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Political Tradition

What do the Armed Forces, the Supreme Court and Canada’s Universities have in Common?: Andrew Irvine for Inside Policy

University administrators sometimes need to be reminded that speaking about political or religious or scientific matters on behalf of their members is something...

 

June 29, 2020 at 8:00 am read more

Donald J. Savoie joins MLI as our newest distinguished fellow

OTTAWA, ON (February 20, 2020): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to welcome our newest Distinguished Fellow, Professor Donald J. Savoie – Canada’s foremost expert on...

 

February 20, 2020 at 9:38 pm read more

The Château Laurier could be one of the best hotels in the world. But not this way: Alastair Gillespie in the Ottawa Citizen

The expansion to the Château Laurier can and must still be stopped – and better ideas explored toward a new premier hotel for the...

 

July 16, 2019 at 2:24 pm read more

This November 11th, Remember Canada's Heroic 100 Days: J.L. Granatstein in the National Post

The most significant battles in our history were during the Hundred Days of 1918, costing 15,000 Canadian lives, writes J.L. Granatstein. Lest we...

 

November 9, 2018 at 5:28 pm read more

Tory’s re-election as Toronto mayor sets stage for governance reform: Sean Speer in the Toronto Star

The size of John Tory’s mayoralty win gives him the opportunity to lead a push to strengthen the role of mayor in city...

 

October 25, 2018 at 6:21 pm read more

Sir John A. Macdonald Is Owed Our Thanks -- Not Our Derision: Brian Lee Crowley

True patriots love Canada because it has made us (including those who have come to join us from other countries) who we are;...

October 22, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Charles Tupper

If not for Tupper, Canada would have been scuppered: Alastair Gillespie in The Chronicle Herald

This Canada Day, Canadians should thank Charles Tupper, who, on the first anniversary of Confederation, was fighting to keep Nova Scotia in Canada...

 

July 1, 2018 at 5:44 pm read more

The monarchy’s contribution to Canada’s greatness: New MLI commentary by Brian Lee Crowley

OTTAWA, ON (May 30, 2018): Many Canadians were transfixed earlier in the month with the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,...

 

May 30, 2018 at 6:06 pm read more

Pod Bless Canada Ep. 6 - Canadian History and the Political Uses and Abuses of Memory with Crowley and Patrice Dutil

Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and Ryerson University's Patrice Dutil discuss Canada's history and its impact on the current political agenda on the...

 

March 23, 2018 at 4:49 pm read more
Alastair Gillespie

The Confederation Series: Straight Talk with Alastair Gillespie

OTTAWA, ON (Dec. 22, 2017): For the latest edition of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Straight Talk Q & As, MLI spoke with Alastair Gillespie,...

 

December 22, 2017 at 11:10 pm read more
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Top News

  • Ep. 51 - Standing up for freedom and democracy in Tibet with Sherap Therchin and Ai-Men Lau

    Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, Latest News, Multimedia, Pod Bless Canada, Podcasts, Recent News

    Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 51 - Standing up for freedom and democracy in Tibet with Sherap Therchin and Ai-Men Lau...

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  • Philip Cross

    Canada’s economy posts tepid, narrowly-based growth: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator

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

    OTTAWA, ON (September 3, 2020): For the first time since February, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator posted positive growth, suggesting that the economy...

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  • We don't need higher inflation to grow the economy: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

    Columns, COVID-19, Economic policy, In the Media, Jack Mintz, Latest News, Recent News

    It is not at all clear that raising inflationary expectations is the way to grow the economy. What’s really required is smarter fiscal...

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  • The real problem with the CPI: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

    Columns, COVID-19, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News

    Perhaps the bank’s focus on short-term problems in the CPI is enough for its two per cent target for annual inflation, but it...

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  • For automakers, what might the pandemic fallout entail?: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail

    Columns, COVID-19, Economic policy, In the Media, Latest News, Linda Nazareth, Recent News

    Driving less may be one of those shifts, and now might be a good time to start thinking through what that might mean...

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Ep. 51 - Standing up for freedom and democracy in Tibet with Sherap Therchin and Ai-Men Lau

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 51 - Standing up for freedom and democracy in Tibet with Sherap Therchin and Ai-Men Lau...

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