Should BlackBerry maker RIM be targeted by foreign investors, the Canadian government will face tough choices regarding net benefits to Canada and implications for national security, argues Laura Dawson, an international policy analyst, in a paper released by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. In a commentary entitled "Potash and BlackBerries: Should Canada Treat All Foreign Direct Investment … Read more
In the latest installment of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Straight Talk series mortgage finance expert Jane Londerville argues that homebuyers who need mortgage insurance are best served when there is competition for their business. To maximize such competition there needs to be a level playing field for mortgages insured by private companies and those backed by … Read more
In a paper released by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute titled "No Dutch Treat: Oil and Gas Wealth Benefits All of Canada," it argues Ontario, Quebec and other provinces will enjoy benefits from oil- and gas-rich western provinces that far outweigh any ill effects from a higher Canadian dollar. Authors Robert Murphy and Brian Crowley argue that … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a commentary by Wendell Cox entitled, "Mobility and Prosperity in the City of the Future." The commentary argues quality of life in Toronto and Canada's other major cities has been seriously harmed by urban planners' "radical densification" policies that use "malicious incentives" to force developers to build within restrictive urban boundaries. … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is releasing a commentary based on Resources Minister Joe Oliver's (Eglington-Lawrence, ON) March 26 speech on "Moving Canada Ahead: Fuelling prosperity and sustainability in our transport system." In the commentary, Oliver argues it is not a choice of either/or: In fact, necessary resource development can proceed while addressing key environmental concerns. The … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute highlights an essay entitled, "The Man Who Changed Everyone's Life," by Macdonald-Laurier Institute's managing director Brian Lee Crowley. The full release is available online. Call 613-482-8327 x 105.
Macdonald-Laurier Institute research director Jason Clemens released a paper on the real state of, and reasons behind, income inequality in Canada. In his paper entitled, "Income Inequality: Oversimplifying a Complicated Issue," Clemens effectively challenges many of the unjustified beliefs Canadians hold about what inequality means and how it works. The full release is available online. … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released two papers arguing that Canada has a unique opportunity to assert itself as a world leader in helping developing countries by supporting Honduras in its effort to create a new city with an innovative governance model. The authors state that the biggest obstacle to growth and development in the world is … Read more
A commentary released by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute says the transport of goods in North America is slower and more expensive than it needs to be because of centuries-old trade practices that need to be revised. Authors Stephen Blank and Barry Prentice say that cabotage regulations create pervasive and extensive non-tariff trade barriers. Yet, while the … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute said Ottawa must play a role in unlocking natural resource development across the country. According to the institute's managing director Brian Lee Crowley the world's insatiable appetite for Canada's twin endowments of vast natural resources and well-functioning institutions could unleash an unprecedented wave of prosperity, especially in the west. Crowley said Canadians … Read more
