The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a report on the possibilities of Canadian agriculture entitled "Canadian Agriculture and Food: A Growing Hunger for Change." The authors said that Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector is not keeping pace. In many commodity categories, and in most processed products, Canada is losing international market share. The authors argue that the … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a report on electoral reform entitled "Laying the Ghost of Electoral Reform" by author John Pepall. Pepall said there is no need for electoral reform in Canada and that calls for reform miss the point of voting. According to Pepall, "wasted votes" are the direct result of elections doing what they … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute said Bill C-10, Safe Streets and Communities Act, overlooks the opportunity to modernize laws regarding DNA forensic evidence. Crime expert Scott Newark said there are very simple amendments that can be made to modernize the DNA database because Canada already has the fingerprinting model in the Identification of Criminals Act as well … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute said the federal government's potential trade agreement with Europe, if left unchecked, would perpetuate a flaw in Canada's trade model: the lack of safeguards of independence in those chosen to adjudicate disputes under trade agreements where investors from one country are harmed by the other country's actions. Law Professor Gus Van Harten … Read more
Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Laura Dawson said the proposed American Jobs Act contains Buy American measures that will not only hurt Canadian manufacturers and suppliers, but will hurt the economic competitiveness of both Canada and the United States. Dawson said rather than developing institutions supportive of our shared economies, both countries tend to approach bilateral … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased that in his speech to the Canadian Parliament, British Prime Minister David Cameron began by citing the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and the Institute's first book, The Canadian Century. Cameron said, "As the author Brian Lee Crowley has set out, there is a strong argument that the … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute announced it is welcoming four renowned experts as Senior Fellows. With the addition of Professor Ben Perrin, Laura Dawson, Ph.D., Professor Stephen Blank, and Brigadier-General James Cox as Senior Fellows, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute said it is poised to tackle even more pressing issues facing Canada's federal government. The new scholars are recognized … Read more
In the latest installment in the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's newest series, "Straight Talk," crime-expert Scott Newark evaluates Canada's corrections and parole systems in dealing with repeat offenders. According to Newark, a disproportionately large volume of crime in Canada is committed by a disproportionately small number of offenders. The full release is available online. Call 613-482-8327 x … Read more
Director of research of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Jason Clemens released the MLI commentary Balancing Budgets: Good Politics, Good Policy. It discusses how purposeful action to eliminate budget deficits relying on spending reductions rather than tax increases can be a foundation for not only sound economic policy, but electoral success. The full release is available online. … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute congratulated Research Advisory Board Member Dr. Larry Martin on receiving the highly coveted Wilson Loree Award for Excellence in Farm Business Management. Martin received the award for his work with the Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management program. The Canadian Farm Business Management Council presents this annual award to an individual or … Read more
