 pm read more

Europe remembers Canada's pivotal role in D-Day. Why don't Canadians? Richard Shimooka in the National Post

Unfortunately, the history of Canada’s critical contribution at D-Day has become forgotten, despite its importance, writes Richard Shimooka.  By Richard Shimooka, June 6,...

 

June 6, 2019 at 3:54 pm read more

China-U.S. tensions loom large as Shangri-La Dialogue addresses Asian security issues: J. Berkshire Miller in the Japan Times

There is a broader sense, both in Washington and among many states in the Indo-Pacific region, that the U.S. and China are on...

 

June 2, 2019 at 12:59 am read more

Canadians should be outraged by the Liberals' fighter jet debacle: Richard Shimooka in the National Post

It’s a curious quirk about our politics: had this been any other policy area, it would be easy fodder for a scandal. However,...

 

May 14, 2019 at 9:20 pm read more
Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Revealing the Catastrophe: MLI’s influence on the Fighter Jet Replacement Fiasco

In a recently published MLI report titled The Catastrophe: Assessing the Damage from Canada’s Fighter Replacement Fiasco, author Richard Shimooka sheds light on...

 

May 10, 2019 at 7:53 pm read more

Assessing the Damage from Canada’s Fighter Replacement Fiasco: New MLI Report

OTTAWA, ON (May 6, 2019):  In a hard-hitting new Macdonald-Laurier Institute report, MLI Senior Fellow Richard Shimooka takes a critical look at the...

 

May 6, 2019 at 3:53 pm read more
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Top News

  • Ontario job surge slows, minimum wage hike bites youth employment: MLI Labour Market Report

    Economic policy, Labour Market Report, Latest News, Philip Cross, Press Releases, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (September 10, 2019): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Labour Market Report for Q2, 2019 has been released, suggesting a return to employment normalcy following...

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  • Why are young people economically anxious about the future? The truth is, we don’t know: Uswah Ahsan and Brett Byers in the Hill Times

    Columns, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News, Social issues

    The economic anxiety felt by young Canadians is not artificial or misplaced. It’s long past time for this issue to be given the...

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  • Philip Cross

    MLI Leading Economic Indicator points to modestly positive finish to 2019

    Economic policy, Latest News, Leading Economic Indicator, Philip Cross, Press Releases, Recent News

    OTTAWA, ON (September 9, 2019): As Canada’s economy continues to post slow but steady gains heading into the tail end of the year, the...

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  • Quiet Progress on Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: Ken Coates for Inside Policy

    Columns, In the Media, Indigenous Affairs, Inside Policy, Ken Coates, Latest News, Recent News

    Settlements demonstrate that the Canadian legal and political process can work for Indigenous people, writes Ken Coates. By Ken Coates, September 6, 2019...

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  • Removing sexism in Indian Act a work in progress: Ken Coates in the Toronto Star

    Columns, In the Media, Indigenous Affairs, Ken Coates, Latest News, Recent News, Social issues

    Moving towards re-empowerment is far from easy. But justice and fairness are rarely achieved without hard work and sustained effort, writes Ken Coates....

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Ep. 34 - Mediation and International Conflict Resolution with Elliot Tepper and Andrew Ladley

In this latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Research Advisory Board Member Dr. Elliot Tepper was joined by Dr, Andrew Ladley -...

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