The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a new paper, Turning the Channel on Failed Telecommunications Policy, by Paul Beaudry and Sean Speer, saying it’s time for Ottawa to halt years of government meddling and micromanagement in Canada’s telecommunications sector. Instead, the new government should build policies that set the conditions for private investment in the digital infrastructure Canada needs … Read more
Two former high-ranking government security officials are making recommendations for keeping Canadians safe from terrorist attacks. In a new commentary paper for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Luc Portelance, former head of the CBSA, and Ray Boisvert, former assistant director of CSIS, urge the federal government to quickly take measures to better prevent, detect, deny and respond to … Read more
The MacDonald-Laurier Institute published a new study, Ottawa’s plunge into deficits needs an exit strategy, by Ian Lee and Sean Speer, which lays out a roadmap for making sure Canada doesn’t get stuck on the deficit treadmill for the next several decades. The full release is available online. Call 613-482-8327 x 105.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a new paper, Defending liberty by countering terrorism, which lays out a plan to help the government achieve its goal of “keeping Canadians safe”. The paper is co-authored by Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellows Sean Speer and Christian Leuprecht. The full release is available online. Call 613-482-8327 x 105.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute celebrates former prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier in its February issue of Inside Policy magazine. “Laurier had a plan to make sure that this unprecedented flowering would be no seasonal bloom, briefly drawing passerby’s glance before withering away”, write Brian Lee Crowley, Niels Vieldhuis and Jason Clemens in the issue’s cover feature. … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published a new paper on energy resource development, titled Defending the National Interest in Energy Resource Development. MLI senior fellows Ken Coates and Sean Speer write that the prime minister is wise to make it a priority to renew Canadians’ faith in the regulatory process for pipelines, and to support the construction of energy infrastructure. Their … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a new commentary paper which offers Ottawa practical advice for achieving its climate change goals. Canada’s new federal government has rightly identified combating climate change as a priority. Now the hard work – of identifying and implementing policies that manage the risks of climate change without harming the economy – begins. … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published a new commentary by MLI Senior Fellow Sean Speer and retired Brig.-Gen. James Cox, urgeing the new Liberal government to ask what is the best role for Canada to play in the world. It then sets out some common-sense recommendations to help the government execute a new national defence policy. The … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a new commentary, Pushing the Provinces Towards Health Care Reform, outlining how to make Canada’s health-care system more efficient. This week’s health ministers’ meeting in Vancouver will give Canada’s provinces a first crack at shaking down the federal government for more money to solve their various health care maladies, but the federal … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute published a new report, by Philip Cross and Sean Speer, explaining why the federal government does not need to take broad-based action to help Canadians achieve a secure retirement. Their new paper is the latest entry in MLI’s series titled “From A Mandate For Change To A Plan To Govern”. The full release is available … Read more
